New Fire Chief hire and Police promotions; welcoming Otto; the winter restaurant scene, and more...

Here's some interesting local history concerning our new Assistant Police Chief...

Officer James Mooney, who was just promoted to Assistant Charlottesville Police Chief, was at the center of the controversial DNA swabbing effort in the early 2000s, as he, the City, and then Police Chief Tim Longo were sued after Mooney obtained a DNA sample from a suspe…