Albemarle County Police Foundation

Happy National Power Ring Day! Thank you Duck Donuts for helping us celebrate one of our favorite days of the year. 🖤💙 🍩

Sandro Gomez Photography shared his amazing talent with us today to provide Service Portraits for our officers. Many thanks to the area’s best photographer!

Congratulations to The Markets on the newest spot in Scottsville! What a great addition to the community.

Partners from Tiger Fuel, Albemarle County Police Department and Scottsville Police Department hold the first Coffee With A Cop at the new Market in the Town of Scottsville.

As we wind down Police Week, The Foundation would like to thank Insomnia Cookies (Charlottesville-UVA) for teaming up with us to treat our officers to delicious, warm cookies.

Congratulations to the newest members of Albemarle County Police Department! We are excited to have you join the family and we are grateful for your service. 🖤💙

We appreciate Duck Donuts for helping us celebrate Police Week with delicious power rings!

Just in time for Peace Officers Memorial Day...Albemarle County Police Department's new Memorial wall was installed today. In the shape of the County, these plaques display the names of the heroes who lost their lives.

Thank you to the Fraternal Order of Police Associates - Lodge 5 for hosting lunch and a memorial service in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. We are grateful for your partnership in remembering the local heroes who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.

On this day 3 of Police Week, the Foundation partnered with The Markets to treat Albemarle County Police Department to lunch! We sure do enjoy the Signature Sanwiches of this local treasure and we are grateful for the ongoing support of our men and women in blue! Respect.Honor.Remember. 💙🖤

Today, the Foundation hosted a smash burger bar from The Catering Outfit! We are grateful to all of our community partners who are helping us honor the County police during this special week as we recognize and remember those who currently serve and those who lost their lives in the line of duty. Cathcart Group Lakeside Apartments Carriage Hill Apartments The Reserve at Belvedere Mechums River Security and Geral & Doni Long

Thank you Card My Yard Charlottesville! We are grateful for your partnership in honoring our police officers! Albemarle County Police Department

Police Week kicks off today! Started in 1962 by President Kennedy, Police Week is a time to remember the officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice and "commemorate police officers, past and present, who by their faithful and loyal devotion to their responsibilities have rendered a dedicated service to their communities and, in so doing, have established for themselves an enviable and enduring reputation for preserving the rights and security of all citizens."

Be on the lookout for special events this week to honor Albemarle County Police Department and all of its officers.

It’s Animal Protection Officer Appreciation Week. The Foundation treated Albemarle County Police Department’s APOs to lunch in honor of their work to keep animals and humans in Albemarle County safe! Thank you Outback Steakhouse for taking such good care of the team!

We are thankful for our 911 dispatchers at Charlottesville, UVA, Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center! You don’t see them much but they are always there to keep our community and our officers safe! Albemarle County Police Department

With the help of UVA law students and several local estate planning attorneys, the Foundation has provided basic estate planning documents to over 60 Albemarle County police officers and civilian employees.
Albemarle County Police Department

The Foundation is pleased to present the 2024 Q1 Community Partner Award to The Markets! Thank you Gordon, Jeff, Maurice, Brandy and the entire Tiger Fuel team for supporting our officers and helping the Foundation build healthy police-community relationships. 🖤💙

A friendly reminder to move over. Help keep our law enforcement officers, and everyone, safe by making space and proceeding with caution. 🖤💙

** Information Release **

On Friday, March 1, 2024, at approximately 4:32 pm, officers with the Albemarle County Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash with no injuries off Interstate 64 on Rockfish Gap Turnpike.

Due to the crash, the westbound left lane of Rockfish Gap Turnpike was closed. ACPD patrol vehicles were stationary in the closed westbound lane with their emergency lights activated while a vehicle involved in the crash was being removed from the roadway by a wrecker.

At approximately 6:03 pm, a Chrysler minivan traveling off exit 107 on I-64 struck the rear of an officer's patrol vehicle that was parked with its emergency equipment activated. The impact from the crash caused the officer's vehicle to strike the rear of the vehicle being towed, which in turn struck the wrecker. The crash caused significant damage to all vehicles involved.

The officer was not in the vehicle at the time of the collision and was uninjured in the crash. The 63-year-old male driver from Culpeper, Va., was also uninjured and was charged with reckless driving (§46.2-852).

While no one was injured in this incident, ACPD would like to take this opportunity to remind the community of Virginia's "Move Over" Law. When approaching a stationary vehicle displaying flashing red, blue, or amber lights or that has activated its hazard warning lights, Virginia law requires that the driver of any motor vehicle move over by making a lane change not adjacent to the stationary vehicle. If changing lanes is unreasonable or unsafe, proceed with caution and maintain a safe speed.

