PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth Interim Police Chief Stephen Jenkins has now been hired to permanently lead the city's police department. Councilman DeAndre Barnes confirmed the hire to 13News Now ...

The Portsmouth Police Department secured national accreditation, highlighting its commitment to professional and accountable ...

Alongside police chaplains and other Portsmouth officials at a vigil Thursday night, Chief Stephen Jenkins spoke of the city’s 42 homicides in the past year and impacts of gun violence on the… ...

Shaun Jenkins was released from prison last fall after serving 19 years in connection with the death of his cousin, Stephen Jenkins, in 2001.

Wednesday night, Portsmouth's chief of police, Stephen Jenkins, held his most recent installment of his quarterly public forum to discuss crime in the city and how the department is working to ...

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins has dismissed the case against Shaun Jenkins for the 2001 murder of his cousin, Stephen Jenkins, acknowledging police and prosecutorial errors.