Virginia Cop Charged with Embezzlement for Taking Rifle Bags from Evidence Room

According to wavy.com, a police source revealed that the 17-year veteran had been taking ammo, holsters, and magazines in the past, but court documents actually lists two black gun bags, one green gun bag and one air soft clip from the green bag in...

Petersburg PD files $20K insurance claim after money ‘stolen’ from evidence room

Enter Headline here August 25th 2016PETERSBURG, VA (WWBT) – NBC12 is uncovering new details concerning the missing money in the Petersburg Police evidence room.Through an open records request, we’ve uncovered an insurance claim filed by the Petersburg...

Former Altavista police chief convicted on 15 felonies

He entered Alford pleas — maintaining his innocence while acknowledging prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him — on 11 counts of forging public documents, one count of embezzlement and two counts of obtaining drugs by fraud. Enter Article DATE HEREA...

FBI, state police search Petersburg Police Headquarters amid misconduct allegations

The investigation involved allegations of officer misconduct, including an incident where it was believed $9,700 went missing from the police department’s evidence room. That dollar amount then increased to about $13,000 July 28, 20`6PETERSBURG, Va. —...

Loudoun Deputy Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison

During a March 31 trial, Frank Michael Pearson, 45, of Winchester, was found guilty of stealing $229,381 from the county’s asset forfeiture fund June 17, 2016A former Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office deputy was sentenced Friday to 36 months in prison for...

Loudoun Deputy Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison

A former Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office deputy was sentenced Friday to 36 months in prison for embezzling money from the agency. June 17, 2016A former Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office deputy was sentenced Friday to 36 months in prison for embezzling money...