chief phillip broadfoot says the cash will come in the department's budget. after police arrested israel cunningham after shoplifting. a chase ended in roanoke where police found his car abandoned on west side boulevard. after another foot pursuit, police arrested cunningham and charged him with grand larceny and felony eluding. >>> bedford school officials met last night with an architectural team designing the middle school. it was not enough to get them the money set aside for the project. they're hoping the board of supervisors approves the new range of just under $46 million. >> this school is the last 50-plus year. and we've got the chance to for >> danner: overcrowded skyrocketing costs. these are some reasons why democrats and republicans are joining to solve the problem of our criminal justice system. >> reporter: you could call it a washington anomaly, democrats and republicans working together. >> i have a gratitude to the republicans that are behind me. >>reporter: the legislation focuses on reducing the mandatory prison terms for some non-violent

i spoke to chief phillip broadi spoke to chief phillip broadfoot and he tells me more patrols would be a better option because a precinct would not be efficient. >> takes the officer off of the beat and out of the area, and there is one less officer to actually run the radio calls. >> we just think is an opportunity to make things even safer, if you will. and, you know, mitigate any potential neglect history that could happen down the road. >> reporter: now chief broadfoot precinct in 2003 but too expense stove run and was just not effective. they do have one on green street though. coming up at 6:00, the chief's plan to step up patrol. live in danville, tola adamson, abc 13 news. >>> i am will stafford. we saw some sunshine out there for today. that coastal storm, that dropped all the rain out toward the coastal areas on its way to yesterday. moved its way to the northeastern states. that has dumped a lot of snowfall in areas around massachusetts and also around maine. no snow like that for us tonight. clear, crisp and seasonably chilly. overnight temperatures at least through midnigh

phillip broadfoot/danv ille police chief: "there's a desire to make sure that the police department has the necessary resources and one of the problems we run into is staffing." of course, we will have full our newscast at 11. in danville, colter anstaett, wsls 10. should cameras be placed in classrooms where special education students are taught? legislation is moving through the virginia statehouse that could do just that. wsls 10's ananda rochita is live in the studio. ananda -- i understand there are some questions about confidentiality when it comes to this bill ... that's exactly what twila brown .... the director of special education for rockbridge county public schools brought up. according to the bill ... recordings are confidential and only released to people involved in investigating a documented incident. cameras would be installed if a parent or school board employee requested them. in addition ... all school personnel and parents would receive a written notice prior to cameras installed and if a parent is against them. however that's not enough for brown. she says the scho

danville police chief phillip broadfoot tell us it is almost impossible to be fully staffed. more officers will be a big help. broadfoot say the money to hair them will come from what is left over in the department's budget which is around 300,000. >>> danville police and the danville regional medical center want to make sure you feel safe, they are holding free safety and crime prevention classes next month. those classes will be at dnrc on march 3, 10 and 31 at noon. it comes after one of the hospital's doctors was shot earlier this month while walking home from work. no arrests have been made in this case. >>> the bedford county commonwealth attorney could be stepping into a new position, a candidate for the district harold black retires at the end of next month. the virginia legislature will have to make the final decision after being through the process. in virginia, judges are elected by a vote of the legislatures within the general assembly. to be considered is an honor. >>> the virginia supreme court is considering whether to intervene on behalf of landowners fight th

told will chief phillip broadfoot says the department is short of staff almost every day. so right now, he is working with city council to take left over money from the department's yearly budget and hire four more officers. chief "but the end result is we will be more fully staffed than we have ever been in the past." broadfoot contines to stand by what he calls a holistic approach to leadership and reducing crime. chief- "the economic development, it encompasses schooling, health care all of those things and when all of those things are working together and functioning well then you see a significate decrease in crime." in danville, danielle staub wdbj7. danville regional ceo says the hospital will be hosting a prayer and a neighborhood walk this friday. for more details on the walk, head to wdbj7 dot com. a follow up now: several parents in montgomery county are relieved today after the school board overturned its decision to change school start times. now, schools won't be opening any earlier. the school board heard from parents for months about concerns with proposals

danville police chief phillip broadfoot says.. the money will come from what's leftover in the department's budget. 3 pattie tight not every theft from a store involves money. these wisconsin police officers looked like they had to choke back a couple laughs while recovering two giant stuffed teddy bears. the daring rescue was all caught on police dashcam. it happened last week in the town of wauwatosa. authorities there say two women stole the bears, along with chocolates from a local drugstore. police later stopped the suspects' vehicle, arrested the women and saved the bears. it's not clear 3 mona still to come on good morning virginia... fans of harry potter have the chance to hear the movies like never before... the details in today's showbiz news. pattie and... >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, please listen carefully. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. it's a rate lock for your life insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. many policies don't have one but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the colon