VACP News & Announcements
Monroe’s top assistant leaving department
May 24, 2008 | Virginia News
Move means one of six majors likely to serve as Richmond interim chiefThe Richmond Police Department's second in command will leave the department when Chief Rodney Monroe heads to Charlotte, N.C. to his new job as chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Assistant Chief Ray Tarasovic, brought in by Monroe after he was hired in Richmond in February, 2005, confirmed he will leave the Richmond department with Monroe, who is scheduled to start in Charlotte on June 16.
Task forces to fight online predators
May 22, 2008 | Virginia News
Law enforcement from around the region gathered in Prince William County on Tuesday afternoon for the announcement of the $1.5 million in new funding for two task forces that investigate and catch online child sex predators.The Northern and Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children task forces will each receive $750,000 through "Alicia's Law"—an initiative authored by Del. Brian J. Moran, D-Alexandria, that was passed in this year's General Assembly.
Brownlee announces run for attorney general
May 21, 2008 | Virginia News
ROANOKE -- Former U.S. Attorney John Brownlee Tuesday morning announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for state attorney general next year. At a press conference in Roanoke, Brownlee said his experience as top federal prosecutor in western Virginia qualifies him to be the state's top law enforcement officer.Monroe says he’s accepted Charlotte job
May 15, 2008 | Virginia News
Richmond Police Chief Rodney Monroe has been offered the job of police chief in Charlotte, N.C.In an exclusive interview with The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Monroe said he's going to take the job. Monroe, 51, who was hired by Mayor L. Douglas Wilder in February 2005, will become Charlotte's first black police chief.
RELATED: Wilder says interim police chief will come from city
Va., Del. death row inmates challenge lethal injections
May 15, 2008 | National News
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Attorneys for death row inmates in Virginia and Delaware argued Wednesday that their states' lethal injection procedures need changing despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the most widely used method of execution.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!!
