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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Peters, Karla E.
- Police <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, January 12, 2010
4:19 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Richmond Major Now VCU
Chief 011210 KP</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoTitle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-4.5pt;margin-bottom:
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w:st="on"><font size=5 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Black"'>Richmond</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
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Police News Release</span></u1:place></u1:City></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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<p class=MsoTitle style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:-4.5pt;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=5 face="Arial Black"><u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black"'>Richmond</span></u1:place></u1:City></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=5 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black"'>’s
Major Venuti Named VCU Chief of Police</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-weight:bold'>Jan. 12, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Major John Venuti is
leaving Richmond Police to become chief of police for <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:PlaceName u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Virginia</u1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName> <u1:PlaceName u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Commonwealth</u1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName> <u1:PlaceType u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</u1:PlaceType></u1:place></st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
effective Feb. 1, 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A veteran officer who
rose through the ranks, Venuti was sworn as a Richmond Police officer in 1984.
Since that appointment he has served as a sergeant in the narcotics unit and
lieutenant and captain of the violent crimes unit. He is finishing his career with
Richmond Police as the major in charge of Support Services, which includes
Major Crimes and the Special Events and Special Investigations divisions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“We congratulate
John on this career achievement, but we will definitely miss his law
enforcement knowledge and experience in investigations,” Chief Bryan T.
Norwood said. “His will be big shoes to fill in this Department.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Venuti has been the man
behind most of <u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Richmond</u1:place></u1:City></st1:place></st1:City>’s
homicide investigations for the past six years, beginning as a lieutenant.
Under his leadership as captain of violent crimes, homicides have seen a steady
decline in the city over the past few years and the clearance rates in these
investigations normally surpass the national average.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks to Venuti, <u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Richmond</u1:place></u1:City></st1:place></st1:City>
was featured as one of the police departments on A&E’s “Crime
360,” which follows homicide investigations from the first hour until the
case is closed. The <u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Richmond</u1:place></u1:City></st1:place></st1:City> episodes are
among the shows most top rated and requested.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Venuti also works in the
community to put an end to the violence he has investigated and its results. He
established the Department’s Homicide Support Group and came up with the
concept of “Stop the Pain 804,” an urban anti-violence initiative
targeting young people that includes a documentary being shown to Richmond
Public Schools students.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face="Berlin Sans FB"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB";color:blue'>Karla E.
Peters</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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