News & Announcements Archives
June 2008
New state laws lower threshold for commitment
June 30, 2008 | Virginia News
Va. no longer will use 'imminent danger' as the requirementMost civil-commitment procedures begin with a call to police reporting that someone is acting dangerously, seems inordinately confused or can't care for himself.
In Virginia, few police departments have been trained to handle people who are mentally ill; many mentally unstable individuals are simply jailed for petty crimes such as loitering, trespassing or theft.
General Assembly’s new laws start Tuesday
June 30, 2008 | Virginia News
Starting Tuesday, restaurants will be able to serve a drink that has been prohibited for more than half a century. Teen drivers caught with even a hint of alcohol on their breath will face harsher punishments. School bus drivers will have to park their buses to chat on cell phones. These are among the many laws approved by the General Assembly that take effect July 1.Wilder appoints search committee for new Richmond police chief
June 26, 2008 | Virginia News
Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder said today he expects the city's next police chief to be named before the next mayor is elected.Wilder announced a five-person committee to conduct a national search to find for a successor to Rodney Monroe, who left Richmond this month to become police chief in Charlotte, N.C.
External Link to ArticleCross-country trip brings bobbies to area
June 26, 2008 | Virginia News
WAYNESBORO — The British are coming! The British are coming!Actually, they've been in the states since May 31 when they started pedaling in Coos Bay, Ore., setting off on a coast-to-coast bicycle trek that is helping raise money — $72,000 to date — for charities on both sides of the pond.
Late Wednesday afternoon, the British riders, all of them police officers in Suffolk, England, arrived at the Waynesboro Police Department after peeling off 100 miles. The Brits spent the night inside an RV that was parked on the lot, but not before sampling some American fare.
"We thought we'd show them a little southern hospitality," said Waynesboro Police Chief Doug Davis. "So we have some fried chicken for them."
Judge sentences Morva to death
June 23, 2008 | Virginia News
Montgomery Circuit Judge Ray Wilson Grubbs this morning sentenced William Morva to death for fatally shooting an unarmed hospital guard and Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputy Eric Sutphin during a 2006 jail escape.Sutphin was a 2003 recipient of the VACP/VPCF Award for Valor.
External Link to ArticleGretna names new police chief
June 19, 2008 | Virginia News
Monday, Gretna Town Council approved Chief W.C. Quarles' retirement and the appointment of Gretna Officer David Wilkes as the new chief.Wilkes, 34, has been a Gretna policeman for six years.
Pulaski residents roll out golf-cart proposal
June 18, 2008 | Virginia News
Two women in Pulaski want the town to allow people to tool around in the small, energy-efficient carts.The proposal will ask the Pulaski council to consider adopting regulations that would allow golf carts on town roads. Weeks and O'Dell know asking for such a change is somewhat unusual, but their distaste for high gas prices and a desire to transport their elderly parents more easily have launched the two women into activist roles they said they're very serious about.
McCoy Named Interim Richmond Chief
June 12, 2008 | Virginia News
Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder has named Maj. David McCoy the interim chief of the city's police department following the departure of Chief Rodney Monroe. Maj. John Buckovich will serve as assistant chief. McCoy is the longest-serving major on the police force.2007 National & Virginia Law Enforcement Challenge Winners Announced
June 9, 2008 | VACP
VA Tops List of Winners of the National Law Enforcement ChallengeNineteen Virginia agencies will be recognized at the IACP Annual Conference in San Diego, November 11, 2008 — the most national winners of any other state! A total of 520 applications were submitted to the National Challenge this year, 52 entries from Virginia alone.
Virginia Challenge winners will be recognized at the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference at The Homestead in August.
Congratulations to all the National & Virginia Challenge winners!
Domestic disturbances pose a danger for police officers
June 9, 2008 | Virginia News
By Emily BattleFredericksburg Free-Lance Star
Fredericksburg Police Chief David Nye on Saturday stated his firm belief that Officer Todd Bahr and the other officers who responded to a woman's call for help after her ex-boyfriend threatened her saved her life on Friday night.
