Virginia
Virginia patrol officer’s dashcam video is another reminder that traffic stops can go from routine to life-threatening in the blink of an eye
Police recruits in Virginia take to the beach for an early morning PT session
“Alexa, play ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’”
Priority for the grant will be given to ranges used by multiple agencies or those allowing civilian use for activities like concealed carry training
One officer was injured after being hit by a car speeding away from the scene
K-9 Rivan, who was assigned to the Sussex I State Prison, “lost his life while potentially saving the lives of two people, his assigned officer and an inmate,” VADOC said
Herndon Police Chief Maggie DeBoard expressed displeasure after the academy director signed his name on officers’ graduation certificates using Chinese characters
Shoplifting without evidence and juvenile problems without a nexus to crime are among the calls Henrico Police patrol officers will no longer respond to
Bridgewater College Officer John Painter and Campus Safety Officer J.J. Jefferson were friends who were known on campus as the “dynamic duo”
Mental Health
“We are against the wall,” said Chief John Clair, an Army veteran who sometimes shuttles patients himself, and did so last month on a nearly 15-hour round trip to a hospital on the other side of the state
The Fairfax County Police Department found that the devices added substantially to its capacity to resolve crisis situations
Virginia Beach officers broke the driver’s window and pulled him out of the car before it became engulfed by flames
When police arrived with a search warrant, a suspect fired at them from inside the home, shortly followed by the explosion
The lawsuit centers around a failure to investigate Austin Lee Edwards’ admittance to a mental health facility during the hiring process
Officer Bruce Foster was shot from behind by a suspect while pursuing another fleeing suspect; both suspects are now in custody
The teen was charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and was taken into juvenile detention
“If you have excess law enforcement protective equipment, my office will collect them and ship it to the Israel Defense Forces,” the AG said in a letter to all 123 Va. sheriffs
Rui Jiang was armed with a loaded gun when he was arrested just minutes after churchgoers entered the building, according to police
“You’re a good cop,” but “I will kill every state trooper that comes here,” the suspect said to a trooper
Experts say movements meant to show reverence and gratitude can also factor into a concept called “meta-dehumanization”
“It was cool to see one in person and I am glad that I could help in its time of need,” the officer said. “It’s what we do”
At one point, the suspect stopped the ambulance in the road, only to ram the trooper’s patrol car as the trooper was getting out
Officer Mark Christopher Wagner II was killed during a struggle with the suspect over his department-issued handgun
Wintergreen Police Department Officer Mark Christopher Wagner II was killed Friday night
Officers inside the theater, where the graduation ceremony had been taking place, heard gunfire and radioed to police stationed outside, who found multiple victims
The police officer called over his radio several times saying that he was being attacked and that the suspect was trying to get a hold of his gun
“First responders serve everyone in the county, ducks included!”
Austin Lee Edwards posed online as a teen boy while talking with a 15-year-old girl, a form of deception known as “catfishing.” He later killed her mother and grandparents
“Heavenly Father, keep our officers safe, keep our students safe, let us make the decisions we need to make,” an officer says as he drives to Richneck Elementary School