Richmond’s police chief caught going nearly 30 over posted speed limit
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Richmond's Police Chief was caught going nearly 30 mph over the posted speed limit on Wednesday. During the Richmond Police Department's annual crime briefing for 2024 on Thursday, Jan. 16, Police Chief Rick Edwards shared that he was recently pulled over for speeding. According to Edwards, the incident took place on Wednesday, Jan. 15. He was driving his police car southbound on Lee Bridge, on his way to a work-related meeting, when he was pulled over by a Richmond officer. Edwards said that, after learning of how fast he'd been driving, he asked the officer's supervisor to call him to police headquarters. Some Richmond-area Chick-fil-A restaurants to give free chicken sandwiches to guests "He came here [and] he informed me that I was going 61 miles an hour in a 35 [mph zone], Edwards said. "So I asked him to issue me a summons." He then held that summons up for the room to see. Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards holding up a summons he received for speeding. (Photo: Mark Morales/8News) "So it's important for me [and] it's important for our community to slow down," Edwards said. "And I will deal with the consequences of this." Edwards added that he wanted this news to come from himself, not from another source, hence his choosing to share it during the crime briefing.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Richmond's Police Chief was caught going nearly 30 mph over the posted speed limit on Wednesday.
During the Richmond Police Department's annual crime briefing for 2024 on Thursday, Jan. 16, Police Chief Rick Edwards shared that he was recently pulled over for speeding.
According to Edwards, the incident took place on Wednesday, Jan. 15. He was driving his police car southbound on Lee Bridge, on his way to a work-related meeting, when he was pulled over by a Richmond officer.
Edwards said that, after learning of how fast he'd been driving, he asked the officer's supervisor to call him to police headquarters.
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"He came here [and] he informed me that I was going 61 miles an hour in a 35 [mph zone], Edwards said. "So I asked him to issue me a summons."
He then held that summons up for the room to see.
Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards holding up a summons he received for speeding. (Photo: Mark Morales/8News)
"So it's important for me [and] it's important for our community to slow down," Edwards said. "And I will deal with the consequences of this."
Edwards added that he wanted this news to come from himself, not from another source, hence his choosing to share it during the crime briefing.
