Documents and Incidents Tagged "Virginia Beach Police"
Documents
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Use of Social Media Policy (Virginia Beach Police Operational General Order 8.08, Rev. 12/07/2021)- Department
- Virginia Beach Police
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- "Department personnel will not engage in... [a]ny type of social media contact with any person or group that is affiliated with a hate group... Department personnel will not display Department logos, uniforms, or similar Department identifying items on personal web pages/personal social media sites, except for photos of themselves at official ceremonies such as Promotions, Police Memorial Day or awards ceremonies. For safety and security reasons, Department personnel are discouraged from disclosing their employment with the Department."
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- Policy | Virginia Beach Police | Social Media Policy | Hate Groups | Public Affairs |
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Administrative Investigations Field Guide & Manual (Virginia Beach Police, Rev. 8/04/2022, 50 pgs)- Department
- Virginia Beach Police
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- This Field Guide was prepared by the Virginia Beach Police Department Internal Affairs Bureau for the use of supervisors. It covers: Methods for Conducting Administrative Investigations, Adjudication and Documentation of Work, Performance and Disciplinary Action, and the Appeal Process. "The Law Enforcement Officers' Procedural Guarantees are provided for by the Code of Virginia. All Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) certified officers, with the exception of the Police Chief, may select an internal hearing utilizing the Law Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantees as an alternative to the City of Virginia Beach Grievance Policy and Procedure. The internal hearing utilizing the Law Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantees is available when a DCJS certified officer is dismissed, demoted, suspended, or transferred for punitive reasons."
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- Virginia Beach Police | Disciplinary | Internal Affairs | Complaints | Manual |
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- Virginia Beach Police
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- "The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team is under the command and responsibility of Special Operations. All SWAT Team members shall have specialized training in areas that include, less-lethal weapon systems, high risk building searches, tactical breaching, crowd management, rapid deployment, sniper/counter-sniper operations, high-risk vehicle take-downs, bus and airplane interdiction, specialized weapon systems, hostage rescue and barricaded suspects. The SWAT team will conduct operational training exercises at least monthly for the purpose of maintaining skills necessary to respond to tactically demanding incidents."
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- Policy | Less-Lethal Weapons | Virginia Beach Police | SWAT | Tactical | Search Warrants | Special Ops |
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- Virginia Beach Police
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- "The Virginia Beach Police Department’s (VBPD) ALPR system provides information for use by law enforcement personnel to assist in the detection and apprehension of vehicles of specific interest to law enforcement traveling through the jurisdiction of the City of Virginia Beach. The VBPD utilizes fixed and mobile ALPR technologies. The mobile ALPR technology integrates with the Axon Fleet in-car camera system. Not all vehicles equipped with in-car cameras will have ALPR capabilities.... Alerts generated by mobile ALPR will be displayed to the officer operating the ALPR equipped vehicle. An alert alone is not sufficient to establish probable cause for arrest. An alert alone does not necessarily establish reasonable suspicion to conduct a traffic stop."
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Body Worn Camera Policy (Virginia Beach Police Operational General Order 4.06, Rev. 1/07/2022))- Department
- Virginia Beach Police
- Description
- "All recordings captured on BWC’s are property of the Virginia Beach Police Department and will be treated as evidence. No recordings will be disseminated without the approval of the Police Chief or designee (Internal Affairs) and in compliance with State and Federal dissemination laws, privacy protection, and other applicable laws, including the Virginia Freedom of Information Act."
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- Policy | Virginia Beach Police | Internal Affairs | Body Worn Camera | Axon | BWC Policy | FOIA |
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- Virginia Beach Police
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- "Internal Affairs will generate a Firearms Discharge Review action and ensure the Blue Team use of Force Report is completed. When appropriate a written summary of the response to the Public Safety Statement should be completed by the on-scene supervisor and submitted by the end of the shift. Internal Affairs will review each report received from commands for content, clarity, and compliance to this General Order. Commands will be responsible for the adjudication of all UOF cases but must consider recommendations made by the UOF Board as outlined below. Once the case is adjudicated by the proper authority, Internal Affairs will finalize the report and capture the data in the IAPro Data Base. A Use of Force Board will be convened to make recommendations to the Police Chief for any Use of Force that meets... criteria..."
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Plainclothes Operations/Taking Police Actions Off-Duty Policy (Virginia Beach Police G.O. 11.09)- Department
- Virginia Beach Police
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- "The assignment of officers in plainclothes is a frequently utilized and highly effective tool in addressing crime problems in the community. In order to maximize the effectiveness and ensure the safest possible environment for the plainclothes officer, whether on-duty or off, the following guidelines shall be adhered to by all personnel... When encountered in the community, uniformed officers will not acknowledge plainclothes officers, unless the plainclothes officer first acknowledges the uniformed officer."
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- Policy | Virginia Beach Police | Undercover | Infiltration | Off-Duty Employment |
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- Virginia Beach Police
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- This roster of Virginia Beach Police Department sworn officers was obtained with a FOIA request by OpenOversight VA in 2022.
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- Roster | Virginia Beach Police | FOIA (2022) |
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Audit of the Police Department Body Worn Camera Program (Virginia Beach City Auditor's Report)- Department
- Virginia Beach Police
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- Report | Virginia Beach Police | Body Worn Camera | City Auditor |
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- Virginia Beach Police
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- Virginia Beach Police | Manual | Search Warrants | Raids |
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- Department
- Virginia Beach Police
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- "Officers shall provide their name, badge number, and supervisor’s name whenever the person stopped requests the information. All stops of citizens and vehicles shall be limited to the amount of time necessary to reasonably conduct the officer’s official actions."
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- Policy | Virginia Beach Police | Bias-Based Policing |
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VBPD Select Internal Inter-Office Memorandums, Redacted, 3/26/21 to 3/27/21 (Scribd/757PoliceVideos)- Department
- Virginia Beach Police
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- Virginia Beach Police | External FOIAs |
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- Department
- Virginia Beach Police
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- Tidewater | Virginia Beach Police | Policy Manual | VBPD |
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- Virginia Beach Police
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- "On May 19, 2021, the City of Virginia Beach and ShotSpotter executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement a Pit Program of the ShotSpotter Respond solution. On July 14, 2021, ShotSpotter activated two (2.0) square miles in Precinct 2. Two square miles are currently being deployed in Precinct 3 with a target date for service activation of August 25, 2021... ShotSpotter will not provide a list or database of the precise location of Sensors to police or the public if requested and will challenge any subpoenas for this location data." This document was obtained with a FOIA request by Tom Nash in 2022.
Incidents
Incident Craig Byl |
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| Date | Jan 29, 2023 |
| Time | 09:30 PM |
| Report # | Craig Byl |
| Department | Virginia Beach Police |
| Description | Craig Byl, 48, was shot and killed by Virginia Beach Police inside his home behind the front door while up to 61 police officers responded to a call (four officers fired their guns) while Byl claimed he wanted to hurt himself. |
| Address |
1900 block of Decathlon Drive
near Killey Street
Virginia Beach, VA |
| Tags | Police Shootings | Police Shootings in 2023 | Virginia Beach Police | Craig Byl | Killing | |
Incident Colas-v-Tyree-Opinion |
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| Date | Jan 26, 2023 |
| Report # | Colas-v-Tyree-Opinion |
| Department | Virginia Beach Police |
| Officers | Bradley Scott Colas |
| Description | |
| Address | Virginia Beach, VA |
| Tags | Lawsuit | Virginia Beach Police | VBPD | Jeffrey Tyree | Supreme Court of Virginia | Bradley Colas | Killing | |