Virginia Beach PD Says Late Request Kept Cops Away from G-20

A spokesman for the Virginia Beach, Va., Police Department said Friday the timing of a request from Pittsburg officials — and not workers' compensation concerns — ultimately kept officers from joining the security force gearing up to protect a major international economic summit in Pittsburgh this week.Virginia Beach Police Department spokesman Jimmy Barnes said Friday that concerns that the city's workers' compensation policy would have to pay for injuries from officers involved in G-20 summit security played a role in the decision not to join an estimated security for...