Norfolk Police Department | |
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Abbreviation | NPD |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1797 |
Employees | 885 |
Annual budget | $63.6 million |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
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Map of Norfolk Police Department's jurisdiction | |
Size | 96.3 square miles (249 km2) |
Population | 242,803 |
Governing body | City |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Norfolk, Virginia |
Police Officers | 380 |
Civilians | 128 |
Agency executive |
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Facilities | |
Stations | 2 Precincts |
Website | |
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The Norfolk Police Department (NPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 242,803 people within 96.3 square miles (249 km2) of jurisdiction within Norfolk, Virginia.
As a matter of policy, the department does not tell the public what if any disciplinary actions it takes against is officers. [1]
In early 2011, Detective Robert Glenn Ford was sentenced to more than twelve years in prison for taking bribes from criminals. Ford was the detective who questioned the Norfolk 4 who were unjustly imprisoned for twenty years for rape and murder. [2] The men's lawyers said they had been intimidated into confessing by the police. [3]
In January 2014, a woman was mauled by a Norfolk police dog, requiring forty-three stitches. The police chief admitted his officers used excessive force and the city settled for almost $200,000. [4] Four policemen left the department as a result of this attack but were never charged. [5]
On 7 May 2016, Officer Justin Benson was driving at more than seventy miles per hour on city streets when he struck a car, killing its driver. The officer was violating the department's policy on the maximum speed to be used when responding to a call. He was not charged. [6] [7]
In July 2016, the City agreed to pay one and a half million dollars to settle a lawsuit involving a drunk driver who was shot by a policeman. The City did not admit any legal responsibility in the settlement. [8]
Since the establishment of the Norfolk Police Department, 39 officers have died in the line of duty. [9]
Officer | Date of Death | Details |
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Officer John McNerney | Thursday, September 22, 1904
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Gunfire |
Officer Rufus A. Hobbs | Friday, July 23, 1909
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Animal Related |
Officer Stonewall J. Taylor | Tuesday, November 13, 1917
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Struck by vehicle |
Officer Ashville T. Williamson | Thursday, October 31, 1918
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Gunfire |
Officer Harvey J. Babb | Tuesday, October 21, 1919
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Motorcycle accident |
Officer Harry J. Charlton | Tuesday, August 24, 1920
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Assault |
Officer William L. Sherrod | Thursday, September 9, 1920
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Struck by streetcar |
Officer Edward J. Vellines | Wednesday, November 5, 1924
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Gunfire |
Officer Daniel A. Weisbrod | Thursday, December 6, 1928
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Gunfire |
Officer Joseph E. Johnson | Monday, August 11, 1930
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Motorcycle accident |
Officer Allen E. Lindsay | Tuesday, August 21, 1934
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Motorcycle accident |
Sergeant Benjamin H. Butts | Tuesday, January 1, 1935
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Gunfire |
Officer Jefferson R. Holland | Tuesday, August 17, 1937
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Motorcycle accident |
Officer John Franklin Harmann | Tuesday, March 29, 1938
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Gunfire |
Officer Arthur Herbert Barrett | Saturday, April 9, 1938
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Heart Attack |
Officer Michael Aloisio | Tuesday, May 23, 1939
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Motorcycle Accident |
Officer Frank A. Davis | Tuesday, July 13, 1943
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Gunfire |
Officer Robert F. Dunn | Tuesday, July 13, 1943
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Gunfire |
Chief of Police John Fulton Woods | Friday, October 4, 1946
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Automobile Accident |
Detective George W. Perkins | Thursday, December 12, 1946
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Automobile Accident |
Officer Daniel E. Hobbs | Sunday, April 27, 1952
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Automobile Accident |
Officer Carlton J. Byrd | Monday, August 25, 1952
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Motorcycle accident |
Officer William Warren Lassiter | Thursday, May 1, 1958
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Struck by vehicle |
Officer Louis E. Spry | Saturday, July 26, 1958
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Vehicle Pursuit |
Officer Robert C. Hill | Wednesday, December 9, 1959
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Automobile accident |
Officer Benjamin E. Myrick | Saturday, February 13, 1960
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Motorcycle accident |
Detective Robert Courtland Wash | Tuesday, May 16, 1961
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Gunfire |
Officer William Peterson | Saturday, March 17, 1962
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Struck by vehicle |
Sergeant Robert J. Bouchard | Friday, September 3, 1971
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Gunfire |
Officer Lewis Willard Hurst Jr. | Wednesday, May 24, 1972
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Gunfire |
Officer Stephen Samuel Douros | Saturday, June 21, 1980
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Vehicular assault |
Officer John C. Thomas III | Wednesday, April 4, 1984
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Motorcycle accident |
Officer Douglas Eric Drye | Saturday, April 14, 1984
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Gunfire |
Police Officer William Henry Burtt | Tuesday, February 3, 1998
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Gunfire |
Police Officer James B. Gilbert | Friday, September 28, 2001
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Gunfire |
Police Officer Sheila Herring | Thursday, January 16, 2003
|
Gunfire |
Police Officer Stanley Cornell Reaves | Friday, October 28, 2005
|
Gunfire |
Police Officer Seneca Bailey Darden | Sunday, May 21, 2006
|
Gunfire (accidental) |
Police Officer Brian Jones | Friday, May 30, 2014
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Gunfire |
Norfolk Police Department | |
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Abbreviation | NPD |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1797 |
Employees | 885 |
Annual budget | $63.6 million |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
| |
Map of Norfolk Police Department's jurisdiction | |
Size | 96.3 square miles (249 km2) |
Population | 242,803 |
Governing body | City |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Norfolk, Virginia |
Police Officers | 380 |
Civilians | 128 |
Agency executive |
|
Facilities | |
Stations | 2 Precincts |
Website | |
www |
The Norfolk Police Department (NPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 242,803 people within 96.3 square miles (249 km2) of jurisdiction within Norfolk, Virginia.
