VACP News & Announcements
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)
Brownlee to receive Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement Award
Virginia's police chiefs will present The Honorable John L. Brownlee with the 2008 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement With Distinction on August 19, 2008 at the Annual Conference in Hot Springs.
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 14.2007 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!
Legislative Report: Biennial IACP Day on the Hill
May 12, 2008 | VACP
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.
