Chesterfield County Police Department (Virginia)


The Chesterfield County Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 340,236 people within of jurisdiction within Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Chesterfield County Police Department, 5 officers have died in the line of duty.
OfficerDate of DeathDetails
Lamont Edwards
Wednesday, January 5, 1957
Automobile accident
John S. Thomas Jr.
Wednesday, October 29, 1969
Automobile accident
Craig William Rath
Thursday, May 27, 1999
Automobile accident
Ryan Eugene Cappelletty
Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Gunfire
Gary Jonathan Buro
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Gunfire

Incidents

In March 2019, a CCPD officer who was working as school resource officer with L.C. Bird High School was revealed to be the pledge coordinator for the white nationalist organization Identity Evropa. The CCPD has placed the officer on leave pending an investigation. He was promptly fired at the conclusion of the agency’s investigation.