The Town of Grundy, VA is located in Buchanan County within Appalachian Virginia. The Grundy Police Department retains this 524-page General Orders and policies manual, which it released to OpenOversight VA in May 2023 with an open records request. This manual was received as more than 90 separate policy documents, which we merged into a single file for the reader's convenience.
"The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the Grundy Town Council pursuant to §15.2-1701 of the Code of Virginia. The Chief of Police reports directly to the Town Manager. The Chief of Police is empowered as the Chief Executive Officer of the Department and as such, has ultimate control over all aspects of Departmental policy, operations and
discipline. Additionally, the Chief of Police shall be responsible for all fiscal matters of the Department."
This 596-page manual contains the policies and procedures of the Greensville County Sheriff's Office. OpenOversightVA acquired this document from the Sheriff's Office in 2023 with a public records request.
This 387-page manual contains the policies and procedures of the Fredericksburg Sheriff's Office. OpenOversightVA acquired this document from the Sheriff's Office in 2023 with a public records request.
This 515-page manual outlines the organizational structure and operating policies of the Farmville Police Department. It was obtained by OpenOversightVA with a public records request in 2023.
This 463-page manual is divided into sections including: Administration, Personnel, Law Enforcement Operations, Technical Services, Officer's Response to Resistance (Use of Force), Other Areas, and Sheriff's Closing Statement. It was obtained from Alleghany County Sheriff's Office by OpenOversightVA after a 2023 public records request.
OpenOversightVA obtained this roster of Sussex County Sheriff's Office employee names, job titles, positions, and 2020-2022 salaries with a February 2023 Freedom of Information Act Request.
"The city of Alexandria will both benefit and be challenged by the new Northern Virginia headquarters for Amazon, as well as the development of the Virginia Tech technology campus. The Alexandria Police Department has recently been and will continue to undergo significant cultural change within its ranks. Many changes have been implemented by Chief Brown... The agency does not have in-car or body-worn cameras at this time, however, they would like to implement them in the next several years. The APD is working obtain and equip a new surveillance van with city and asset forfeiture funds. Driver training for incumbent police officers is non-existent and the agency recognizes this as a future need."
"Overtime payments increased by approximately $2 million (333%) between FY2018 and FY2019. Overtime for sworn employees is generally used to provide jail coverage for vacant positions, employees on leave, and inmate off-site hospitalization..."
"The hiring process is a comprehensive, thorough procedure which can take from 60 to 120 days depending on circumstances. RPD generally conducts 2-3 Basic Recruit Classes each year with each Class running approximately 32 weeks."
"Use of Force trainings in 2020 were cancelled due to the pandemic and have since resumed in 2021... The academy was unable to locate 2 forms from one officer who completed 2 make-up training dates. The training was completed, however the roster could not be located. The roster was recreated and signed and filed accordingly. In the future, the academy will ensure that all classes include rosters and that the documents are maintained in compliance with the law. ..
We recommend the Richmond Police Training Academy Officer-In-Charge ensure documents are maintained in compliance with GS-29 of the Library of Virginia. We recommend the Richmond Police Training Academy Officer-In-Charge establish and implement a process to document the hours related to Legal and Cultural Diversity in service hours and what material is covered to meet that criteria."
"Engaging in prohibited speech, as noted herein, may provide grounds for undermining or impeaching an officer’s testimony in criminal proceedings. Department employees thus sanctioned are subject to discipline up to and including termination."
"In 1986 the Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield, and the City of Richmond entered into a multi-jurisdictional agreement that facilitated the use of police aircraft in all three jurisdictions and created the Metro Aviation Unit... The 2006 Cessna 182 and 2000 Cessna 172 are equipped with a spotlight, a forward looking infra-red (FLIR) camera, and a video downlink that permits the aircraft to broadcast images while flying for viewing at varying locations within the three jurisdictions.... In September 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved an amendment totaling $2,100,000 for a third patrol aircraft... The cost of the plane was split equally among the regional partners with Henrico’s share totaling $700,000."
"Deputies may be permitted to review video footage of an incident in which they were involved prior to preparing a report or making a statement about the incident."
"Internal investigations of serious applications of force shall be of two types conducted simultaneously: first, an administrative investigation to determine whether Department standards were followed; second, a criminal one to detect law-breaking. A criminal investigation shall be discontinued whenever the Department is satisfied that no misconduct occurred. JCCPD, the Virginia State Police, or the Commonwealth Attorney will be requested to assist in conducting such investigation."
"Employees utilizing, posting pictures/audio/video, commenting, or creating a social networking site(s), blogs, and comment-oriented websites, must conduct themselves at all times in a manner so as to not bring embarrassment, disgrace, or doubt as to their credibility as an impartial police officer or employee of the Kingsmill Police Department."
"Any recording which depicts a discharge of a firearm by an officer, or serious injury or death of any person, will not be
shown to requester without prior approval of the Chief of Police."
Tha VCU Police Department's RMS (Record Management System) includes information shared with and by the Richmond Police Department, including "RMS Alerts." Richmond residents can be flagged with these police internal "alerts" for a variety of reasons. (The interagency system is also shared with the Commonwealth's Attorney.)
RMS Alert categories an individual may be assigned include, for example, "Assaulted Police Officer," "History of Resisting Arrest," "Mentally Unstable," "Narcotics Seller/User," "Probably Armed," "TEZ (Target Enforcement Zones)," "4th Amendment Rights Waiver," "Broad Street Corridor Ban," "Truancy Repeater," and "Banned from Public Parks" among others.
This policy document from VCU Police Department's General Orders Manual provides a cursory overview of these alert types.
This document, created with Crystal Reports ActiveX Designer was obtained from the Richmond Police. It lists "use of force" events as reported by RPD officers as line items with select details for each (date, time, victim/officer race and gender, sector where event took place, type of force used). The process by which these incidents are logged, tracked, and reported is otherwise largely unclear.
This document, created with Crystal Reports ActiveX Designer, was obtained from the Richmond Police. It lists dates of use of force incidents during its reporting period, along with time, officer gender, sector location, and other demographic data for each incident. This report is dated October 1, 2022.