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On September 16, Liu responded to a welfare check in Reston on Sydney Wilson, who was reported to be in an agitated state.

Body cam footage shows Wilson slashing at Liu with a kitchen knife. He attempted to de-escalate, then shot Wilson 3 times, killing her.
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Peter Tzu Lung Liu See detailed information about Peter Tzu Lung Liu, Police Officer of the Fairfax County Police.

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.
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Virginia cop busted for allegedly handcuffing victim, touching her inappropriately A member of the Prince William County Police Department has been arrested following an ongoing investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct while on duty.

Clinton was arrested for allegedly handcuffing victim and touching her inappropriately.
www.fox5dc.com/news/police-...

James Clinton See detailed information about James Clinton, Police Officer of the Prince William County Police.

This week Open Oversight Virginia is spotlighting James Thomas Clinton of Prince William County Police Department.
openoversightva.org/officers/5836

Culpeper ex-sheriff's trial postponed after panic attacks, judge says Former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins’ trial on federal bribery, fraud and conspiracy charges was postponed Thursday until mid-December after the judge said Jenkins suffered panic attacks.

Jenkins trial was set for last month but was delayed after Jenkins was admited to the hospital for panic attacks.
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...

United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh: “Our elected officials are expected to uphold the rule of law, not abuse their power for their own personal, financial gain.” www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr...

Virginia Sheriff Flew First Class to Pick Up Fugitives Out of State A Virginia sheriff traveled first class to pick up fugitives out of state, including trips to Las Vegas and San Diego, the News4 I-Team found.

Additionally Jenkins also flew first class to Las Vegas to extradit a man wanted for grand larency. Jenkins wound up staying that the MGM Grand Casio for 3 nights. $3500 for the trip.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f....

Scott Howard Jenkins See detailed information about Scott Howard Jenkins, Culpeper County Sheriff of the Decertified, Dismissed, & Wandering Ex-Police.

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

“The starkest commonality is that five of the seven incidents involved a person experiencing some type of mental health crisis," according to the report.
mountvernongazette.com/news/2023/ju...

Fairfax County Police Department is the largest jurisdiction in Virginia. Last year, Mercia Hobson from the Mount Vernon Gazette notes a significant uptick of FCPD shootings since 2021 and cited a review released a month before the Lemagne shooting.
mountvernongazette.com/news/2023/ju...

Officers won't face charges for killing man who attacked another officer More than a year after the attack turned shooting, Commonwealth's Attorney Descano announced that the responding officers would not face charges.

Last week Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano announced that the responding officers would not face charges.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...

Christopher Charles Grubb See detailed information about Christopher Charles Grubb, Police Officer II of the Fairfax County Police.

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

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

While Virginia has laws that passed in 2021 that stopped law enforcement from pretextual stops like broken taillights or tinted windows, law enforcement can still stop a driver if they observe them with an unlawful lift due to law that pass unanimously in 2022.
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Virginia State Police Trooper Y. D. Lynch racial profiling and Harassment in Exmore, VA on 5/9/2024! YouTube video by NEWSNOWDC

Earlier this year, Trooper Lynch issued a citation to a driver of a squatted truck. The person who originally filmed the stop is a TikToker named "04.z71.cj" with over 36,000 followers and the original TikTok video got over 12 million views.
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Yuridia Diaz Lynch See detailed information about Yuridia Diaz Lynch, Trooper II of the Virginia State Police (VSP).

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

Richmond police officer convicted for using police computer to track woman from dating app An officer with the Richmond Police Department was convicted of computer invasion of privacy after he reportedly used a police computer to find the address of a woman he met on a dating app.

Last month, Wright pleaded no contest to one of the charges. Wright used a police computer to find the address of a woman, called “C.T.” in court documents, who he met on Tinder. He then proceeded to contact C.T., claiming that he was a Richmond Police detective.

www.wric.com/news/local-n...

Leary Thaddeus Wright See detailed information about Leary Thaddeus Wright, Police Officer of the Richmond Police Department.

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

Ex-officer not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Tysons mall killing A former Fairfax County police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed shoplifting suspect outside a mall in Northern Virginia last year was acquitted Friday evening of involuntary manslaughter. The j...

Shifflett will be sentenced Feb. 28. He faces one to five years in prison.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/n...

Wesley G. Shifflett See detailed information about Wesley G. Shifflett, Fired for Misconduct of the Decertified, Dismissed, & Wandering Ex-Police.

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

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