Danville Sheriff’s Office Captain Steve Martin participated in a four-week group study exchange program to New South Wales (NSW) in Australia in the spring of 2014. Thanks to an initiative of Rotary District 7570 and the Danville Rotary, there was no cost to the Danville Sheriff’s Office or the taxpayers in the city of Danville.…
The Virginia Sheriffs’ Association expresses its condolences to the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office and family of Deputy Gabriel T. Pearce who lost his life on Thursday. On June 26, 2014 Deputy Pearce was involved a single vehicle accident in his personal vehicle. Deputy Pearce participated in the 3rd Summer Student Academy as a VCU student.…
Sheriff Raleigh Isaacs has announced the recipients of the 2014 Virginia Sheriff’s Institute Scholarship for Suffolk: Joshua M. Shaffer (Liberty University), Joshua A. Darden (Radford University), Alexis K. Arrington (Virginia State University), and Andrew R. Shaffer (Liberty University). The VSI Scholarship Program was established to provide an opportunity for young people across Virginia to pursue…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) were recognized at the 2014 Governor’s Transportation Safety Award for Youth Traffic Safety in the Commonwealth of Virginia for their joint campaign on the dangers of texting-while-driving. The LCSO and LCPS were presented with the Youth Traffic Safety award at the State Capitol…
Wythe County Sheriff Doug King has selected Michael Hancock of Wytheville, VA for a Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute scholarship. Sheriff King presented Michael with a check for $1,000 payable to Radford University. Michael is a recent graduate of Wytheville Community College and will pursue a degree in criminal justice at Radford. The VSI Scholarship Program was…
Danville Sheriff Mike Mondul has selected Jeffrey Williams Jr. and Taylor Hayden for Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute scholarships. Sheriff Mondul presented Jeffrey and Taylor each with a check for $1,000 payable to Averett University, where both students are pursuing degrees in criminal justice. The VSI Scholarship Program was established to provide an opportunity for young people…
Wise County Sheriff Ronnie Oaks has selected Robert Stidham of Appalachia, VA for a Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute scholarship. Sheriff Oaks presented Robert with a check for $1,000 payable to Mountain Empire Community College. The VSI Scholarship Program was established to provide an opportunity for young people across Virginia to pursue an educational curriculum in law…
On May 30, 2014, Washington County Sheriff Fred Newman presented Mr. Austin D. McClure of Meadowview, VA, with a $1,000 scholarship check from the Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute Scholarship Program. The VSI Program was established to provide an opportunity for young students across Virginia to pursue an educational curriculum in law enforcement or criminal justice while…
Each year the Virginia Sheriff’s Institute awards scholarships to young people across Virginia to help provide an opportunity to pursue an educational curriculum in law enforcement or criminal justice while attending a Virginia college or university. Smyth County Sheriff David Bradley is pleased to present a scholarship award of $1,000 to Dustin Wayne Tilson of…
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced additional appointments to his administration today, including two of particular interest to sheriffs: Virginia State Crime Commission The Honorable Brian K. Roberts of Lawrenceville, Sheriff, Brunswick County Compensation Board Susan Reid Swecker of Richmond and formerly Highland County, Consultant at Dividing Waters Public Affairs, LLC
Governor McAuliffe unveiled a new public service announcement this morning in Richmond with Southampton Sheriff Jack Stutts promoting Virginia’s “Move Over” law, which can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/user/vspvideos. The New Kent County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Wakie Howard helped in the production of the video. Video message: If you’re texting, you’re not driving. Texting while driving…
Richmond, VA – Southampton County Sheriff Jack Stutts joined Governor Terry McAuliffe and more than 100 state and local law enforcement, and traffic-safety advocates at the State Capitol to officially kick off the Memorial Day and summer traffic and tourism season. The morning’s press event is one of four being held statewide Tuesday to introduce…