Year: 2013

The Washington Post By Laura Vozzella and Ben Pershing Friday, December 13, 8:44 AM RICHMOND — Virginia Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe has chosen Brian Moran, a one-time political rival and state party chairman, to be his secretary of public safety, according to two people familiar with the decision. McAuliffe is scheduled to announce the appointment Friday…

Pictures from the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association’s 80th Annual Conference and Exhibition are now online. Many thanks to Arlington County Sheriff’s Office’s own Desmond Chisholm for documenting the conference. Visit Desmond’s website at http://chisie.smugmug.com/Events/VSA2013/32037917_mrnwFn#!i=2782022630&k=pdWJxd6

Congratulations to the Spotsylvania and Stafford Sheriff’s Offices for their hard work collecting 3,895 pounds of nonperishable groceries for the 501(c)(3) non-profit Spotsylvania/Stafford TRIAD – the highest number among all of the TRIADS this year. In addition, their efforts resulted in $700.00 in cash donations raised for the cause. The generosity of Spotsylvania and Stafford…

Richmond, Va — Sheriff C.T. Woody, Jr. will host a talent show for jail residents on Friday, December 13, 2013, beginning at 12:45 p.m. in the resident dining hall of the Richmond City Jail. The winner of the program will receive more than a blue ribbon; they will receive a job offer from a local…

The Virginia Public Safety Foundation will simultaneously announce that it has reached its $2 million goal for construction of the Commonwealth Public Safety Memorial and ceremonially break ground on the memorial site during a ceremony on Friday, January 3, 2014 at 2 p.m. Governor Robert F. McDonnell will join his predecessor, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine,…

Spotsylvania, VA – It is America’s Night Out Against Crime, and this year the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office, led by Sheriff Roger Harris, was selected as a National Award Winner for its outstanding participation in the 30th Anniversary National Night Out. Spotsylvania placed in the 100,000-299,000 population category. National Night Out is a nationwide crime and drug prevention…

Bedford County, VA Sheriff Mike Brown, Chairman and Co-Founder of the Safe Surfin’ Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit which provides Internet safety materials for schools, parents and more, has successfully raised funds to supply six law enforcement agencies ballistic protection they otherwise would not have been able to acquire. Sheriff Brown presented the ballistic vests to…

Imagine this scenario. It is nearly 9 pm when your dispatch center receives a 911 call in regards to a five-year-old child, who went missing two hours earlier. At this point, your department responds with several units to investigate and do an initial canvass of the neighborhood. Local volunteer fire and rescue resources are called…

Jones named appropriations chair Suffolk News Herald By Tracy Agnew Published 11:04pm Wednesday, December 4, 2013 http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2013/12/04/jones-named-appropriations-chair/ Suffolk Delegate Chris Jones will lead Virginia’s House Appropriations Committee in the 2014 session after being appointed as the chairman this week by Speaker of the House William Howell. Jones is entering his 13th year on the committee,…

Amanda Long with The Washington Post interviewed Arlington County Sheriff Beth Arthur for a November 27, 2013 first-person profile: I’ve been with the sheriff’s office for 27 years. My predecessor ended up getting a job as the executive director for the National Sheriffs’ Association after he’d just been reelected. He came to me and said,…

Thursday, October 10, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Come to Senate Room 3 at the Capitol on Thursday, October 10, 2013, from 1:30–2:30pm to attend the Silent Auction provided in partnership with the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and the Virginia Shield Foundation. Place a bid on the item you want by…