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Commonwealth27s attorney asks council for seven staff to run Family Justice Center after spike in aggravated domestic violence
Summary
Colette Petitchen, the city27s Commonwealth27s Attorney, requested seven new positions to staff a Family Justice Center and support victim services, citing a 113% increase in reported aggravated domestic violence and 19 recent strangulation incidents in 2026.
Colette Petitchen, the Commonwealth27s Attorney for the City of Richmond, asked the council to approve seven additional positions to staff a proposed Family Justice Center, saying the request responds to a sharp increase in severe domestic-violence reports.
"My name is Colette Petitchen. I'm the Commonwealth's attorney for the city of Richmond," Petitchen told the council. She requested a package of seven roles split between victim-witness advocates and attorneys:…
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