albemarle county police department

ALL ARTICLES

JADE wannabe

A federal judge raised questions about an Albemarle police officer’s unprecedented late-night search of two...

UPDATED Akins revisited

  Nearly 54 years ago, Charlottesville was rocked with the bizarre death of high school football star Pat Akins, 19,...

Police K9s attack again

In early November, an Albemarle County police K9 bit and injured a colt owned by an Augusta County farm owner—just a...

I spy

When photos of Danville police popping the hoods of their patrol cars spread on social media last month, so did...

Interact this way

A just-printed Albemarle County Police Department pamphlet was intended to build trust and cooperation between...

Racial profiling

A federal judge issued an opinion last week that allows a lawsuit against Albemarle County and police officer Andrew...

Partners in arms

While it’s not always smooth sailing between the city and county, collaboration was the word of the day as officers...

Police recruits work to...

  New cops are learning a strategy called fair and impartial policing, which aims to help them evaluate their biases...

Expert witnesses testify,...

  The high-end realtor charged with involuntary manslaughter and his second drunk driving offense for killing an...

Welfare check

Does an employer’s request for a welfare check on a man who has a gun but has made no threats to harm himself or...