| Agencyname: | Norfolk Police Department |
| Abbreviation: | NPD |
| Patch: | Digital rendition of the patch of the Norfolk Police Department.png |
| Badge: | Norfolk Police officer badge.png |
| Formedyear: | 1797 |
| Employees: | 885 |
| Budget: | $63.6 million |
| Country: | United States |
| Countryabbr: | USA |
| Divtype: | State |
| Divname: | Virginia |
| Subdivtype: | City |
| Subdivname: | Norfolk |
| Map: | VAMap-doton-Norfolk.PNG |
| Sizearea: | 96.3sqmi |
| Sizepopulation: | 242,803 |
| Governingbody: | City |
| Police: | Yes |
| Local: | Yes |
| Headquarters: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Sworntype: | Police Officer |
| Sworn: | 380 |
| Unsworntype: | Civilian |
| Unsworn: | 128 |
| Chief1name: | Michael Goldsmith |
| Chief1position: | Chief of Police |
| Stations: | 2 Precincts |
The Norfolk Police Department (NPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 242,803 people within 96.3sqmi of jurisdiction within Norfolk, Virginia.
As a matter of policy, the department does not tell the public what if any disciplinary actions it takes against is officers.[1]
In early 2011, Detective Robert Glenn Ford was sentenced to more than twelve years in prison for taking bribes from criminals. Ford was the detective who questioned the Norfolk 4 who were unjustly imprisoned for twenty years for rape and murder.[2] The men's lawyers said they had been intimidated into confessing by the police.[3]
In January 2014, a woman was mauled by a Norfolk police dog, requiring forty-three stitches. The police chief admitted his officers used excessive force and the city settled for almost $200,000.[4] Four policemen left the department as a result of this attack but were never charged.[5]
On 7 May 2016, Officer Justin Benson was driving at more than seventy miles per hour on city streets when he struck a car, killing its driver. The officer was violating the department's policy on the maximum speed to be used when responding to a call. He was not charged.[6] [7]
In July 2016, the City agreed to pay one and a half million dollars to settle a lawsuit involving a drunk driver who was shot by a policeman. The City did not admit any legal responsibility in the settlement.[8]
Since the establishment of the Norfolk Police Department, 39 officers have died in the line of duty.[9]
| Officer | Date of Death | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Officer John McNerney | Gunfire | ||
| Officer Rufus A. Hobbs | Animal Related | ||
| Officer Stonewall J. Taylor | Struck by vehicle | ||
| Officer Ashville T. Williamson | Gunfire | ||
| Officer Harvey J. Babb | Motorcycle accident | ||
| Officer Harry J. Charlton | Assault | ||
| Officer William L. Sherrod | Struck by streetcar | ||
| Officer Edward J. Vellines | Gunfire | ||
| Officer Daniel A. Weisbrod | Gunfire | ||
| Officer Joseph E. Johnson | Motorcycle accident | ||
| Officer Allen E. Lindsay | Motorcycle accident | ||
| Sergeant Benjamin H. Butts | Gunfire | ||
| Officer Jefferson R. Holland | Motorcycle accident | ||
| Officer John Franklin Harmann | Gunfire | ||
| Officer Arthur Herbert Barrett | Heart Attack | ||
| Officer Michael Aloisio | Motorcycle Accident | ||
| Officer Frank A. Davis | Gunfire | ||
| Officer Robert F. Dunn | Gunfire | ||
| Chief of Police John Fulton Woods | Automobile Accident | ||
| Detective George W. Perkins | Automobile Accident | ||
| Officer Daniel E. Hobbs | Automobile Accident | ||
| Officer Carlton J. Byrd | Motorcycle accident | ||
| Officer William Warren Lassiter | Struck by vehicle | ||
| Officer Louis E. Spry | Vehicle Pursuit | ||
| Officer Robert C. Hill | Automobile accident | ||
| Officer Benjamin E. Myrick | Motorcycle accident | ||
| Detective Robert Courtland Wash | Gunfire | ||
| Officer William Peterson | Struck by vehicle | ||
| Sergeant Robert J. Bouchard | Gunfire | ||
| Officer Lewis Willard Hurst Jr. | Gunfire | ||
| Officer Stephen Samuel Douros | Vehicular assault | ||
| Officer John C. Thomas III | Motorcycle accident | ||
| Officer Douglas Eric Drye | Gunfire | ||
| Police Officer William Henry Burtt | Gunfire | ||
| Police Officer James B. Gilbert | Gunfire | ||
| Police Officer Sheila Herring | Gunfire | ||
| Police Officer Stanley Cornell Reaves | Gunfire | ||
| Police Officer Seneca Bailey Darden | Gunfire (accidental) | ||
| Police Officer Brian Jones | Gunfire |