Newport News Police Foundation

It is and we want to talk to you about one of the programs we are able to offer to our young people. Do you know what YAPC stands for?

Young Adult Police Commissioners program, or YAPC, provides a unique opportunity for the City's youth to learn about the police department and interact with officers. Members meet weekly to discuss current events and use their voices about issues that affect young people.

The YAPC consists of a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior from each high school in Newport News. Members have participated in a variety of activities, including field trips, community walks, City Council meetings, and more.

The Young Adult Police Commissioners program is coordinated by the Community & Youth Outreach Division and was launched in 2018.

You can make an impact on our youth with your donation today! See the comments for more information.

It’s Tuesday, September 24th and we are rolling so quickly through this month! Tuesday, but closer to Friday!! Make it a great day y’all!

Hey all!! It’s Megan here - It’s Monday, Sept 23rd. We are continuing our month long celebration of my birthday month!! Looking through photos I took a couple weeks ago and saw this one. Trying to get K9 Shiloh still for any photo was not going to happen. Put your captions in the comments! You know you instantly said in your dog/baby voice that’s a good doggy, you’re such a good doggy.

Megan here. It’s September 13th and we are still weeks away from one of the best days of the year. Today though is special because we have a pretty awesome thing happening. We will be able to share more in the coming days. Any guesses?

We have had such a busy day, but that’s an amazing thing! Continuing with we took a quick trip to NNPD North precinct where we met up with Sgt. Huling, Sgt. Webster, Ashley, Kaye, and Amos! Friends of Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter donated six chip readers, 2 for each precinct.

When you are trying to get that one photo with everyone paying attention and all the humans are looking….Meet Amos - he was OVER IT by this time!

We are continuing with THANK YOU to all of our supporters. We were able to provide Newport News Police Department with two power stations to use at community events. You too can get involved by meeting specific needs. Currently we need ice coolers for our events and camps that are hosted - check out our Amazon wishlist below!

It’s and we wanted to start by thanking two local businesses that donated to our pickleball tournament. Chad Ward, Bearded Realtor and Howser’s Creations LTD.

Contact Chad for all your real estate needs and Howser Creations can do all the engraving!

NEVER FORGET

Years later there are always more stories.

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There is just something majestic about these horses.

NEVER FORGET

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We will never forget.

Sometimes when we receive a donation a note or email comes along with it…..in Memory of Sgt. Gerald “Jerry” Loose.

I am getting ready to send a check as a donation from Jerry’s classmates – the Watkins Glen Central School Class of 1985, affectionately known as the “Brew Crew from 1985.” As I mentioned, after Jerry died, his best friends from high school decided to get together every year in Jerry’s honor and never let our friendship go years without seeing each other again. We have gathered the last three years on the same weekend in June to celebrate our good friend’s life. We play our annual “Born too Loose” Memorial Golf Tournament and drink Jerry’s favorite beer – Coors Light. We smoke a few ci**rs as well - Jerry’s thing. We plan to continue this tradition for as long as we can. We got together in Jerry’s hometown of Watkins Glen, NY the year that he died. This year, we traveled to Richmond, VA. Each year, we have had between 14 and 16 classmates attend the outing. Next year we will do the memorial in Watkins Glen because it is our 40th class reunion, and we intend to open it up to all of Jerry’s classmates. The following year it will be in Texas and the year after that, we hope to do it in Newport News. At each event, we raise money for a certain charity of the host’s choosing. We have donated to Jerry’s niece’s charity and to the Gorges Givers – a charity in Jerry’s hometown that donates money to women with cancer. This year we are donating to the Newport News Police Foundation in Jerry’s honor. We direct that the foundation use the money as it sees fit. This is an amazing thing that we are doing, and it is Jerry that has rekindled our love for each other. This is a very special thing that has come from his death. Jerry loved being a part of the Newport News Police Department and we know he became part of that family down there. I have attached a picture which depicts our group from the last three years. It is an absolute honor for us to make this donation on Jerry’s behalf.

We had such a great time today at the 1st Annual NNPF Pickleball Tournament. Tomorrow we will post all the photos but as we have been celebrating my birthday month I want to celebrate these amazing folks! These amazing volunteers made today’s event run so smoothly - thank you to Laine, Rob, Jeff, Hal, Anna, and Liz!!

