As Norfolk learns it’s getting a new chief of police, members of the Norfolk chapter of the Virginia Police Benevolent Association are discussing the next steps.
Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot went from part of Norfolk’s search committee, vetting applicants for police chief, to the top contender for the job in a matter of weeks.
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Hampton Councilman Billy Hobbs called the way Norfolk hired Mark Talbot “tacky.” He took issue with Norfolk recruiting the city's police chief without first consulting the Hampton government.