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WRIC reports that Richard Chinappi III was sentenced Friday in Powhatan County Circuit Court. The Richmond police officer had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of torturing or maiming a dog or cat and making a false report to police.
POWHATAN — A Richmond police officer was sentenced Friday to serve one year behind bars for fatally shooting his fiancee's dog in what a prosecutor called a "senseless and violent
Since an expanded law went into effect in March 2021, 68 police officers, jail officers and deputy sheriffs have been decertified for a range of misconduct and criminal offenses.
Two years ago, the only reasons police officers could be decertified in Virginia were if they tested positive for drugs, were convicted of certain crimes or failed to complete required training.
Sixty-eight police officers, jail officers and deputy sheriffs have been decertified for a range of misconduct and criminal offenses.