The Blacksburg Police Department is sad to announce the passing of retired Chief of Police William “Bill” H. Brown. Chief ...

The longest-serving and the first Black chief of the Columbus ... family and said that his tenure paved the way for Black police officers in key positions within the Columbus Division of Police.

Former Blacksburg Police Chief Bill Brown, a trailblazer for black officers in the New River Valley, is remembered for his ...

A funeral date has been set for former Columbus police Chief James Jackson ... He joined the division in 1958 and became its first Black officer to hold the position of chief.

Brown, led to days of protests in 2020, not long after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

Benjamin Thornton stood with his back against a wall, pistol drawn, surrounded by a gang of thieves, pickpockets and ...