Varina District Supervisor Tyrone Nelson, who first proposed the idea of a civilian review board for Henrico’s Division of Police in June, is asking his fellow Henrico Board of Supervisors members to put the matter to a vote next month. In a letter to the board last week, Nelson
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The Virginia House of Delegates Thursday advanced legislation from House Majority Leader Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria) that would require state localities to form law enforcement civilian review boards to address possible cases of officer misconduct. Such boards have been one of the key demands from protesters during the recent social justice
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A four-and-a-half-hour Henrico Board of Supervisors’ public meeting Monday night produced raw emotion, thoughtful discourse, pointed commentary, detailed (and speculative) math and – seemingly – consensus about the possible formation of a civilian review board for the county’s division of police. After supervisors heard from several county officials and 30 citizens
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Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman and Brookland District Supervisor Dan Schmitt will hold a virtual Constituent Conversations meeting Thursday, Aug. 20 to receive input on Henrico County’s potential creation of a civilian review board for the Henrico Division of Police. The meeting will be held from 6 p.m.
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Henrico residents who support the creation of a civilian review board for the county’s division of police outnumbered those who opposed the idea by nearly a 2-to-1 margin among respondents who e-mailed their thoughts to a newly established county-email account last week. Slightly more than half of those who
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