The Norfolk Police Department (NPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 242,803 people within of jurisdiction within Norfolk, Virginia.
Misconduct As a matter of policy, the department does not tell the public what if any disciplinary actions it takes against its officers.
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. The men's lawyers said they had been intimidated into confessing by the police.
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. Four policemen left the department as a result of this attack but were never charged.
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.
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.
In September 2020, police falsified police report to be retaliatory for a past incident with an individual.
Fallen officers Since the establishment of the Norfolk Police Department, 40 officers have died in the line of duty.
Officer Date of death Details Officer John McNerney Gunfire Officer Rufus A. Hobbs Animal-related Officer Stonewall J. Taylor Struck by vehicle Officer Ashville T. Williamson Gunfire Officer Harvey J. Babb Motorcycle accident Officer Harry J. Charlton Assault Officer William L. Sherrod Struck by streetcar Officer Edward J. Vellines Gunfire Officer Daniel A. Weisbrod Gunfire Officer Joseph E. Johnson Motorcycle accident Officer Allen E. Lindsay Motorcycle accident Sergeant Benjamin H. Butts Gunfire Officer Jefferson R. Holland Motorcycle accident Officer John Franklin Harmann Gunfire Officer Arthur Herbert Barrett Heart attack Officer Michael Aloisio Motorcycle accident Officer Frank A. Davis Gunfire Officer Robert F. Dunn Gunfire Chief of Police John Fulton Woods Automobile accident Detective George W. Perkins Automobile accident Officer Daniel E. Hobbs Automobile accident Officer Carlton J. Byrd Motorcycle accident Officer William Warren Lassiter Struck by vehicle Officer Louis E. Spry Vehicle pursuit Officer Robert C. Hill Automobile accident Officer Benjamin E. Myrick Motorcycle accident Detective Robert Courtland Wash Gunfire Officer William Peterson Struck by vehicle Sergeant Robert J. Bouchard Gunfire Officer Lewis Willard Hurst Jr. Gunfire Officer Stephen Samuel Douros Vehicular assault Officer John C. Thomas III Motorcycle accident Officer Douglas Eric Drye Gunfire Police Officer William Henry Burtt Gunfire Police Officer James B. Gilbert Gunfire Police Officer Sheila Herring Gunfire Police Officer Stanley Cornell Reaves Gunfire Police Officer Seneca Bailey Darden Gunfire (accidental) Police Officer Brian Jones Gunfire Detective Maurice "Mo" Joseph 9/11-related illness
See also
List of law enforcement agencies in Virginia Police ranks of the United States
References
External links
Norfolk Sheriff's Office Norfolk government