City manager says the city has evidence of threats of violence in the city.
Protests continue Wednesday in Fredericksburg
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Praying for peace in Spotsylvania
PHOTOS: Protests are planned in Spotsylvania on Thursday. In advance, some county pastors prayed with Sheriff Roger Harris, his command staff and other members of the Sheriff’s Office.
1st Sgt Shaun Jones: “In order to make a difference we need to do it peacefully.”
VIDEO: The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office prayed on Wednesday afternoon with some county pastors. 1st Sgt. Shaun Jones spoke to the group:
Falmouth Bridge protester arrested in Stafford
The Stafford Sheriff's Office says the suspect who broke a car window, spreading glass onto a one-year old child during a protest on the Falmouth Bridge on Monday evening has been arrested. Police say they were called the bridge Monday night with the report that the...
A message from Spotsylvania Sheriff Roger Harris
VIDEO: Sheriff Harris says more investment in police training and recruiting.
Videos and photos from Tuesday’s Fredericksburg demonstrations
Peaceful demonstrations during the day were followed by arrests before curfew
Pledging to talk and listen
PHOTOS: Talking to each other….and listening. All sides promise to do more it after Market Square rally in Fredericksburg.
More arrests in the city last night
City Police say a promising day ends with arrests
“We are Fredericksburg”
VIDEO: Hundreds gathered in Market Square in downtown Fredericksburg Tuesday night to push for change and listen to local officials.
Jarvis Bailey: “Claim your place in history, right now.”
VIDEO: Powerful. City School Board member Jarvis Bailey address protesters in Market Square in downtown Fredericksburg.
City Police join protesters in march around Fredericksburg
VIDEO: Fredericksburg Police joined protesters as they marched downtown. Video courtesy Facebook Live from Hyperbole and John Sims
The police chief and mayor speak to protesters
VIDEO: Fredericksburg Police Chief Brian Layton and Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw spoke to protesters in Market Square downtown. The message: Black Lives Matter.
City Police Captain Betsy Mason addresses protesters
VIDEP: Captain Mason spoke in Market Square Tuesday afternoon
From King George Sheriff Chris Giles
“What happened in Minneapolis sickens me to my core. What happened there contradicts everything that my Deputies and I took an oath to stand for”
Peaceful protest in Culpeper
Protesters gather with police in Culpeper
Protest on the Falmouth Bridge
VIDEO: Stafford Sheriff’s Office describes what they declared an unlawful assembly that involved a car with a one year old child
Nyesha Wilson: “Protesting is supposed to make change”
VIDEO: At a peaceful march and rally in front of the Stafford Courthouse, Nyesha Wilson advocated for changes in America. “The system needs a revamp.”
Stafford Courthouse march and rally calls for justice and change
PHOTOS: Peaceful march and rally held Monday afternoon in Stafford
City declares curfew
No person is authorized to be in public between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. beginning June 1st, 2020 and ending June 3, 2020.
Some perspectives from last night’s protests in Fredericksburg
Police used tear gas twice last night in the city of Fredericksburg.
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