: Night WatchTuesday, October 6th, 2026Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Virginia2:00 amSilence surrounds the night; the air has a cold heart. No cars are roaming the streets or a person in sight. All of the stores are closed. The nearby neighbors are sound asleep. The sidewalks are filled with trash. Feral cats are fiddling around with the litter. Some cars are on the curb, including a Charlottesville Police Dodge Charger. Flashing lights of red, white, and blue are not on.Two Caucasian male Police officers are inside the car.Officer Chris Hudson—who is twenty-nine years of age—worked with Charlottesville police for two years. His hair is ginger, he is heavyweight, and he hates being called or referred to as ginger.Officer Brian Bowers—who is thirty-eight years of age—worked for the station for a decade. He won numerous Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police and Foundation (VACP) awards. Some of those awards inclu

Tuesday, October 6th, 2026Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Virginia2:00 amSilence surrounds the night; the air has a cold heart. No cars are roaming the streets or a person in sight. All of the stores are closed. The nearby neighbors are sound asleep. The sidewalks are filled with trash. Feral cats are fiddling around with the litter. Some cars are on the curb, including a Charlottesville Police Dodge Charger. Flashing lights of red, white, and blue are not on.Two Caucasian male Police officers are inside the car.Officer Chris Hudson—who is twenty-nine years of age—worked with Charlottesville police for two years. His hair is ginger, he is heavyweight, and he hates being called or referred to as ginger.Officer Brian Bowers—who is thirty-eight years of age—worked for the station for a decade. He won numerous Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police and Foundation (VACP) awards. Some of those awards include Valor, Lifesavin