VACP News & Announcements
Legislative Report: Biennial IACP Day on the Hill
On March 4, IACP members participated in the Day on the Hill in Washington, D.C. Held in conjunction with the midyear meetings of both the Division of State and Provincial Police and the Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police, the event allowed IACP members the opportunity to meet with their elected officials on issues of importance to the law enforcement community.
In meetings with congressional representatives, IACP members called for an end to budget cuts for state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and for the restoration of full funding to various programs. IACP members also discussed immigration; illegal firearms sales; the FISA Amendments Act; and retroactive new, lower sentencing guidelines on individuals convicted of crack cocaine offenses.
Record number of entries received for 2007 Challenge
May 7, 2008 | VACP
Judging of the entries has not yet begun, but Virginia is already a winner!! For the first time ever, we have received more than 50 entries in the Law Enforcement Challenge! NOTE: Please let us know if you believe you submitted an entry and your agency is NOT listed!!Goodman to head Ashland Police
April 17, 2008 | VACP
The Ashland Police Department has announced that Captain Doug Goodman will take over as Chief of Police July 1. Ashland Interim Police Chief, Tom Clark will retire on that date as well.The Ten Deadly Errors of Leadership
March 21, 2008 | VACP
By Chief Scott Barlow, Culpeper Police DepartmentMany officers, looking back several years to their basic academy days, can still remember officer survival classes that highlighted the “10 deadly errors” an officer can make. Any of these errors can lead to the death, or serious injury, of law enforcement officers or their partners. Regardless of how they were presented, these errors are clearly based on the model established originally by Pierce Brooks.
VPA Police Captain Earns US Coast Guard Reserve’s Highest Annual Honor
March 4, 2008 | VACP
VACP member Capt. Monty Willaford of the Virginia Port Authority Police named Outstanding Junior Officer for 2007.Give Kids A Boost
February 20, 2008 | VACP
Children who have outgrown forward facing toddler seats need to transition into booster seats.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.Lynchburg woman given seat belt award whose life saved by one
January 23, 2008 | VACP
Ashley Foster remembers the moment when the world stopped spinning and her Ford Expedition landed on its wheels after careening 75 feet down an embankment.Her head hurt. Glass was everywhere. The airbags in the car had inflated - all but hers. But she was still in the car, held tight by the seat belt that very possibly saved her life. Foster likely would have been thrown from her car had she not been belted in.
Because of that simple act, Foster was recognized with the Saved by the Belt award by the Bedford City Police Department and the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police.
Roanoke Co. Police Chief Ray Lavinder to retire
January 11, 2008 | VACP
The current VACP President has announced that he will retire September 1, at the completion of his year as president of the association. After about 28 years in Roanoke County law enforcement and a decade as chief, Lavinder says he's ready to trade his badge for a life of travel and leisure.2008 VACP Legislative Priorities
January 9, 2008 | VACP
The VACP's Legislative Priorities for the 2008 Session of the Virginia General Assembly are now available:
