Virginia Beach will begin using "first responder" drones to fly out ahead of police officers to assess active crime scenes ...

Drones as first responders is a growing program in police departments across the country, and Virginia Beach will soon be the ...

The program, which will cost over $400,000 annually, will make a debut on the Oceanfront next year. It’ll help supplement the ...

The Virginia Beach Police Department is a step closer to using drones to help respond to incidents.  City Council voted ...

Virginia Beach City Council voted to approve funding for the Drone as a First Responder Pilot Program in which VBPD would use ...

Virginia Beach City Council on Tuesday provided initial funding for a drone program for police incident response at the Oceanfront.

Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate talks to the media on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Stephen M. Katz / The Virginian-Pilot) ...

Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate standing at a podium next to Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer speaks during a news conference on Feb. 22, 2025, about two officers who were shot to death ...

Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate said at a news conference on Saturday that officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reece were killed after stopping a vehicle for expired plates.

There was another individual in the vehicle with the suspect but no charges are expected, Neudigate said. The police chief and Virginia Beach Mayor Robert Dyer asked the public for patience as it ...

The driver, John McCoy III, 42, then shot both officers, and as they were on the ground wounded, he stood over them and shot them each a second time, Chief Paul Neudigate of the Virginia Beach ...