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Happy New Year!  Jan

 

Jan Girardi, 2nd District Liaison

Councilman Charles Samuels

900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305

Richmond, VA  23219

(804) 646-6532

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From: Peters, Karla E. - Police 
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 10:57 AM
Subject: New Year's Eve Deployment 123009 KP

 

Richmond Police News Release

Power Shift: Richmond Police Specialized Units

Join Precinct Patrols for New Year's Eve Deployment

                                                                 

Dec. 30, 2009

The Richmond Police Department is more than doubling the number of
officers on the streets for New Year's Eve. Officers and detectives
normally assigned to specialized units like Narcotics, School Resource
Officers and Motors will join forces with precinct patrol officers.

 

These officers and detectives, whose daily assignments usually involve
everything from undercover investigations to traffic accidents, will
assist precinct officers with the annual increase in calls for service
overnight Dec. 31 through Jan. 1.

 

"Annually we work to have added enforcement on the streets for calls
involving DUIs, random gunfire and any disruptive New Year's Eve
revelers," Major Peggy Horn said. "We're prepared to expect the
unexpected."

 

The officers and detectives will be divided among the Department's four
precincts based on the analysis of previous years' data on New Year's
Eve and New Year's Day incidents.

 

"The majority of calls for New Year's involve people firing guns in the
air, especially at the midnight hour," Horn said. "For safety's sake, we
want to remind people that reckless handling of firearms endangers
everyone. Bottom line: It is illegal to fire a weapon in the city
limits."

 

Richmond Police reminds citizens that they also have a role in New
Year's Eve safety. Partygoers are asked to have a designated driver or
travel by taxi to eliminate having persons driving under the influence.
In large party crowds, try to remain aware of your surroundings at all
times and travel in pairs or in groups. 

 

"We want everyone to have fun but to also ring in the new year safely,"
Horn said.

 

Karla E. Peters

Richmond Police

Public Affairs Unit

804.646.0607 phone

804.646.3496 fax

www.richmondgov.com/police

 

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