Chesterfield County Police Department (Virginia)

The Chesterfield County Police Department (CCPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 340,236 people within 437 square miles (1,130 km2) of jurisdiction within Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Chesterfield County Police Department
AbbreviationCCPD
Agency overview
Employees726
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionChesterfield, Virginia, USA
Map of Chesterfield County Police Department's jurisdiction.
Size437 square miles (1,130 km2)
Population340,236
Legal jurisdictionChesterfield County
Governing bodyCounty (United States)
Constituting instrument
  • Yes
General nature
HeadquartersChesterfield, Virginia
Police Officers535
Civilians191
Agency executive
  • Colonel Jeffrey S. Katz, Chief of Police
Website
Website

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Chesterfield County Police Department, 5 officers have died in the line of duty.[1]

Officer Date of Death Details
Lamont Edwards
Wednesday, January 5, 1957
 Automobile accident
John S. Thomas Jr.
Wednesday, October 29, 1969
 Automobile accident
Craig William Rath
Thursday, May 27, 1999
 Automobile accident
Ryan Eugene Cappelletty
Wednesday, May 28, 2003
 Gunfire
Gary Jonathan Buro
Thursday, May 4, 2006
 Gunfire

Incidents

In March 2019, a CCPD officer who was working as school resource officer with L.C. Bird High School was revealed to be the pledge coordinator for the white nationalist organization Identity Evropa. The CCPD has placed the officer on leave pending an investigation.[2] He was promptly fired at the conclusion of the agency’s investigation.

See also

References
  1. Officer Down Memorial page
  2. Weill, Kelly (March 18, 2019). "Cop Working at High School Revealed as White Nationalist Organizer". The Daily Beast. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
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