CPD Chief Michael Kochis

Yeah, we're talking with Chief of Police in the city of Charlottesville.

Chief Michael Kochis is with us.

A search warrant executed on Madison Avenue just off of Rose Hill Drive near Burley Middle School yesterday with the 3A Task Force for Drug Distribution and Gang Activity.

And the other part to that, Chief, I don't know how many of us really think about the scope of distribution.

So we say networks and, and tied to gang activity in central Virginia.

Clearly it is an issue when that level of law enforcement response is warranted.

Is, is it broader than the average person is aware of that of what you guys are dealing with?

Yeah.

I mean, we're always trying to look to, to identify the organization, um, involved, uh, behind the distribution of, of any type of illegal narcotics.

And so, you know, I don't have any details about what was seized from inside the house or anything like that, but, um, I can tell you that it's just, it's part of a larger investigation.

And so, um, and that's what the, and that's what the focus is, right? You want to, you want to try to work your way up the organization, make sure folks that who, uh, who are struggling from substance use disorder and get the help they need.

They typically don't need incarceration.

They typically need help, right? but the folks who are bringing this stuff into our communities and trafficking, those folks need to be held accountable.

Yeah, we're talking with Chief of Police in the city of Charlottesville.

Chief Michael Kochis is with us.

A search warrant executed on Madison Avenue just off of Rose Hill Drive near Burley Middle School yesterday with the 3A Task Force for Drug Distribution and Gang Activity.

And the other part to that, Chief, I don't know how many of us really think about the scope of distribution.

So we say networks and, and tied to gang activity in central Virginia.

Clearly it is an issue when that level of law enforcement response is warranted.

Is, is it broader than the average person is aware of that of what you guys are dealing with?

Yeah.

I mean, we're always trying to look to, to identify the organization, um, involved, uh, behind the distribution of, of any type of illegal narcotics.

And so, you know, I don't have any details about what was seized from inside the house or anything like that, but, um, I can tell you that it's just, it's part of a larger investigation.

And so, um, and that's what the, and that's what the focus is, right? You want to, you want to try to work your way up the organization, make sure folks that who, uh, who are struggling from substance use disorder and get the help they need.

They typically don't need incarceration.

They typically need help, right? but the folks who are bringing this stuff into our communities and trafficking, those folks need to be held accountable.