Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police

VACP President: “Honor fallen police heroes by preventing gun violence”

This week marks National Police Week, when we commemorate law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Across America, law enforcement and families of fallen officers, along with civic leaders, lawmakers and members of the public, honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, including the 163 officers lost in 2011. In Virginia we mourn five of those officers —…

VACP Announces New Partnership with CARFAX

The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police has entered into a valuable partnership with CARFAX to provide all Virginia law enforcement with exclusive investigative tools and FREE technology upgrades.

CARFAX Police Crash Assistance is a no-cost partnership between CARFAX and your agency that aims to help make life easier for law enforcement.

Virginia’s Annual Crime Analysis Report Now Available

RICHMOND – Virginia’s official and only comprehensive report on local and statewide crime figures for 2011 is now available online at the Virginia State Police Web site at http://www.vsp.virginia.gov. The detailed document, titled Crime in Virginia, provides precise rates and occurrences of crimes committed in towns, cities and counties across the Commonwealth. The report breaks down criminal offenses by…

Nominations Accepted for 2012 VACP/VPCF Awards

VACP Members are encouraged to nominate their officers for the 2012 VACP/VPCF Awards for Valor, Lifesaving and Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement. Nominations are due by Friday, June 1 and are open to any actions that occured prior to June 1, 2012 that have not previously been nominated. (See the nomination form for full details.)

The 2012 Awards will be presented in August at the 2012 VACP Annual Conference in Roanoke, VA.

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Is Today Your Day?

The IACP has given the VACP permission to stream their video, Is Today Your Day?, a 23-minute training video to promote officer safety and reduce senseless officer deaths and injuries. Please show it to your officers and recruits to stress to them the importance of wearing their seat belt – both on duty and off.

VACP Partners With The Response Network for Online Training

Now all Virginia law enforcement agencies can join the Virginia Beach Police Department, Newport News Police Department, and Hampton Police Department in benefitting from TRN’s online in-service training courses.

The Response Network simultaneously announces the introduction of its new online in-service training course designed exclusively for all Virginia law enforcement officers — “The Virginia Commonwealth Law Enforcement Legal…