As a matter of policy, the department does not tell the public what if any disciplinary actions it takes against is officers. [1]
In early 2011, Detective Robert Glenn Ford was sentenced to more than twelve years in prison for taking bribes from criminals. Ford was the detective who questioned the Norfolk 4 who were unjustly imprisoned for twenty years for rape and murder. [2] The men's lawyers said they had been intimidated into confessing by the police. [3]
In January 2014, a woman was mauled by a Norfolk police dog, requiring forty-three stitches. The police chief admitted his officers used excessive force and the city settled for almost $200,000. [4] Four policemen left the department as a result of this attack but were never charged. [5]
On 7 May 2016, Officer Justin Benson was driving at more than seventy miles per hour on city streets when he struck a car, killing its driver. The officer was violating the department's policy on the maximum speed to be used when responding to a call. He was not charged. [6] [7]
In July 2016, the City agreed to pay one and a half million dollars to settle a lawsuit involving a drunk driver who was shot by a policeman. The City did not admit any legal responsibility in the settlement. [8]
Since the establishment of the Norfolk Police Department, 39 officers have died in the line of duty. [9]
Officer | Date of Death | Details |
---|---|---|
Officer John McNerney | Thursday, September 22, 1904
|
Gunfire |
Officer Rufus A. Hobbs | Friday, July 23, 1909
|
Animal Related |
Officer Stonewall J. Taylor | Tuesday, November 13, 1917
|
Struck by vehicle |
Officer Ashville T. Williamson | Thursday, October 31, 1918
|
Gunfire |
Officer Harvey J. Babb | Tuesday, October 21, 1919
|
Motorcycle accident |
Officer Harry J. Charlton | Tuesday, August 24, 1920
|
Assault |
Officer William L. Sherrod | Thursday, September 9, 1920
|
Struck by streetcar |
Officer Edward J. Vellines | Wednesday, November 5, 1924
|
Gunfire |
Officer Daniel A. Weisbrod | Thursday, December 6, 1928
|
Gunfire |
Officer Joseph E. Johnson | Monday, August 11, 1930
|
Motorcycle accident |
Officer Allen E. Lindsay | Tuesday, August 21, 1934
|
Motorcycle accident |
Sergeant Benjamin H. Butts | Tuesday, January 1, 1935
|
Gunfire |
Officer Jefferson R. Holland | Tuesday, August 17, 1937
|
Motorcycle accident |
Officer John Franklin Harmann | Tuesday, March 29, 1938
|
Gunfire |
Officer Arthur Herbert Barrett | Saturday, April 9, 1938
|
Heart Attack |
Officer Michael Aloisio | Tuesday, May 23, 1939
|
Motorcycle Accident |
Officer Frank A. Davis | Tuesday, July 13, 1943
|
Gunfire |
Officer Robert F. Dunn | Tuesday, July 13, 1943
|
Gunfire |
Chief of Police John Fulton Woods | Friday, October 4, 1946
|
Automobile Accident |
Detective George W. Perkins | Thursday, December 12, 1946
|
Automobile Accident |
Officer Daniel E. Hobbs | Sunday, April 27, 1952
|
Automobile Accident |
Officer Carlton J. Byrd | Monday, August 25, 1952
|
Motorcycle accident |
Officer William Warren Lassiter | Thursday, May 1, 1958
|
Struck by vehicle |
Officer Louis E. Spry | Saturday, July 26, 1958
|
Vehicle Pursuit |
Officer Robert C. Hill | Wednesday, December 9, 1959
|
Automobile accident |
Officer Benjamin E. Myrick | Saturday, February 13, 1960
|
Motorcycle accident |
Detective Robert Courtland Wash | Tuesday, May 16, 1961
|
Gunfire |
Officer William Peterson | Saturday, March 17, 1962
|
Struck by vehicle |
Sergeant Robert J. Bouchard | Friday, September 3, 1971
|
Gunfire |
Officer Lewis Willard Hurst Jr. | Wednesday, May 24, 1972
|
Gunfire |
Officer Stephen Samuel Douros | Saturday, June 21, 1980
|
Vehicular assault |
Officer John C. Thomas III | Wednesday, April 4, 1984
|
Motorcycle accident |
Officer Douglas Eric Drye | Saturday, April 14, 1984
|
Gunfire |
Police Officer William Henry Burtt | Tuesday, February 3, 1998
|
Gunfire |
Police Officer James B. Gilbert | Friday, September 28, 2001
|
Gunfire |
Police Officer Sheila Herring | Thursday, January 16, 2003
|
Gunfire |
Police Officer Stanley Cornell Reaves | Friday, October 28, 2005
|
Gunfire |
Police Officer Seneca Bailey Darden | Sunday, May 21, 2006
|
Gunfire (accidental) |
Police Officer Brian Jones | Friday, May 30, 2014
|
Gunfire |