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The Virgin Island Police Department's chief of police, Steven Phillip, didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for comment.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Each one is a little island of authority and if that chief of police of an island doesn't want help.
—Louis Casiano , Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Newsham left the department in January 2021 to become chief of police in Prince William County, Virginia.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
The 3-year-old daughter of Burlington’s chief of police was killed after she was attacked by a former drug detection K-9 Monday, according to a news release from the Kit Carson County Sheriff’s Office.
—Robert Garrison, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Each one is a little island of authority and if that chief of police of an island doesn't want help.
—Louis Casiano , Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Newsham left the department in January 2021 to become chief of police in Prince William County, Virginia.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
The 3-year-old daughter of Burlington’s chief of police was killed after she was attacked by a former drug detection K-9 Monday, according to a news release from the Kit Carson County Sheriff’s Office.
—Robert Garrison, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Chief of police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20police. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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