Virginia News & Announcements
ATF Chief: Funding Shortfalls Hurting Police
May 12, 2008 | National News
Cities Short On Manpower, ATF Chief SaysViolent crime has increased in some cities in recent years in part because local police are too cash-strapped to fight it, the ATF chief said Monday.
Legislative Report: Biennial IACP Day on the Hill
May 12, 2008 | VACP
On March 4, IACP members participated in the Day on the Hill in Washington, D.C. Held in conjunction with the midyear meetings of both the Division of State and Provincial Police and the Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police, the event allowed IACP members the opportunity to meet with their elected officials on issues of importance to the law enforcement community.In meetings with congressional representatives, IACP members called for an end to budget cuts for state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and for the restoration of full funding to various programs. IACP members also discussed immigration; illegal firearms sales; the FISA Amendments Act; and retroactive new, lower sentencing guidelines on individuals convicted of crack cocaine offenses.
Man in custody in University of Richmond case
May 7, 2008 | Virginia News
According to the CBS 6 Newsroom, 19 year old Seth A. Newman from Henrico County has been arrested and charged in connection with Wednesday's UR scare.Corvello named new interim police chief in Portsmouth
May 7, 2008 | Virginia News
City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler today introduced Portsmouth’s new interim police chief, William F. Corvello.Corvello, a retired state trooper, served in 2002 as the city’s interim police chief.
He is a former Virginia State Police superintendent. He was appointed by Gov. L. Douglas Wilder in 1990 and he retired in 1992 from the state police.
Record number of entries received for 2007 Challenge
May 7, 2008 | VACP
Judging of the entries has not yet begun, but Virginia is already a winner!! For the first time ever, we have received more than 50 entries in the Law Enforcement Challenge! NOTE: Please let us know if you believe you submitted an entry and your agency is NOT listed!!Portsmouth police chief resigns
May 7, 2008 | Virginia News
Chief Edward Long, who headed the police department since September 2006, resigned effective immediately, the city manager’s office announced Tuesday evening.Cops to ride for those killed on duty
May 3, 2008 | Virginia News
Each bicyclist will make the 250-mile trek in the memory of a specific officer.JAMES CITY - Since January, James City County Police Officer Hal Diggs has been preparing himself to bike 250 miles. He knows it won't be easy.
Even in training, his body tires after a while. His legs get sore. That's when he starts thinking of Mark Bedard. Just repeating the name of the Minnesota officer who was killed last year during a car pursuit helps him keep going, he said.
ABC board can now close gang ‘hangouts’
May 3, 2008 | Virginia News
Officials working to curb gang activity in Virginia have a new tool at their disposal – a law that lets them strip alcohol licenses from businesses that permit criminal gangs to use their property as hangouts.Gov. Timothy M. Kaine signed a bill that gives the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control that power during a Friday meeting of a state anti-gang panel he created nearly two-years ago.
VSP First Sergeant Haygood passes away
May 2, 2008 | Virginia News
First Sergeant Mark A. Haygood, 44, of Midlothian, Va., passed away peacefully Thursday, May 1, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital. He is survived by his devoted wife, Terri K. Haygood; loving children, Rebecca, Riley, Peyton, and Jacob; his parents, Charles H. and Catherine I. Haygood; one sister, Cindy L. Horne; also two nieces and five nephews.Lynchburg Officer Branham loses brief battle with cancer
May 1, 2008 | Virginia News
It is with great sadness that the Lynchburg Police Department announces the death of Police Officer William C. Branham.Officer Branham, age 26, passed away the morning of April 30 after a brief battle with cancer. Officer Branham was a seven year veteran with the department having served as a cadet, patrol officer and traffic safety officer. He is survived by his wife, April, and two daughters ages 2 years and 8 months.
