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01/12/2021
Northern Virginia, VA… The Northern Virginia Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Committee is pleased to announce the creation of the Northern Virginia Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT).
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The purpose of this team is to investigate critical incidents involving law enforcement officers within the cooperating jurisdictions. The team is comprised of seasoned criminal detectives, crime scene technicians, and commanders from the 11 participating agencies . The Chief Executive Officer of each participating agency in Northern Virginia will have the option of calling upon this multi-jurisdictional team to investigate incidents within their localities. These incidents include but are not limited to; law enforcement involved shootings, any action taken by law enforcement which results in the death or a life-threatening injury of a person in the performance of an officer/deputy s duties, in custody deaths, and law enforcement officer suicides.
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Northern Virginia police gree to investigate one another s officer shootings; 3 large departments decline to participate
Tom Jackman, The Washington Post
Jan. 13, 2021
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1of3Herndon Police Chief Maggie DeBoard speaks at a news conference on Jan. 12, 2021, announcing a Critical Incident Response Team for police shootings in Northern Virginia.Washington Post photo by Tom JackmanShow MoreShow Less
2of3Manassas City Police Chief Douglas Keen speaks at a Jan. 12, 2021, news conference announcing the formation of the Critical Incident Response Team for police shootings.Washington Post photo by Tom JackmanShow MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON - A group of 11 suburban Northern Virginia police departments said Tuesday it has launched a Critical Incident Response Team to handle the investigations of police shootings, in-custody deaths and officer suicides in one another s departments, allowing a group of detectives unrelated to the i
Veteran detectives from 11 police departments will form a team, without a detective from the agency involved in the shooting, to conduct an impartial probe.
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