Law-enforcement records show that two Virginia properties owned by New York Attorney General Letitia James have had more than 24 police dispatches since their acquisition — a detail emerging as James faces federal criminal charges tied to her real-estate transactions.
🏠 The properties & dispatch details
- The first home, purchased in August 2020 for approximately $137,000, is occupied by James’ grandniece and her children. Police were called 12 times to this residence.
- The second property, bought in 2023 via a $219,780 mortgage, is occupied by other relatives. Between April 2024 and April 2025, police responded there 10 times for warrants, assaults and domestic incidents.
- The mapping of visits indicates that the properties have become focal points of repeated law-enforcement activity, including multiple calls in short succession at the older home.
⚠️ Legal & political implications
James has been indicted on federal charges of bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution, relating to her mortgage claims on one of the Norfolk homes.
The high volume of police calls to the properties occupied by her relatives is being cited in the public discourse as evidence of lax oversight of the properties, though no charges have been brought related to the dispatches themselves.
👥 James’ response & context
James has denied wrongdoing and described the indictment as politically motivated.
Supporters argue that police-call volume alone does not constitute legal guilt, and that the homes’ occupancy by family members complicates the narrative.
🔍 Why this is important
- The dispatch data raises concerns about how properties claimed as personal residences might instead be used or occupied by others — a key issue in the mortgage-fraud allegation.
- It feeds into broader debates about transparency in public office and how elected officials manage real-estate assets.
- The case highlights the intersection of law-enforcement activity, real-estate disclosures, mortgage-loan requirements and political consequences.
