Detective Tonya Borman	Detective John Geluso
Detective Borman has been with the Crime Solvers Unit since January of 2005. She started her career with the City of Virginia Beach in 1991. Tonya started working in Uniform Patrol assigned to the 2nd Precinct Oceanfront while in both the Motor and Mountain Bike Units. While at the 2nd, she worked in the Community Policing Unit as well as the Youth Crime Suppression Unit. Tonya later transferred to the Detective Bureau where she worked in the Domestic Violence Unit and Missing Persons Unit before coming to Crime Solvers. In addition to coordinating the Virginia Beach Crime Solvers Unit, Tonya serves as the Vice President of the Virginia Crime Stoppers Association. Tonya is a State Certified Defensive Driving and Defensive Tactics Instructor as well as a member of the Honor Guard.	Detective Geluso has been with the Crime Solvers Unit since April 2006. He started his career with the City of Virginia Beach in 1995. John started working in Uniform Patrol assigned to the 3rd Precinct where he worked in the Community Policing Unit and Youth Crime Suppression Unit while assigned to the Mountain Bike Unit. John later transferred to the Detective Bureau where he worked in the Auto Theft Unit and Robbery Unit before coming to Crime Solvers.   John is a Police Mountain Bike Instructor and a member of the Honor Guard.

 

The two Crime Solvers Coordinators are sworn Police Detectives whose primary responsibility is overseeing the operations of the Crime Solvers Unit. They act as liaisons between the police department, the media and the civilian board of directors.

The coordinators respond to crime scenes, gather information and then release the crime information to the media, soliciting tipsters to call in with information to solve the crime. The coordinator’s other responsibilities are to assure anonymity of the tipsters by strict adherence to the laws governed by the Code of Virginia. They assign the tips to law enforcement for follow-up, maintain the integrity of the tip files, and compile quarterly statistical reports as well as statistical reports to Crime Stoppers International and Southeastern Crime Stoppers. Other duties include, making recommendations to the Board of Directors, preparation of crime bulletins, provide training, and promote the program.

Contact Detective Borman or Detective Geluso at (757) 385-8995.