News & Announcements
VACP Installs 2011-2012 Executive Board
October 4, 2011 | VACP
Galax Police Chief Richard C. Clark, Jr., becomes 2010-2011 President;Retired Waynesboro Police Chief Douglas Davis completes 2010-2011 term as VACP President
The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police on September 27th installed the 2011-2012 VACP Executive Board during the Valor Awards Banquet of the association’s annual conference in Norfolk, Virginia. The new board members are:
Herndon Police Chief Summers to Retire November 1
September 8, 2011 | Virginia News
Accepts Top Position in New Bern, NCHerndon, VA (September 6, 2011) – Toussaint E. Summers, Jr., Chief of Police for the Town of Herndon since 1999, has notified Town Manager Arthur A. Anselene of his intent to retire from the town’s force, effective November 1, 2011. Summers will be relocating to New Bern, NC, where he has accepted that community’s top law enforcement position.
Jennifer S. Love Named Assistant Director of the Security Division
August 27, 2011 | National News
Director Robert S. Mueller, III has named Jennifer S. Love assistant director of the FBI’s Security Division. Ms. Love most recently served as acting assistant director of the FBI’s Inspection Division.Roanoke County police chief Ray Lavinder will retire Nov. 1
August 27, 2011 | Virginia News
Lavinder was president of the VACP from 2007-2008.VACP Office Back to Normal; Member Area Accessible
August 26, 2011 | VACP
UPDATE (6:00pm, Monday): Phones and Internet have been back up for more than a day now... I think we might be good! Here's hoping for a normal week!UPDATE (12:00noon, Thursday): I think I am jinxing us with these updates. Comcast is out again. (Honestly, it's the storm damage... we pay our bills!)
DMV Alerts Law Enforcement to Changes in Print on Demand Temp Tags
August 24, 2011 | Virginia News
Dealers now issuing tags in three different formatsSince Virginia automobile dealers began the transition to the Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) Print-on-Demand (PoD) temporary tags in December 2009, nearly 295,000 PoD tags have been issued.
Asian American Group Reaches Out to Law Enforcement
August 17, 2011 | Virginia News
More than a year after Vanessa Pham's murder, group hosts event to discuss issues facing Virginia's Asian American populationAs Fairfax County Police continue to search for clues that could help them solve 19-year-old Vanessa Pham's murder, an area Vietnamese American organization is trying to raise awareness about the case to encourage those who may know what happened to step forward.
On Saturday, police and the Vietnamese American population gathered for the first-ever Asian American Advocacy and Resource Day, which brought some of the top leaders in Virginia’s Asian American community to the Fairfax Government Center to promote crime prevention and unity amongst Fairfax County’s largest minority population.
Law enforcement agencies struggle to replace legendary Crown Victoria fleet
August 17, 2011 | National News
AUGUSTA, Maine — For two decades, the basic patrol vehicle of law enforcement agencies across the state has been the Ford Crown Victoria police interceptor, but the last one rolls off the assembly line next month, and agencies are scrambling to find a new vehicle. They have found all of the options are more expensive.Governor McDonnell Signs “Ashley’s Law”
July 27, 2011 | Virginia News
Law requires emergency vehicles proceeding through a traffic intersection to flash emergency lights and either sound a siren or horn, or yield the right-of-way, before proceedingALEXANDRIA – Governor Bob McDonnell today ceremonially signed SB 762, also known as "Ashley's Law," which requires emergency vehicles proceeding through a traffic intersection to flash emergency lights and either sound a siren or horn, or yield the right-of-way, before proceeding. This law is named in honor of Ashley McIntosh who was tragically killed in 2008 when her vehicle was struck by an emergency vehicle as it went through an intersection. The legislation was signed during an afternoon ceremony at Sherwood Regional Library in Alexandria.
Leadership in law enforcement: A cautionary tale
July 25, 2011 | Virginia News
When one Chief's career was undone with one utterly uncharacteristic action, he began working toward teaching his otherwise winning combination of vision and execution