Traffic-related incidents are a leading cause of death for law enforcement officers, and we encourage everyone to take a simple step toward safety—move over when you see flashing lights on the roadside.

Last night the Foundation and Albemarle County Police Department honored the heroes who saved 17 lives in the County over the last year. We also recognized 11 Department promotions ranging from Sergeant to Lieutenant Colonel. Thank you to The Catering Outfit and One Creative Cookie for making the celebration extra special.

Thank you to Elanco and Charlottesville Veterinary Hospital for teaming up to keep Albemarle County Police Department’s four legged officers healthy! We appreciate you! 🖤💙

While we are grateful for these School Resource Officers every day, the Foundation treated them to lunch yesterday in honor of SRO appreciation day! Thank you for keeping the students, teachers and our community safe! 🖤💙

Happy Valentine’s Day! It was a treat to show the love for our local heroes with help from Chick-fil-A Pantops.

Curious about the functions of ACPD? Want to meet some of the Department’s leaders and officers? Apply for the upcoming Citizens Police Academy.

Apply Now for the 2024 Citizens Police Academy! General County News Thursday, February 8, 2024 Apply Now for Albemarle County Police Department's 2024 Citizens Police Academy The Albemarle County Police Department is excited to announce the

Many thanks to Greenbrier Emergency Animal Hospital for the donation of leashes for every ACPD officer! We appreciate this community partner for helping keep our officers and four legged friends stay safe. Albemarle County Police Department

ACPD officers are "going for the cold" to support Virginia Special Olympics. Several officers will make the Polar Bear Plunge in Virginia Beach on February 3rd. Help them provide free year-round sports, competitions, leadership opportunities and health services to more than 21,000 athletes of all abilities.

Please consider supporting Team ACPD by making a donation:

Donate to 2024 Virginia Beach Polar Plunge You'll feel all warm inside (well, not literally) when you gather your friends and Go for the Cold. Experience the thrill of Plunge - and the satisfaction of supporting over 21,000 Special Olympics Virginia athletes!

Please join the Foundation in celebrating Richard Hewitt. For over 10 years, Richard Hewitt has been a loyal supporter of the Albemarle County Police Department. He served as a member and the chair of the Albemarle County Police Department’s Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC). Mr. Hewitt also has been instrumental in the development of the Public Safety Operations Center, a state-of-the-art facility that houses the County’s fire rescue, and police operations. Through this partnership, the Albemarle County Police Department is able to enhance the way it provides services to our community. Lastly, Richard has been a long time supporter of the Foundation. As Richard steps down from his role on the CAC, please join me in thanking Richard for his unwavering and steadfast support of the Department, Foundation, officers and community! Thank you, Richard.

Please join me in honoring Mark Wood, the 2023 Community Relations Award winner.

This external award recognizes any community member or local business that has made exceptional contributions to improve community relations with the Albemarle County Police Department. This year's recipient, Mark, owner of the Putt Putt Fun Center, has contributed to strong police-community relations over a long period. For years, Mark has donated his venue and staff for the Foundation's "Putt Putt with Police" event, the largest annual Department community engagement event. Over the last 6 years, Mark Wood and his family have generously donated their Fun Center and their employees’ time, creating the opportunity for police officers to engage with thousands of members of our community.

We are so grateful for the continued partnership from this year’s Community Relations Award winner! Congratulations, Mark.

Please join the Foundation in celebrating Officer Brian Jones, the 2023 winner of the L.F. Wood Community Service Award.

Officer Jones is a leader in building community relationships. When crime increased in a local neighborhood, Officer Jones partnered with his colleagues, members of the business community and the Foundation to establish regular events at the apartment complex with the goal of building trust and ongoing relationships. While Officer Jones was initially faced with reluctance, his persistence has succeeded in the creation of trusting partnerships and a reduction of crime in the area. Congratulations, Officer Jones and thank you for all you do to keep Albemarle County safe.

Please join the Foundation in celebrating Jason Scarlata, the winner of the 2023 Professionalism Award.

Jason embodies professionalism, selfless service and the values of the Albemarle County Police Department. Not only did Jason work several complex, major crime scenes for evidence but he also prepared the entire Unit for audit all while learning the role of the property room manager after the sudden departure of his predecessor. Jason puts others' needs ahead of his own and is always willing to help accomplish the mission of the agency. Congratulations, Jason, we are grateful for your service!