Media Contact Information

Members of the news media seeking information about the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office should contact the Public Information Office at pio@vbso.net  or (757) 385-8446. The office is staffed by:

Toni Guagenti

Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office
Public Information Officer
Email: tguagenti@vbso.net
Phone: (757) 373-5012

Kathy Hieatt

Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office
Strategic Communications Consultant
Email: khieatt@vbso.net
Phone: (757) 570-9123

The Public Information Office is staffed during normal business hours, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. We do our best to respond to media requests received outside those hours (on nights, weekends, and holidays) within reason, given available staffing. Urgent after-hours media requests should be called or texted to the on-call Public Information Officer:

  • Sept. 7-13 – Kathy Hieatt 
  • Sept. 14-20 –31 Toni Guagenti 
  • Sept. 21-27 – Kathy Hieatt 
  • Sept. 28-Oct. 9 – Toni Guagenti
  • Oct. 10-15 – Kathy Hieatt 
  • Oct. 17-24 – Toni Guagenti 
  • Oct. 25-Nov. 1 – Kathy Hieatt