Lieutenant Thomas Peregrine didn’t have police work on his radar, but a visit by a former NNPD detective to Peregrine’s family-run nail salon started to set in motion a change of careers for the Hampton native.In this episode of Running Code, Lt. Peregrine talks about his unconventional career path, the camaraderie he’s formed at NNPD, and much more.▶ Click here to view the latest Running Code: https://youtu.be/rdgCUqte5i4💡 Remember to subscribe to youtube.com/NNPDMedia to see all our previous episodes and other video content from NNPD.🎧 All podcasts are also available in audio format wherever you get your podcasts: https://media.rss.com/runningcode/feed.xml.
NNPD Detective Kylee McDonough is the featured guest on Episode 40 of Running Code. In this podcast, she discusses her quick rise from patrol to investigations, her Newport News roots, and her love of travel.
NNPD Special Victims Unit supervisor Sgt. Steven Stepp is the next featured guest on our podcast, Running Code. Sgt. Stepp, who grew up in Newport News, always had a service-minded career in mind, and has thrived in several fast-paced roles at NNPD – including High Impact Patrol, Tactical Operations Unit and investigator prior to his current assigned in SVU. He talks about his journey thus far, his hobbies, and his advice for prospective officers in this show.
Officer Muhammad Powell from NNPD’s South Precinct is our next guest on Running Code. Officer Powell had an idea he wanted to be an officer when he was younger and became the only person in his immediate family not to join the military. Since, he has already taken on leadership role within his precinct and looks forward to continuing his family’s legacy of discipline and leadership.
Lieutenant Cornelius Webster, who currently oversees NNPD’s Training Academy, joins us for this edition of the Running Code podcast. This Newport News native talks about growing up in the city, his football playing and coaching background, and what he is doing now to help mold the future officers of NNPD.
Our next guest on Running Code is Captain Randy Cupp, a veteran of more than 20 years with NNPD. The long-time Newport News resident had the unique experience of growing up in the city, graduating from CNU and then getting to patrol and oversee many of the same neighborhoods he grew up in. Now, he oversees NNPD’s Special Investigations Division. He talks about his favorite assignments, his military experience, love for the city and much more in this episode.
Officer Tyson sits down in the hot seat for this edition of Running Code. A Portsmouth native, Officer Tyson is a recent graduate of NNPD’s Training Academy and serves the South Precinct. In this week’s show, she talks about her lifelong dream of becoming a police officer and her future goals.
Episode 34 of Running Code features Lt. Jessica Collins, who has served with NNPD for 23 years. Lt. Collins discusses her previous stint as a 911 dispatcher, some of her favorite assignments, her shenanigans with Lt. Morgan, and more. Also, Capt. Tietjens talks about his recent retirement and future plans.
Central Precinct Officer Valerie Donski, a native of Uzbekistan who also lived in Russia, is our guest in Episode 33 of Running Code. She talks about how she made her way to the U.S., tried many job roles before finding her true calling, all the while being a mom and entrepreneur. We also learn that she has an eclectic taste in music!
Officer Asya Handy was set to follow in her father’s footsteps and join the military. When she decided against that, it seemed serving as a law enforcement contractor and firearms instructor in her home town of Philadelphia was her path. But wanting something more, Officer Handy took a leap of faith and followed a friend down to Virginia and applied to join NNPD. Now thriving as a South Precinct patrol officer, she hasn’t looked back. Hear more about this Philly transplant’s story, plus more NFL trash talk and dog vs. cat banter, on this episode of Running Code!
Det. Alonza Sutton is always on the go, but this new detective in South Precinct stopped by long enough to join us for Episode 31 of Running Code. Det. Sutton talks about laterally transferring to NNPD one year ago, working on his doctorate, his role in the military, and his time with NNPD so far.
Master Police Officer Jeff Ferree wears many hats at NNPD – from patrolling midnight shift, to serving as a field training officer, to his work on the NNPD Marine Unit. He also spends much of his time mentoring youth in the city. The eight-year veteran of NNPD talks about all this and more in the 30th edition of our Running Code podcast.
Episode 29 of Running Code features South Precinct Patrol Officer Samantha Stamp. Officer Stamp discusses how being an officer was always her life-long dream, her prior stint in the Air Force, her love of training horses, and much more.
K9 Officer Nicholas Kelly is featured on the 28th edition of Running Code. Officer Kelly is the son of a former NNPD Assistant Chief who was also a K9 officer. In this show, Officer Kelly talks about his new four-legged partner, what it was like growing up the son of an NNPD officer and how it shaped his career goals.
Captain Terrence Dunbar has done a bit of it all in his lengthy professional career. From seeing the world, including jumping out of an aircraft as crew chief of the Golden Knights, to appearing on an episode of COPS with NNPD, this 20-year veteran of the Department has had a decorated career. He talks about these topics and much more in this edition of Running Code.
Valerie Atkinson, Public Safety Communications Supervisor from the Newport News Emergency Communications Center, is our guest on this episode of Running Code. A 25-year veteran of the 911 center, Atkinson discusses what led her to become a dispatcher, her most memorable call for service, why she enjoys training new dispatchers, what she still enjoys about her job and what it’s like being married to a police officer.
Chief Steve Drew is the guest for Episode 25 of Running Code. In his far-reaching conversation, Chief talks about his life growing up in Ohio, how his 30+ year career in law enforcement, his vision for NNPD and more. And he may make mention of his love of Ohio sports teams once or twice!
Captain Wayne Spencer is our guest for episode 24 of Running Code. Capt. Spencer is a 28-year veteran of NNPD, having served in a variety of roles with the department. In this show, he talks about his family’s history in law enforcement, his work in some key investigative roles with NNPD, his baseball background and police softball career, and much, much more.
Assistant Chief Eric Hires joins us for Episode 23 of the Running Code podcast. Chief Hires talks about his upbringing as a preacher’s kid in rural Georgia, his career in the military and transition to NNPD, leadership and learning, and much more in this latest show.
In this episode of Running Code, we meet Sgt. Andrew Lou from NNPD’s North Precinct and Tactical Operations Unit. In this wide-ranging conversation, Sgt. Lou talks about his Chinese heritage, his unexpected start to his law enforcement career, his love of fitness, canines and cosplay, and more.