It’s beginning to look like we might have an event happening tomorrow or something?!?! Even if you aren’t playing you can still come out and buy some raffle tickets, 50/50, and beach house vacay tickets! We will be at kiln creek golf club and resort tomorrow 8am til 2pm.

Megan here. It’s September 5th and we are still weeks away from one of the best days of the year. Today we just want to say how thankful we are for all of you! Thank you for your time, donations, and support. It’s and would be a great day to make sure you let our 1st Responders know how much you appreciate them.

Megan here….if you’ve been following along we are celebrating my birthday all month long. What a great present you have given us!! Why does it matter if we have followers? Well as we all know the almighty algorithm makes it mighty important. Also, we know you all love and support the Newport News Police Department and all the programs we are able to offer with your support. When you watch our reels, like or share a post or reel, comment - it helps us! Again something FREE to do that helps us in a big way. WE APPRECIATE YOU!

I’ve typed this post a couple times now and it just doesn’t get any easier to properly express our gratitude, our love and appreciation, as well as the sadness. Today we paid our final respects to Sgt Molly Clarke. Please continue to keep Sgt Clarke’s family and Newport News Police Department in your prayers especially in the weeks and months to come.

Megan here. It’s Tues Sept 3rd and if you’ve been following along we will be celebrating my birthday all MONTH long because…..well just because. Can we talk about some amazing news - we have 82 players registered to play in our 1st Annual Pickleball Classic this weekend! We are so excited and can’t wait to see everyone this weekend.

Wishing you all a Happy Labor Day!

Hello friends - Megan here again. It’s Monday, Sept 2nd. All month long we will be celebrating my brithday! Just in case you missed it yesterday just simply hit that follow and like button as my present! So simple and it’s free and who doesn’t like free?!?

Megan Stewart here, your Executive Director of Newport News Police Foundation, and it is time to celebrate MY birthday month. Yep, not just the one day and we won’t worry about my age, just the month! So join us this month as we celebrate! Where are all of our September babies?!?!

Easiest gift you could give is make sure you have hit the follow and like button here! Share with your family and friends too!

It is with a heavy heart we share the passing of Newport News Police Sgt Molly Clarke. Please keep her family and Newport News Police Department in your prayers.

With great sadness, we announce that Molly Ann Clarke, 33, of Yorktown, VA, passed away on August 28, 2024. Molly was born in Newport News, VA, graduated from Peninsula Catholic High School, and earned a degree in Criminal Justice from James Madison University. She served her community in numerous capacities as a dedicated and decorated Officer, Detective, and Sergeant of the Newport News Police Department. Off-duty, she and her wife, Heather Froneberger, built a home filled with love, family, fun, their adored rescue animals, and incredible backyard barbecues. Molly shared her kindness, hilarious sense of humor, love of sports, and selfless support with her family as well as friends old and new. She is survived by her wife Heather; children Nathan, Hope, Emma (son-in-law Sammai), Stella, Beatrice, Elias, Jamison, Ishmael, and Jorah; grandchildren Sionne, Camilo, and Alila; parents, Ken and Jan Clarke; brother, Brian; and sisters, Blaine and MaryBeth.
A memorial service for Molly will be held on Tuesday, September 3rd at 3pm at First Baptist Church, 12716 Warwick Blvd, Newport News, VA.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association at https://www.alz.org

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Molly A. Clarke SGT. MOLLY A. CLARKE, NNPD With great sadness, we announce that Molly Ann Clarke, 33, of Yorktown, VA, passed away on August 28, 2024. Molly was born in Newport News, VA, graduated from Peninsula Catholic High School, and earned a degree in Criminal Justice from James Madison University. She served....

We are officially less than a week away from our Pikcleball Classic Tournament!! We have a great opportunity for you, our followers, to help us using our Amazon wishlist. We’ve created a wishlist for items that we will use for door prizes/auction items. If you are able to purchase an item we would be so grateful!

Check out my list on Amazon

Sending a little extra love to SRO Blanchard as he celebrates his last first day of school!