Alien lockup program mulled

September 29, 2007 | Virginia News

The federal government would reimburse Virginia for financing a 1,000-bed detention center for illegal aliens awaiting deportation under a plan being sorted out by the state crime commission.

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Chesapeake’s police chief announces his retirement

September 26, 2007 | Virginia News

Police Chief Richard A. Justice announced his retirement today in a news conference at City Hall

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Winchester police chief resigns

September 19, 2007 | Virginia News

Varnau stepping down to accept another job

City Police Chief Eric W. Varnau is resigning to pursue an undisclosed career opportunity. His resignation will be effective on Oct. 19.

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Chilhowie police officer survives shot

September 18, 2007 | Virginia News

Investigators trying to determine cause of midday incident

Tiny Town Avenue remained cordoned off with yellow tape yesterday as investigators continued to piece together a brief shootout that left a Chilhowie man and a town police officer wounded.

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After 30 Years, Radford’s Top Cop Calling it Quits

September 12, 2007 | Virginia News

RADFORD – After more than three decades in law enforcement, Radford Department of Police Chief Gary Harmon will be leaving his post at the end of the year.

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New Edition of Virginia Police Legal Bulletin Posted

September 9, 2007 | VACP

The VACP's Police Legal Advisors Committee has published their latest issue of the Police Legal Bulletin.

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Danville area officers to face off in charity softball game

September 7, 2007 | Virginia News

Game between the Danville Police Department and the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office will raise funds for DARE and CYCLE.

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Petersburg names new police chief

September 5, 2007 | Virginia News

PETERSBURG - Tuesday afternoon, City Manager B. David Canada announced his appointment of Richmond police Maj. John I. Dixon III as the new police chief for the city.

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Racial profiling: real or not?

September 3, 2007 | Virginia News

Traffic-stop data follow ethnic lines, a review indicates

Racial profiling is not a systemic problem on Virginia's highways, based on a Times-Dispatch review of new state police traffic-stop data.

But for some people, the problem isn't whether racial profiling is happening -- it's the perception that it's happening.

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