News & Announcements Archives
November 2008
Central Virginia Regional Narcotics Task Force Announces Drug Distribution Arrest
November 20, 2008 | Virginia News
On November 17, 2008, Earnest Wade Harrison, age 60, of the 500 block of Fairmont Avenue in Chesterfield County was arrested by the Central Virginia Regional Narcotics Task Force. Harrison has been charged with one count of Distribution of Cocaine in Dinwiddie County and one count of Distribution of Cocaine in Chesterfield County. At the time of his arrest, Harrison was incarcerated in the Dinwiddie County Jail on a $50,000.00 secured bond.Partnership with ICE a hot ticket for local law enforcement
November 20, 2008 | National News
WASHINGTON—Local law enforcement agencies across the country are clamoring for the chance to join the federal government in fighting illegal immigration as applications to partner with the immigration service have spiked and new technology brings more interest.Thirty-four new police and sheriff departments signed on to participate in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287 (g) program, a federal-local partnership that 67 other law enforcement departments have forged since 2003.
Prince William County in Virginia reported that since officially signing on to the 287(g) program in February, its police and sheriff departments detained more than 1,000 illegal immigrants who had been arrested and charged with crimes.
Officers want drivers to remember: ‘Slow Down, Move Over’
November 20, 2008 | Virginia News
Winchester — Local law enforcement officials agree there is no such thing as a low-risk traffic stop.An officer never knows what he or she might encounter when making contact with a motorist.
Fairfax Co. Police Chief Rohrer Honored by Marymount University Forensic Psychology Class
November 19, 2008 | Virginia News
On November 18, Marymount University Forensic Psychology students in Karen Bune's graduate class on Victims of Interpersonal Violence paid tribute to Fairfax County Police Department Chief Colonel David M. Rohrer for his understanding of victim issues and for his effective response to the tragic shooting deaths of Detective Vicky Armel and Officer Mike Garbino on May 8, 2006, at the Sully Police Station in Chantilly, Virginia.Chief Rohrer was honored for the sensitivity with which he assisted the victims' families and their fellow officers with their shock and grief after a gunman opened fire at the police station. The Chief's empathy was recently demonstrated again with the accidental drowning death on October 21, 2008, of Lieutenant Frank Stecco during a training exercise.
Northern Virginia lawyer joins GOP race for attorney general
November 19, 2008 | Virginia News
Dave Foster of Arlington, a litigator with a national law firm and a former member of the Arlington County School Board, announced his candidacy today.Cantor moves up to No. 2 job in House GOP
November 19, 2008 | National News
Cantor is the first Virginian to hold the post in either party. As whip, he will work to coordinate the votes and messages of GOP House members.Pennsylvania FBI agent killed while serving warrant
November 19, 2008 | National News
Shooting occurs outside home in Pittsburgh area; drug suspect roundup in areaThe agent was shot early Wednesday in Indiana Township, about 10 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, said FBI Special Agent William Crowley, a spokesman for the agency in western Pennsylvania.
Hampton Roads Is Helping A Local Hero
November 17, 2008 | Virginia News
"I was on midnight shift and the only officer on duty," Lt. Kurt Beach told Newschannel 3. "A call came over the radio that there was an infant that was not breathing...I couldn't get breaths into her, so the only thing I could think to do was to clear the airway," Lt. Kurt Beach of the Smithfield Police said. "So, I did what I thought I needed to do which was suck out the mucus and blood that was clogging her up. There was quite a bit of it."As Lt. Beach desperately tried to save a baby girls life in February of 1988, the father and husband never once thought that good deed could one day cost him everything; including his life.
Lt. Beach has Hepatitis C, an incurable disease that's slowly destroyed his liver. A disease he contracted on that fateful night.
Rural localities stretch dollars
November 17, 2008 | Virginia News
As economy falters, they trim everything from lights to patrolsFacing a haggard economy, rural governments across the state are reaching deep into their bag of tricks to find ways -- sometimes novel ones -- to save dollars.
In mountainous Lee County, they're rerouting garbage trucks and asking the sheriff to park his cruisers instead of patrolling all night in hopes of cutting fuel expenses.
Suffolk police chief Freeman to hang up the holster Jan. 1
November 13, 2008 | Virginia News
William Freeman was kicking in the door of a burning house when Capt. Dean Smith first saw him 20 years ago.Freeman wasn't required on the scene of the fire, he was just there to help out. It proved to be Freeman's style through the years, said those who have worked with him. He showed up at traffic stops, dropped in on disturbances and worked alongside detectives he supervised.
Freeman, a 37-year police veteran who rose from rookie to the force's highest rank, will retire on Jan. 1.
