On Friday January 17th Crime Solvers Virginia Beach hosted an officer installation and Awards luncheon. Mayor Dyer installed five Executive Officers for the board.

Ross Forster, Chairman

Theresa Orr, Vice Chair

Dan Edwards, Treasurer

Toni Guagenti, Secretary

Mary Kaye Tyson, Financial Coordinator

 

Thank you everyone for taking on this volunteer position. We know you will do a wonderful job and we appreciate you.

Meet the Executive Board

 

 

The Awards

 

Virginia Beach Crime Solvers Clyde D. Hathaway Memorial Reward

The Nominations

There were multiple officers nominated for this award.

Second Precinct Crime Suppression Squad. Detective Gary Cordingley, Detective Michael Smith, Detective Sydney Stephens, Officer Scott Klepacz, Officer Tyler DeSena, and Officer Christopher Grimm for their outstanding job in investigating several tips that lead to 19 arrests, seizure of drugs and firearms and arrest of a fugitive that was on the run for eight years.

Detective Ewell Pittman for his successful investigation and arrest of a suspect in an assault.  As a direct result of a Crime Solvers tip, the suspect was identified and located.

Detective Gerald Dalina for his quick resolution of a robbery with a firearm.  A tip was received with a possible identity of the suspect.  Dalina investigated, made a positive identity, and an arrest in just a few days’ time.

Award presented by Chief Paul Neudigate  & Mike Carey, Past Chair.  

The winner is

VBPD Homicide Unit: 

 

Homicide Unit. Sergeant Jessica Hosang, Detective Chris Jachimiak, Detective Angela Murphy, Detective (now Sergeant) Michael Koch, Detective Julia Heward, Detective Erica Lewis, Detective Amy Edwards, Detective Zachary Kubera, Detective John Sullivan, Officer Ward Cherry, and Detective Timothy Lyons (currently deployed).  For their outstanding job of solving 100% of Virginia Beach Police Homicide cases in 2024, with several of these cases being assisted in closure by Crime Solvers tips.

Virginia Beach Crime Solvers Charles R. Wall SRO Award (School Resource Officer)

Presented by Chief Paul Neudigate and Marion Wall. Presented to Officer Michael B Burney. Officer Burney has served over seven years as the SRO for Renaissance Academy.

 

Commonwealth’s Attorney Prosecutor’s Award

Presented to Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney David Talmage

 

Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office Recognition Award

Presented to Master Deputy II (Sergeant-Select) Jalen Cameron

 

 

 

 

Thank you to our Mayor Bobby Dyer, Chief Paul Neudigate, and News 13’s Dan Kennedy.

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Since 1982, Virginia Beach Crime Solvers has received 42,014 anonymous tips. These tips have resulted in  8,354  arrests and 17,297 solved crimes.  Tips to Crime Solvers has recovered over $43,517,144 in narcotics, Illegal cash & stolen property.

Virginia Beach Crime Solvers has approved $1,380,879 in cash rewards to anonymous tipsters. Zero tax dollars are used to pay rewards!

 

End of year 2024:  Virginia Beach Crime Solvers received 899 anonymous tips. With our tipsters help we solved 91 cases. Made 49 arrests. Authorized $19,095 in rewards to tipsters. Recovered $97,876 in stolen property, cash and drugs.  Removed 8 illegal handguns from the street.  

Thank you.