Charlottesville Tomorrow • Topic: Policing

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Policing

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Local, state and national conversations about race and policing has led for calls for an overhaul of law enforcement. Our coverage touches on the evolution of those talks in Charlottesville and Albemarle County and the solutions that are being offered.

07.05.22 First Person Charlottesville 5 MIN READ

In the police department, it was a struggle to be Black, and at home, it was a struggle to be blue

What does it mean to be Black in the Charlottesville Police Department? A former detective remembers the KKK rally of 2017 — and what it means when law enforcement tries to recruit minority officers. More

Regine Wright
06.23.22 Policing 4 MIN READ

Interim City Manager to choose police chief search firm by June 30, ‘insist’ on community engagement in search for new chief

“Rather than busting people's heads, we're looking for ways to have more community based policing,” said Charlottesville Mayor Lloyd Snook. More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
11.29.21 Government + politics 3 MIN READ

UPDATE: Charlottesville officials have not responded to Brackney’s demand for a $3 million settlement over her September termination

Charlottesville’s former Police Chief RaShall Brackney gave the city a Friday deadline to pay her $3 million in damages or she said she would sue for wrongful termination. That deadline has now passed and her lawyer said... More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
11.22.21 Policing 9 MIN READ

Charlottesville’s SWAT team was disbanded for ’disturbing behavior,' but there’s still funding for it if a new chief wants to reinstate it

Former Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney disbanded the city’s SWAT team this summer, but it’s now uncertain whether the specialized law enforcement unit will remain dissolved. Brackney has accused the department of secretly planning to reinstate... More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
11.11.21 Government + politics 5 MIN READ

These are Brackney’s demands, as detailed in her formal complaints and letter to the city

The city of Charlottesville has until Nov. 26 to pay its former police chief, RaShall Brackney, $3 million in damages, or she says she will sue. The ultimatum came in a formal demand letter Brackney’s attorney... More

Jessie Higgins

@jessiehiggins

jhiggins@cvilletomorrow.org
10.08.21 Policing 3 MIN READ

Charlottesville’s Assistant Police Chief Jim Mooney to retire immediately

Charlottesville’s assistant police chief, Maj. Jim Mooney, tried to retire in late August. As of this week, he officially has. After Mooney submitted paperwork to retire on Aug. 31, City Manager Chip Boyles fired police Chief... More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
09.23.21 Policing 1 MIN READ

A committee of area stakeholders will search for an interim police chief while the city hires a firm to search for a permanent replacement

Charlottesville City Manager Chip Boyles has announced the upcoming processes to replace former Police Chief RaShall Brackney, who he fired on Sept. 1. A committee composed of area stakeholders will choose an interim police chief, he... More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
09.23.21 Policing 9 MIN READ

Boyles says that two CPD surveys influenced his decision to fire the police chief — here’s what those surveys say

The results of the two recent surveys of Charlottesville’s police officers were a factor in City Manager Chip Boyle’s decision to fire the city’s chief of police, Boyles said at a recent city council meeting. The termination occurred shortly after the Central Virginia Police Benevolent Association More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
09.13.21 Commentary/Opinion 2 MIN READ

Commentary/Opinion: Charlottesville Police Department is not a systematically racist organization

I served in the Charlottesville Police Department from 1981-2012. During my thirty-one year career, I held the rank of patrolman, detective, sergeant, lieutenant, and captain. I want to push back on the false narrative I hear... More

Bryant Bibb
09.03.21 Policing 4 MIN READ

‘We need a leader effective at building relationships’ — City manager announces search for Police Chief Brackney’s replacement

Two days after firing Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney with no explanation, City Manager Chip Boyles announced a national search for her replacement and indicated the ability... More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
09.02.21 Policing 5 MIN READ

No answer on why Charlottesville Police Chief Brackney was fired

Wednesday evening, a brief news release indicated that Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney had been fired. No explanation was given. On Thursday, Charlottesville Tomorrow asked City Manager Chip Boyles, Assistant Police... More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
09.01.21 Policing 3 MIN READ

Charlottesville city manager fires police chief
Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney has been fired. City Manager Chip Boyles announced Wednesday evening that he had terminated Brackney’s employment contract in a brief statement, saying only that he is looking for “new leadership direction in the department.” “We will... More
Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org

Jessie Higgins

@jessiehiggins

jhiggins@cvilletomorrow.org

Charlotte Rene Woods and Jessie Higgins

Policing

Charlotte Rene Woods and Jessie Higgins