News & Announcements Archives
December 2007
Retired LaCrosse Chief Bill Williams Passes Away
December 31, 2007 | VACP
Served 22 Years as Chief of Police (1963-1985)Triple fatality pushes Virginia highway deaths over 1,000 for 2007
December 29, 2007 | Virginia News
One thousand highway deaths in one year is a tragic milestone, and it was reached under tragic circumstances Saturday, with a triple fatality.At 1:46 a.m. Saturday in Lynchburg, a young mother and father were killed, along with 27-year-old Herbert James, who reportedly crossed into southbound traffic on Fort Avenue, striking their car head-on. In the back seat of James and Ashley Johnson’s car, their infant child was strapped into a safety seat, and survived the accident.
Grim milestone of 1,000 killed in ‘07 on Va. highways is near
December 28, 2007 | Virginia News
Virginians may awake Friday morning to the 1,000th traffic fatality of the year, a milestone in highway mayhem not reached since 1990.As of Thursday evening, Virginia's law enforcement agencies had recorded 997 fatalities despite public pleas for motorists to slow down, drive sober and wear seat belts. Because Virginia averages about three fatalities a day and some accident victims die days after a collision, the commonwealth may already have surpassed the 1,000 mark and not know it, officials said.
Police deaths down in Va. as national statistics rise
December 27, 2007 | National News
New numbers say 2007 was one of the deadliest years for law enforcement officers nationwide in more than a decade.The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and Concerns of Police Survivors data report recently counted the deaths of 186 officers. That's up from 145 last year. However, Virginia had only two law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty this year. Ten were killed in Virginia last year.
Governor Kaine Urges Virginia Motorists to Drive Safely This Holiday Season
December 20, 2007 | Virginia News
Virginia nears a 17-year high in number of traffic deathsGovernor Kaine Announces Grants to Improve Criminal Justice
December 20, 2007 | Virginia News
RICHMOND — Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced grants worth more than $5.7 million have been awarded to localities and state agencies to improve criminal justice throughout the Commonwealth.Colonial Beach hires experienced state police officer as police chief
December 19, 2007 | Virginia News
Christopher Carson Hawkins will replace Police Chief Courtlandt Turner, who will retire on January 2, following six years of employment with the Town of Colonial Beach.Hawkins began his career in law enforcement in 1990, working for the Suffolk Police Department first as a dispatcher and then as a patrolman. In 1993, he joined the Hampton Division of Police as an investigator and street crimes officer. A little over a year later, Hawkins then joined the Virginia State Police, ultimately rising to the position of Area Commander.
Traffic enforcement stepped up on pre-Christmas weekend
December 18, 2007 | Virginia News
Virginia drivers will see more police patrols than usual this weekendThat's because Virginia State Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police have designated the weekend before Christmas as “National Holiday Lifesaver Weekend.''
Celebrate the Season with Your Loved Ones This Holiday Season — Drive Safe & Sober
December 17, 2007 | Virginia News
Dec. 21-23, 2007 – Operation CARE/Holiday Lifesaver WeekendWithin the past two weeks, at least 35 individuals have died in 33 traffic crashes across the Commonwealth. Of the 35 people killed from December 1-17, 2007, five were motorcyclists and another four were pedestrians who were struck and killed by a vehicle. Of the remaining 26 fatalities, 14 drivers and passengers were not buckled up. Of all 33 traffic crashes, eight were alcohol-related.
Radford City Names New Police Chief
December 8, 2007 | Virginia News
The City of Radford is pleased to announce that Don Goodman will be its new Chief of Police effective January 1st, 2008.Goodman, who has been a Radford resident since graduating from Radford University with a degree in Criminal Justice in 1984, will join the City’s force after 23 years with the Blacksburg Police Department.
