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No Secret Police
OpenOversightVA: A public, searchable database of law enforcement officers in Virginia. Find names, badge numbers, officer complaints, salaries, work histories, and more.
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"So the Minium case will presumably head back to Hanover County Circuit Court to determine how to deal with the records release and attorney’s fees, given the crystal clear opinion from the Court of Appeals requiring transparency."
Virginia Supreme Court Declines "Secret Police" Appeal from Hanover Sheriff
Alice Minium, who initially requested the Hanover law enforcement roster via FOIA, reacts to SCOVA's decision.
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September 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Total victory at scova. Give us the names Hanover
September 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Got em
March 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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We use image classification at @openoversightva.org so people can identify police officers in cases they just have a photo. It can be good.
One problem with short-form social media, and I often fall into this trap myself, is that the medium reinforces the habit of obliterating nuance. "AI is a universal ill" is such a statement, which erases the useful things that AI has been doing for decades before LLMs became the dominant paradigm.
February 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This week Open Oversight Virginia is highlighting Fairfax Police officer Peter Tzu Lung Liu. This week, Liu is the most viewed officer in the OOVA database and is the officer who fatally shot Sydney Wilson earlier this year.
openoversightva.org/officers/53265
Peter Tzu Lung Liu
See detailed information about Peter Tzu Lung Liu, Police Officer of the Fairfax County Police.
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December 30, 2024 at 7:46 PM
This week Open Oversight Virginia is spotlighting James Thomas Clinton of Prince William County Police Department.
openoversightva.org/officers/5836
James Clinton
See detailed information about James Clinton, Police Officer of the Prince William County Police.
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December 10, 2024 at 1:38 AM
This week OpenOversightVA is hightlighting former Culpeper Sheriff Scott Jenkins. Jenkins was indicted for bribery but continued to serve until he lost his election last year. Jenkins is set to go go trial this month.
openoversightva.org/officers/83204
Scott Howard Jenkins
See detailed information about Scott Howard Jenkins, Culpeper County Sheriff of the Decertified, Dismissed, & Wandering Ex-Police.
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December 2, 2024 at 7:41 PM
OpenOversightVA is spotlighting Fairfax County Police Officer Christopher Grubbs who was one of the officers involved at the Brandon Lemagne Shooting. Grubbs discharged his firearm as Lemagne remained on top of another officer inside the cruiser.
openoversightva.org/officers/53008
Christopher Charles Grubb
See detailed information about Christopher Charles Grubb, Police Officer II of the Fairfax County Police.
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November 25, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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Probably most importantly @openoversightva.org is walled off with reserved cpu and memory so I don’t take it down when I screw this up
November 23, 2024 at 9:28 PM
OpenOversightVA is spotlighting Virginia State Police Trooper Yuridia Diaz Lynch who has been trending recently likely due to a traffic stop she made in May of 2024.
openoversightva.org/officers/4929
Yuridia Diaz Lynch
See detailed information about Yuridia Diaz Lynch, Trooper II of the Virginia State Police (VSP).
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November 18, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Today Open Oversight Virginia highlights Leary Thaddeus Wright, formerly of the Richmond Police Department. In March, Wright was charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer and computer invasion of privacy.
openoversightva.org/officers/43871
Leary Thaddeus Wright
See detailed information about Leary Thaddeus Wright, Police Officer of the Richmond Police Department.
openoversightva.org
November 13, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Last month, former Fairfax Police Sergeant Wesley Shifflett was found NOT GUILTY of Involuntary Manslaughter & GUILTY of Reckless Use of a Firearm. Shifflett shot and killed Timothy Johnson outside Tysons Corner mall in February of 2023 over a pair of sunglasses.
openoversightva.org/officers/53640
Wesley G. Shifflett
See detailed information about Wesley G. Shifflett, Fired for Misconduct of the Decertified, Dismissed, & Wandering Ex-Police.
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November 12, 2024 at 8:51 PM
No Secret Police
OpenOversightVA: A public, searchable database of law enforcement officers in Virginia. Find names, badge numbers, officer complaints, salaries, work histories, and more.
openoversightva.org
November 12, 2024 at 8:47 PM