News & Announcements Archives
February 2008
Bill on concealed guns in eateries advances
February 19, 2008 | Virginia News
Permit holders could have hidden weapons but would not be allowed to drinkVirginians would be able to belly up to the bar while packing hidden heat under a bill that easily passed a House of Delegates committee yesterday.
Senate Bill 476, which would allow concealed-weapons permit holders to bring firearms into restaurants, drew opposition from the Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association, the Virginia State Police and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control on behalf of the Kaine administration, but gun owners prevailed.
Manassas to hear presentation on ICE
February 15, 2008 | Virginia News
The Manassas city council will hear a detailed presentation on Feb. 25 concerning the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Homeland Security on the subject of the Immigration & Customs Enforcement 287(g) program.Immediately after the presentation, the council will likely vote on whether to authorize police Chief John Skinner to sign the MOU. The version being submitted to DHS, which would still have to approve it, will serve as a broad-ranging tool to fight illegal immigrant criminal activity in the city.
At session’s midpoint, balancing budget is top issue
February 13, 2008 | Virginia News
RICHMOND, Va. – Balancing a state budget thrown out of whack by a softening national economy and tepid revenue collections is the biggest challenge facing legislators at the procedural midpoint of the 2008 General Assembly.Gov. Timothy M. Kaine delivered revised revenue projections and proposed budget cuts to legislators Tuesday, just five days before the Senate and House money committees must produce their respective versions of the state's two-year spending plan.
Governor Kaine Announces Revised Budget Revenue Forecast
February 12, 2008 | Virginia News
Proposes strategy for addressing anticipated budget shortfallVSP identify source of mass voter registration mailings to Virginia households
February 8, 2008 | Virginia News
RICHMOND – Virginia State Police special agents have tracked down and identified the source of the mass mailing of voter registration applications to Virginia households across the Commonwealth.Henrico Co. high school student brings loaded gun to school
February 8, 2008 | Virginia News
A 15-year-old student at Tucker High School was arrested yesterday after police found a loaded semi-automatic pistol in his pocket, Henrico County police said today.Two from Newport News police appointed chiefs in other cities
February 7, 2008 | VACP
Two members of the police department’s brass are leaving for jobs as chiefs in other cities — Capt. William T. Riley and Sgt. Michael R. Berry.VSP Investigating Voter Registration Scam
February 7, 2008 | Virginia News
RICHMOND – Virginia State Police in cooperation with the State Board of Elections is investigating more than a dozen inquiries from residents across Virginia about a voter registration scam.Senator Kennedy, Congressman Becerra Introduce Gun Microstamping Legislation
February 7, 2008 | National News
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Congressman Xavier Becerra introduced the National Crime Gun Identification Act of 2007. The measure is co-sponsored in the Senate by Senators Feinstein, Menendez, Lautenberg, Durbin, Schumer and Reed.Citing Profiling Worries, Prince William Co. Chief Seeks Cameras in Police Cars
February 6, 2008 | Virginia News
The Prince William County police chief said yesterday that the county should install video cameras in patrol cars to help protect officers from allegations of racial profiling as they enforce the county's crackdown on illegal immigration.Chief Charlie T. Deane told the Board of County Supervisors during its regular weekly meeting that cameras would help paint a picture of "what really happened and what was really said" in the field. Cameras create visual evidence, shield officers from complaints and serve as training tools, he said.
