Yesterday the Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted to approve Peter Newsham as its newest Chief of Police. The PW Perspective discussed the tenure of the soon-to-be-former Chief of the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department who will succeed the county’s outgoing Chief, Barry Bernard, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Since the announcement, […]
After a nation-wide search following the resignation of Chief Barnard, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors announced on Tuesday the hiring of Peter Newsham as the county’s new police chief. Newsham is currently the Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., a position he has held since 2017. Washington, D.C., […]
On June 17th, 2020 the Jail Board held a vote on the 287(g) agreement. During the meeting Sheriff Glen Hill made a motion for its renewal. None of the other board members seconded his motion and thus the agreement expired per its agreed upon ending of June 30th, 2020. There were reports of I.C.E activity […]
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include a recent statement Since late spring, when the video of George Floyd suffocating to death due to a knee hold by a Minneapolis police officer made national headlines, the institution of American policing has come into question. Although there seems to be bi-partisan agreement about the […]
On Saturday, August 22nd, Acting Police Chief Jared Phelps coordinated a zoom conversation between himself and community faith leaders representing Prince William County’s Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities. Leading the conversation, Will Archer, an Evangelist from Potomac Valley Church stated “we’re a non-partisan group of believers.” He emphasized that “the key is for us all […]
This letter was written by members of the Prince William County Democratic Committee’s Steering Committee. Freedom of Speech is as fundamental to our democracy and the rule of law as breathing is to life. That is why we write to you today, in earnest, to request reconsideration of the arrests of Alinah Shahla Kargar, Tasia Teray […]
Dumfries Police Chief James McCarty announced on Monday that he plans to retire from the town’s police department at the end of August. A tenured law enforcement professional, McCarty brought over 25 years of public safety experience to the Town of Dumfries. Serving as Chief since 2018, during his tenure, he worked to improve functional […]
Article co-written by Aneesa Johnson Four protesters were detained and three of them arrested at around 1 p.m. at the McCoart building on Tuesday after two agitators approached the protestors and an altercation took place between the groups. Protesters were present to lobby the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) to defund the police […]
On Saturday the Black Lives Matter Family March took place at the Sean T. Connaughton Plaza in Woodbridge. It was a peaceful gathering of a diverse crowd who came together to not only congregate, but march in a manner similar to civil rights fighters of the 1960’s, demanding justice in the wake of senseless murders […]
Ann Wheeler, Chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) and Dr. Babur Lateef, Chair of the Prince William County School Board held a virtual event on Tuesday in order to connect with and hear from local students. The event, titled “PWC Youth in Conversation with the Chairs”, featured Wheeler and Lateef speaking […]
