News & Announcements Archives
April 2008
Fire strikes Colonial Heights police department
April 15, 2008 | Virginia News
COLONIAL HEIGHTS - An early morning fire pushed workers out of an unlikely place - the city's police department.Colonial Heights Fire and EMS, which is located in the same building, responded quickly.
Workers smelled smoke about an hour following their 6 a.m. shift change at the Public Safety Building.
Cell phone alert system proposed
April 11, 2008 | National News
FCC set to propose system to alert cell phone, mobile users of emergencies.Detainee Program Strains Va. Jail
April 8, 2008 | National News
Pr. William Cites Delays by ICEA highly touted partnership between the Prince William County jail and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is showing signs of strain, as crowding at the facility has hit an all-time high and federal agents are taking weeks -- not the agreed-upon 72 hours -- to pick up illegal immigrant suspects, jail officials said.
Longtime Hopewell law officer to retire
April 4, 2008 | Virginia News
He worked his way up in 31 years from street to major, deputy chief32nd Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) Training Conference and Exhibition
April 4, 2008 | National News
May 6-10, 2008 • Nashville, TennesseeDelegate Registration extended until April 11, 2008... Register Today!
Traffic Safety Toolkit: “Traffic Safety is Everyone’s Business”
April 4, 2008 | National News
The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is offering a limited number of FREE Traffic Safety Toolkits that contain resources intended to help law enforcement, civic leaders, transportation officials, and lawmakers work together to address traffic safety concerns in their community.State police plan triple force on I-95
April 3, 2008 | Virginia News
Virginia State Police plan to triple the number of troopers today along a 13-mile stretch of Interstate 95 between Bells Road in South Richmond and Parham Road north of the city.More shots investigated in sniper shootings
April 3, 2008 | Virginia News
CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Police are investigating at least five additional shootings in western Albemarle County to determine if they may be related to last week's incidents that included shots fired at, and striking, five vehicles on Interstate 64.Governor Kaine postpones Bell execution
April 2, 2008 | Virginia News
Executions will be stayed till U.S. high court rules in lethal-injection caseKaine said he would also grant similar reprieves to any other inmates scheduled for execution before the high court rules on the death penalty method, expected by July, unless the justices otherwise allow executions to resume.
