CRIME & SAFETY
Suspect in 6th Street shooting returns to Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A man the Charlottesville Police Department believes is tied to a March 5 shooting on 6th Street is back in Virginia. Eric Dweh was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Iowa on April 11. Charlottesville police detectives flew to Iowa to bring him back to Virginia. Dweh...
Administrators justify police presence at encampment break-up Saturday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- University of Virginia President Jim Ryan, along with UVA Police Chief Tim Longo and other administrators, held a town hall Tuesday to address questions on how a small, peaceful protest on Grounds turned violent. “I don't think two dozen students with simply tents presented any...
ONIBUDO AND SAWAYA: Police, not students, were agents of chaos
Saturday, the area outside the University chapel was invaded by police who were tasked with clearing the encampment for Gaza which was deemed to be an “unlawful assembly.” There were many heavily armed police officers. There was pepper spray which was wielded against demonstrators. There were riot police who marched in tandem, first against people within the Gaza encampment and then against a crowd of onlookers. It was a chaotic and deeply disturbing scene. But this violent chaos was not inevitable, nor was it started by student protesters. Rather, it arose as a direct result of University and police action.
CPD will soon respond to non-emergency calls in person
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Charlottesville Police Department is bringing back a much-needed service that's been gone for three years: responding to non-emergency calls in person. "Officers only responding during emergencies, I mean it's never a good thing. Right? And so, the opportunity to be able to respond to...
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