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Paul W. Neudigate,
Police Chief
March 10, 2026
Police Staffing
•No actionable intelligence, social media, etc.
•Monitoring weather conditions, first warm weekend.
•50+ additional officers pulled from other areas of the City/OT
for supplemental staffing , 70+ total VBPD.
•Officers in view of where shooting occurred.
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Crowd Dynamics
•1,500-2,000 individuals descended on Oceanfront, primarily 1600-
1900 blocks of Atlantic, extremely congested.
•Approximately 60% clearly minors, 40% young adults.
•VBPD highly visible, actively moving crowds, breaking up fights,
arguments – Foot patrol, bikes, mounted, Trikes
•By 6:30 p.m., Atlantic shut down in both directions to flush
vehicle/pedestrians from roadway.
✓Officers on traffic posts/require assistance with traffic design/control from
other City departments.
✓Closure of 17th at Pacific severely limits ability to move traffic westbound
away from Atlantic.
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Shooting Incident
•Saturday night at 9:52 p.m., 1800 Atlantic Avenue.
•18-year-old male from Norfolk fired six shots at several individuals
after they tried to rob him of his firearm.
•Gunfire struck six uninvolved individuals.
•Charged with 18 felonies.
•Working to identify additional individuals, arrests pending.
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City Code § 23-2 – Curfew for minors
•Class 4 Misdemeanor
•It shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen (18) to be present on
any street, road, alley, avenue, park or other public place in the city, or in any
vehicle operating or parked thereon, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00
a.m., unless accompanied by the parent, guardian or other adult person having
the care, custody or control of such minor
•It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian or other adult person having the
care, custody or control of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) to permit,
allow or encourage such minor to be present on any street, road, alley, avenue,
park or other public place in the city, or in any vehicle operating or parked
thereon, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. in violation of the
provisions of subsection (a) of this section
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Curfew Exemptions for Minors
•Emergency errand reasonably necessary safeguard life, limb, property
•Lawful employment
•Attendance at specified engagement, religious services or
participation in any assembly or expressive activity protected by the
First Amendment
•Interstate travel through, beginning or terminating in City of Virginia
Beach
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Weekend Curfew Enforcement
•Began roving announcements starting at 10 p.m., via P.A.
•Enforcement began around 11:30
•37 minors detained (limited by staffing)
✓34 issued warnings and released to parents/guardians
✓Three arrested, two in possession of handguns
•Three other minors arrested Saturday night for firearm possession
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2024 Part 1 Violent Crime - Oceanfront
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4111
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Homicide Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
↓43.6%
Compared to 4-year
average (2020 – 2024)
↓32.7%
Compared to 2023
March 7, 2022
April 5, 2025
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April 25 through April 27, 2025:
✓Arrested 50+ individuals on over
200 charges, ranging from 14 to
53 years of age.
✓Seized 28 firearms
✓Three individuals shot
March 7, 2026
Social Media Posts
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Legislation Request
•Legislation for “Pop Up” events did not advance for
consideration by General Assembly.
✓Declare event gun free zone
✓Flexibility in curfew implementation for unaccompanied minors
✓Temporary speed reductions/enhanced traffic fines
✓Allow locality recover costs/fees from event organizers
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Imminent Threat Curfew
§ 15.2-925. Regulation, etc., of assemblies or movement of persons or
vehicles under certain circumstances; curfew;
A. Any locality may empower the chief law-enforcement officer to regulate,
restrict, or prohibit any assembly of persons or the movement of persons or
vehicles if there exists an imminent threat of any civil commotion or
disturbance in the nature of a riot which constitutes a clear and present
danger…
B. Any such action may include a curfew issued by the chief law-enforcement
officer, but in cities, such action shall be in concurrence with the city
manager and the mayor.
The action authorizing the curfew shall provide for reasonable efforts to inform
the public in advance of the curfew, which shall be valid for no more than 24
hours.
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For Council’s Consideration
•Approve imminent threat curfew legislation for
unaccompanied minors for remaining weekends in March.
✓7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
✓Similar exemptions to regular curfew for minors
•If additional weekend curfews are needed beyond March,
VBPD will brief the City Council accordingly prior to request.
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