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BVRPD eyes blue envelopes amid rising national concerns
LEWISBURG − The Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department (BVRPD) commission is considering the blue envelope program, ...
Virginia’s ‘safest city’ to keep police department after effort to dismantle it led to backlash
One resident angrily told city council members, "You are not governing. You are exploiting and, let me be clear, this town is not yours to exploit." ...
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After 'Rowdy' Meeting, Town Drops Plan to Axe Police Force
A small Virginia town narrowly kept its police force two weeks after leaders tried to cut it to save millions. The ...
Town of Purcellville will not disband its police department — at least for now
The Town Council of Purcellville, Virginia, voted to fund its police force through next year. Earlier this month, the council of the town of approximately 9,000 people, located in western Loudoun ...
Purcellville Town Council votes to fully fund police department less than a week after trying to eliminate it
The plan was for the department to be phased out starting July 1, with the town eventually relying entirely on the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.
Virginia town backs away from dissolving police department after citizen uproar
A Virginia town has reversed a decision to dissolve its police department after citizen backlash. Purcellville residents ...
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Purcellville town council votes to fully fund police department after previous voting to move forward with elimination
Just weeks after four Purcellville councilmembers, including the mayor and vice mayor, voted to eliminate the town’s police ...