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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Rights and Responsibilities
Where to send a FOIA Request or questions regarding FOIA:
Ashland Police Department
FOIA Officer: Chip Watts
601 England Street
Ashland, VA 23005
Telephone: 804-798-1227
Fax: 804-798-8739
E-mail: FOIA@ashlandpolice.us
The Ashland Police Department maintains records that deal with day to day operations. Those day to day records include, but are not limited to:
1) FR-300 (accident reports for those involved or financially interested parties);
2) Traffic Citations;
3) Certain Incident Reports;
4) Limited Information Regarding Criminal Arrests.
Any individual can request information. A request for records can be made by U.S. Mail, fax, e-mail, in person, or over the phone. FOIA does not require that your request be in writing, nor do you need to specifically state that you are requesting records under FOIA. If you would like to make a FOIA request in writing, a form can be downloaded by clicking here.
For a full explanation of Freedom of Information Act Rights and Responsibilities click here.
For APD’s Crime Statistics and our CrimeReports mapping feature providing information for reports taken in Ashland for the last six months, click here.
Resources
View recent Ashland Police Department press releases below. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the new press releases. If you do not have Acrobat installed, you can download it for free from Adobe.
2022 Press Releases
04.25.22 Ashland Train Day Traffic Alert
03.17.22 Ashland PD Investigates Hit & Run Crash Involving Pedestrian
02.25.22 Ashland PD Requests Assistance with Cold Case Homicide on 20th Anniversary
01.15.22 Ashland PD Issues Missing Child Alert
01.10.22 Ashland Police Seek Assistance in Identifying Possible Larceny Suspects
2021 Press Releases
12.29.21 Ashland PD Makes Arrest in Shooting
11.17.21 Ashland PD Missing Child Alert/Child Found Safe
10.15.21 Ashland PD Seeks Community's Assistance in Identifying Suspect
07.21.21 Ashland PD Investigates Shooting Incident
06.14.21 APD's Summer Pedestrian Safety Tips
05.04.21 APD Missing Person Alert/Missing Person Found Safe
04.09.21 Ashland PD Missing Child Alert/Missing Child Found Safe
04.02.21 APD Warns of Scammers Using APD's Phone Number
03.29.21 APD Receives CALEA Re-Accreditation
03.01.22 APD Seeks Assistance with Cold Case Homicide
02.23.21 APD Issues Missing Person Alert
01.17.21 APD Investigates Posting of Hate Symbols
01.08.21 APD Conducts Death Investigation
2020 Press Releases
12.08.20 APD Makes Drug Distribution Arrest
08.31.20 APD Makes Drug Distribution Arrest
08.06.20 APD Seeks Assistance Identifying Robbery Suspect
04.02.20 APD Seeks Help Identifying Counterfeit Currency Suspects
03.16.20 Ashland PD Investigates Bank Robbery
02.28.20 APD Seeks Assistance With Cold Case Homicide
2019 Press Releases
02.13.19 Ashland Police Investigate Accident Involving Pedestrians
02.08.19 Ashland Police Seek Assistance Identifying Credit Card Fraud Suspects
03.01.22 APD Seeks Assistance with Cold Case Homicide
2020 Press Releases