News & Announcements
Fairfax deputy police chief broke glass ceiling
June 10, 2009 | Virginia News
Women's power in forceDeputy Police Chief Suzanne Devlin is no stranger to battles. During her 33 years with the Fairfax County Police Department, she has traveled difficult paths toward success.
Greene County deputy killed in fiery crash Thursday
June 5, 2009 | Virginia News
Investigator Chadwick A. "Chad" Carr, 31, tragically lost his life in a motor vehicle accident on the afternoon of Thursday, June 4, 2009. Investigator Carr, while on duty and in his assigned vehicle, ran off the right side of the road on Rt. 230, then re-entered the roadway where he then collided with a truck traveling toward Stanardsville. Investigator Carr died of his injuries at the scene.
The VACP requests that Virginia law enforcement officers shroud their badges through the day of memorial services for Investigator Carr – Friday, June 12.
FBI Releases Preliminary Annual Crime Statistics for 2008
June 2, 2009 | National News
According to the FBI's Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report released June 1, the nation experienced a 2.5 percent decrease in the number of violent crimes and a 1.6 percent decline in the number of property crimes for 2008 compared with data from 2007.The report is based on information that the FBI gathered from 12,750 law enforcement agencies that submitted six to 12 comparable months of data to the FBI for both 2007 and 2008.
Chesapeake officer’s shooting shuts down interstate
June 2, 2009 | Virginia News
A man abducted and shoved into a van just before a police shootout in Chesapeake apparently was dead in the vehicle before the shooting began.Sean Fleming, 26, the police officer who was shot, was airlifted to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and was in stable condition. Officials released his name at a 3 p.m. press conference today, and said he graduated from the Chesapeake Police Academy in August 2008.
Prosecutors seeking death for accused killer of Virginia Beach detective
June 2, 2009 | Virginia News
The decision was revealed in Circuit Court today, shortly before prosecutors and defense attorneys for Ted Vincent Carter chose Jan. 26 as the start date for the trial. It is expected to take two or three weeks.Carter, 24, has been jailed without bond since his arrest late Aug. 7, moments after Detective Michael Smith Phillips was fatally shot during an undercover drug buy. Carter is charged with capital murder, first-degree murder, use of a firearm in a felony, robbery, possession of a sawed-off shotgun and conspiracy to distribute drugs.
