News & Announcements Archives
July 2008
Have you registered for the Annual Conference?
July 16, 2008 | VACP
Are you planning to join us at The Homestead for the 2008 Annual VACP Conference? Have you been waiting to register until you saw the agenda?Well, the Conference Agenda is now available, so send in your registration form today!
Also, please download the Hotel Form to make your reservations directly with The Homestead. There are still rooms available in the conference block, but don't wait! Make your reservations as soon as possible, even if you have to cancel later.
Click here for additional conference information (Updated August 13, 2008)
High-Tech Turtle Leads Police To Marijuana Field
July 31, 2008 | National News
WASHINGTON -- A turtle outfitted with a GPS device led police to a man suspected of growing marijuana.Training for the unthinkable
July 27, 2008 | Virginia News
Clarke emergency crews practice their response to a shooter in a schoolBERRYVILLE — It’s an alarming situation local emergency officials hope they never have to face — a gunman roaming through a school, shooting at students and staff members.
On Friday, community law enforcement officials and fire and rescue personnel participated in a day-long training session to prepare for a shooting incident in the county’s schools.
Lynchburg area police training to patrol web sites
July 25, 2008 | Virginia News
Social networks like MySpace and Facebook give people a chance to connect with friends and share their lives, but they can also be used to commit crimes.There is little training available for law enforcement officers to investigate crimes like cyber bullying, solicitation, harassment and worse, said Investigator John Romano of the Lynchburg Police Department.
That’s why Romano and his partner Barry Stephens, a computer crimes investigator with the Virginia State Police, partnered to teach police how to investigate crimes involving social networking.
Sending Money Back To Commonwealth Irks Local Governments
July 24, 2008 | Virginia News
BRISTOL, Va. – City leaders learned Wednesday they must repay about $266,000 in state funding and they expect additional cuts could be “devastating,” City Manager Bill Dennison said.Dennison and Mayor Jim Rector discussed the dilemma at the conclusion of Tuesday’s City Council meeting, citing the school system and police department as possible targets.
Chesterfield to increase police salaries
July 23, 2008 | Virginia News
Chesterfield County officials have scraped together $900,000 to help the police department raise starting officer salaries and give raises to veterans in an effort to keep Chesterfield competitive with other area jurisdictions.Soliciting on roads could be prohibited
July 22, 2008 | Virginia News
Ordinance would extend to state highways a ban on panhandling, sellingWhile stopped at a busy Henrico County intersection this month, Hariet Newman was unnerved by a group of people wearing official-looking identification badges who were approaching cars for donations. Holding out cans, they told her they were collecting money for an out-of-state organization.
She was surprised when she saw a police car drive by without doing anything.
Because it was on a state road, there wasn't much the officer could do, said Lt. Doug Perry, a Henrico police spokesman.
Theft of Operating Nuts on Fire Hydrants
July 8, 2008 | Virginia News
Several Northern Virginia jurisdictions have reported a recent surge in the theft of the operating nuts from fire hydrants. This is a brass top nut which the fire department uses to open and close the water flow valve on a fire hydrant.We’ve moved!
July 6, 2008 | VACP
On Friday, July 11, the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP) and the Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation (VPCF) completed the move into a new suite of offices down the hall from our previous home of six years. There is still much unpacking and organizing to do, but we will be back in business Monday, July 14.Mark Warner picks up several law enforcement endorsements
July 1, 2008 | Virginia News
Several law enforcement leaders are lining up behind former Gov. Mark R. Warner's bid for U.S. Senate.
