Fairfax County Deputy Chief of Police Steve Sellers has been named Albemarle’s new police chief, Carter Johnson reports for CBS-19. Chief John Miller is retiring after two decades as the county’s top cop. Sellers was selected from 108 candidates. He’ll start the job at the end of January.
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The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
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In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
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In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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Sellers says he’ll move to Albemarle when he’s had a chance to sell his house in Stafford County. I wouldn’t hold my breath, Albemarle, he’s spent his whole career in Fairfax, including the last 6 as deputy chief apparently without living there.
He’s also already claiming that the force he’s taking over needs to grow by 25% in order to meet a goal of 1.5 officers per 1,000 folks paying for them. I wonder how he’s discerned that need a month before starting the job and seemingly before unpacking his bags. If its based on some national standard, has he factored in the Alb. Cty. Sherrif’s department, which fulfills some law enforcement duties like prisoner transport, service of process, etc.?
A little research discovered this Progress article from Oct., so I guess the perceived need for more officers predates Seller’s being hired.
And the 1.5/1000 seems to be something of a nation-wide average