Virginia News & Announcements
Man in custody in University of Richmond case
May 7, 2008 | Virginia News
According to the CBS 6 Newsroom, 19 year old Seth A. Newman from Henrico County has been arrested and charged in connection with Wednesday's UR scare.Corvello named new interim police chief in Portsmouth
May 7, 2008 | Virginia News
City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler today introduced Portsmouth’s new interim police chief, William F. Corvello.Corvello, a retired state trooper, served in 2002 as the city’s interim police chief.
He is a former Virginia State Police superintendent. He was appointed by Gov. L. Douglas Wilder in 1990 and he retired in 1992 from the state police.
Portsmouth police chief resigns
May 7, 2008 | Virginia News
Chief Edward Long, who headed the police department since September 2006, resigned effective immediately, the city manager’s office announced Tuesday evening.Cops to ride for those killed on duty
May 3, 2008 | Virginia News
Each bicyclist will make the 250-mile trek in the memory of a specific officer.JAMES CITY - Since January, James City County Police Officer Hal Diggs has been preparing himself to bike 250 miles. He knows it won't be easy.
Even in training, his body tires after a while. His legs get sore. That's when he starts thinking of Mark Bedard. Just repeating the name of the Minnesota officer who was killed last year during a car pursuit helps him keep going, he said.
ABC board can now close gang ‘hangouts’
May 3, 2008 | Virginia News
Officials working to curb gang activity in Virginia have a new tool at their disposal – a law that lets them strip alcohol licenses from businesses that permit criminal gangs to use their property as hangouts.Gov. Timothy M. Kaine signed a bill that gives the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control that power during a Friday meeting of a state anti-gang panel he created nearly two-years ago.
VSP First Sergeant Haygood passes away
May 2, 2008 | Virginia News
First Sergeant Mark A. Haygood, 44, of Midlothian, Va., passed away peacefully Thursday, May 1, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital. He is survived by his devoted wife, Terri K. Haygood; loving children, Rebecca, Riley, Peyton, and Jacob; his parents, Charles H. and Catherine I. Haygood; one sister, Cindy L. Horne; also two nieces and five nephews.Lynchburg Officer Branham loses brief battle with cancer
May 1, 2008 | Virginia News
It is with great sadness that the Lynchburg Police Department announces the death of Police Officer William C. Branham.Officer Branham, age 26, passed away the morning of April 30 after a brief battle with cancer. Officer Branham was a seven year veteran with the department having served as a cadet, patrol officer and traffic safety officer. He is survived by his wife, April, and two daughters ages 2 years and 8 months.
Prince William Votes To Change Immigration Enforcement
April 30, 2008 | Virginia News
MANASSAS, Va. -- The Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted late Tuesday to make a change to its controversial immigration policy.Under the county's crackdown on illegal immigrants, police could check the immigration status of anyone they stopped. Supervisors voted Tuesday that the immigration status of anyone who is arrested should be checked before the person gets a bond hearing. The checks will no longer be done simply because of probable cause, officials said.
External Link to ArticleCrime Commission Won’t Offer Advice After Gun Show Study
April 29, 2008 | Virginia News
The Virginia State Crime Commission has agreed to study private sales at gun shows, which are made without background checks. But members have already made clear that they don't plan to do anything about the issue.The 13-member panel said it will not make a recommendation for legislation to the General Assembly on the contentious issue after the commission meets to receive a draft of the report in September.
Ashland’s new police chief is ready to serve
April 27, 2008 | Virginia News
As Ashland's new police chief, Doug Goodman plans to continue proactive traffic enforcement, bear down on drug crimes and keep plans for more youth activities in motion.Town Manager Charles Hartgrove chose Goodman, who joined the department as a captain in August, to replace Tom Clark, who came out of retirement with the Henrico County Division of Police to serve as interim chief after Frederick Pleasants Jr. resigned in 2006. Clark will return to retirement June 30. Goodman takes the reins the next day.
Goodman, 36, came to the department from the Hanover County Sheriff's Office, where he worked for 14 years.
