Petersburg VA Police Jail is located in the city of Petersburg, Virginia which has a population of 32,420 (as of 2016) residents. Prisoners are housed in separate areas depending on the crimes they committed, their current risk assessment, and their behavior. This facility is currently under the supervision of Acting Police Chief William C. Rohde and houses male and female offenders.

If you have a family or loved one that is currently incarcerated at Petersburg VA Police Jail, the first thing you should do is contact the prison for information on the inmate. Based on the information you are provided, you would then contact either a criminal defense lawyer or a bail bond service. They will provide you with vital information which can be used to defend an individual and in a lot of cases get them released from detention while awaiting trial.

Petersburg VA Police Jail Facility and Inmate Contact Information:

Phone Number to Reach this Facility is:

804-732-4222

Fax Number for Petersburg VA Police Jail is:

804-863-2738

Send Mail to the Facility (not inmates):

Petersburg VA Police Jail
37 E. Tabb St.
Petersburg, VA 23803

To Send Mail to an Inmate at Petersburg VA Police Jail:

(please get a list of acceptable mail from the facility)

Petersburg VA Police Jail
Inmate Name, Inmate ID #
37 E. Tabb St.
Petersburg, VA 23803

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Recent News for Petersburg Virginia Police Department:

January 27, 2017 -  PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Petersburg Police are swinging to the general population for help getting a man blamed for disfiguring, tormenting and executing youthful puppies. The scene police reacted to the previous summer was frightful. They are presently contacting people in general trying to put the man they say is mindful, Brandon Gillie, in a correctional facility. "He constrained them to swallow a few things, including sparklers and toxic substance," Detective Thomas Ewers with the Petersburg Police Department said. In any case, the torment didn't stop there, police say. While the puppies were still alive, Gillie dismantled and disfigured the canines. Everything occurred in the back yard of a now surrendered trailer. "He cut their bodies open, and when he cut their bodies open, he likewise attempted to paste it back together," Ewers said. "He put stick over the mutts' appearances, including their gag, I figure in an endeavor shield the puppies from being boisterous or attempting to choke out them." The mutts were left beyond words. Police say the entire episode more likely than not occurred through the span of a few hours. The man's female accomplice found the mutts and called the police to report it. She is no longer participating with experts, police stated, and Gillie stays on the run. "This is most likely the more awful case I've seen or known about since I've been an analyst," Detective Ewers said.