Phyllis Allgood, a retired police dispatcher, has lived in Chesapeake for almost four decades and serves as chairperson for the Chesapeake Crime Line, a group of neighbors who volunteer to keep the community safe. But recently, she added another accomplishment to her list — becoming one of the oldest graduates of the Chesapeake Citizens Police Academy.
The 82-year-old completed the 50th session of the nine-week course where anyone who lives in Chesapeake can get free, hands-on experience of what it’s like to be a police officer. Allgood got to see what training a police dog is like, did ride-alongs with officers in their patrol cars, and even got to shoot a rifle and a handgun.
“My husband is a former police officer. He was a sergeant with the Virginia State Police for 49 years, and I was a dispatcher,” Allgood said…