SUFFOLK, Va. — Right now, there are two police precincts in Suffolk, one near downtown and another in the northern part of the city.

Now the police chief says it’s time for a third precinct.

“I’m your Suffolk neighborhood reporter Jessica Davis, and the chief tells me the reason is because of the city’s growth.”

“When I became a Suffolk police officer, we had about 50,000 residents and now we’re over 100,000 residents,” Chief James Buie said.

With more people and more traffic, Buie says a new precinct is needed, preferably between Route 58 and 460 for a quicker response.

“We have Route 460 that’s going to increase traffic out there. The growth is just headed that way, and we need to have a precinct to get ahead of that to increase visibility,” Buie said.

The chief is looking near the

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