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Al Thomas sworn into office

Charlottesville’s first African-American Police Chief, Alfred Thomas, Jr., was sworn into office May 23. He succeeds...

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...

Another rabid fox? Reported...

An aggressive and potentially rabid fox attacking residents in North Downtown has worried people for the past week....

Longo’s legacy

Much to the dismay of a local civil libertarian, outgoing Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo will finally get the...

Police seek help finding...

A female victim reported to the Charlottesville Police Department that a man in a small silver extended cab pickup...

Streets closed due to roof...

Around 2pm Monday, the Charlottesville Fire Department responded to a call about a possible roof collapse at 206 W....

SWAT talk

The overall goal of any SWAT team is to save lives, says Lieutenant Steve Upman with the Charlottesville Police...

SWAT standoff

Not one to shy away from a camera, a Charlottesville man and Internet celebrity had a more somber cameo than he’s...

UPDATED

“Everything in that house will be ruined,” homeowner Marcus Shifflett said when police began shooting what appeared...