Newport News, Virginia, September 20, 2010 – The members of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association have unanimously elected Sheriff Ryant L. Washington, Fluvanna County, to serve a one-year term as president of the Association. The Virginia Sheriffs’ Association, a 7,700 member organization representing Virginia’s sheriffs and deputies, is the professional trade association representing the interests of…
The Newport News Sheriff’s Office welcomes the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference to the City of Newport News. The four-day event will be held at the Marriott at City Center beginning Sunday, September 19, with the President’s Reception and concluding the morning of Wednesday, September 22. Sheriff Gabe Morgan says this is a tremendous honor…
Anyone who knew William Smith in high school wouldn’t recognize him now. He was a self-described beanpole. Today, Smith is a deputy with the Newport News Sheriff’s Office, and he is a national level bodybuilding champion. On July 24, 2010, Smith garnered four trophies as he moved through the Old Dominion Classic organized by the…
The American Flag is the most visible symbol of freedom and democracy in the United States of America. As Sheriff of the City of Danville, I am proud to announce that all Danville Sheriff’s Office uniforms will soon display a patch of the American Flag. I would like to recognize and thank the Veterans of…
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office recently received a fully equipped golf cart, complete with lights, sirens and Sheriff’s Office logo from GEICO. Bill Riddle, director of the National Print Mailing Facility for GEICO works each year with the Sheriff’s Office Youth Safe-Driving Rodeo held for teen drivers. Realizing that the Sheriff’s Office golf cart that…
On July 19 – 22, 2010 the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office DARE Officer, Deputy Chris Brown, along with Capt. Tommy Nicholson, Sgt. Gerald Ford and Inv. Randy Harris attended the 2010 International DARE Training Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. The conference featured extensive training sessions, excellent speakers and breakout training session for specific categories. There were…
Shawnell “Shawn” Hess CEDAR BLUFF, Va. Deputy Shawnell “Shawn” Hess, age 35, formerly of Swords Creek, Va., passed away Friday, July 23, 2010, from injuries sustained in an accident while in the line of duty. Born Feb. 6, 1975, in Pikeville, Ky., he was a son of Queenie James Hess and the late H.L. Hess.…
TAZEWELL, Va. – A Tazewell County Sheriff’s Deputy – who also was a private pilot – died in the line of duty early Friday while aiding an investigation involving a missing teen out of North Carolina. Deputy Shawn Hess, a six-year veteran of the force, was westbound on State Route 460 in the Cliffield area…
Sheriff John Newhart was one of the many recipients at the Spring Hill Suites on June 25, 2010 Service Awards. What made him stand out from the crowd was his 45 years of service to the City of Chesapeake. His professional career in Law Enforcement began in 1958 in The United States Army where he…
A Richmond sheriff’s deputy has died a week after she was involved in a single vehicle crash at VCU Medical Center. On Friday, June 11, Caroline Green, 51, a two-year sheriff’s department veteran, crashed an unmarked vehicle into a wall next to a VCU Medical Center entrance around 10:45 p.m. The car ran into a…
A 52-year-old Spotsylvania County sheriff’s deputy was killed in the line of duty yesterday afternoon while on marine patrol at Lake Anna. Deputy Dean Ridings was pronounced dead about 2 p.m., at Mary Washington Hospital from injuries suffered in a boating accident about 80 minutes earlier. Another Spotsylvania deputy on patrol with Ridings, William Schroeder…
The General Assembly passed new legislation that enables localities to require by ordinance licensed salvage dealers, demolishers, rebuilders, salvage pools and vehicle removal operators to report to local police/sheriff the purchase, exchange or acquisition of a salvage or scrap vehicles. Once passed by the local governing body, the ordinance may require licensees to record and…