Virginia Beach takes next step to implement new Independent Citizen Review Board

City council voted to dissolve the existing panel to make way for the Independent Citizen Review Board by February 1st.

Author: Sarah Hammond

Published: 10:47 PM EST January 16, 2024

Updated: 11:14 PM EST January 16, 2024

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. —

Virginia Beach is taking the final step to installing a new level of police accountability in Virginia Beach. 

That next move happened during Tuesday night's city council meeting — dissolve the existing Investigation Review Panel (IRP) to make way for an 11-person board that will look at investigations of misconduct and abuses of authority within law enforcement agencies.