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Attorney General Mark Herring announced on Tuesday the first in a series of initiatives to promote safe, impartial, 21st century policing in Virginia, and to promote mutual trust and positive relationships between Virginia law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.
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Attorney General Mark Herring announced today that Virginia has joined the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Heroin Task Force (NEMA-HTF), a first-of-its kind task force that fosters cross-state collaboration and leverages resources to combat heroin distribution and the associated rise in heroin overdose fatalities.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded nearly $500,000 in federal grants to five Virginia localities, including Waynesboro, to purchase law enforcement body cameras.
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Fifty high and middle schools across Virginia are kicking off a statewide campaign to increase seat belt usage rates among teens and youth.
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Richmond International Raceway and Virginia529 are proud to partner with several groups to recognize the acts of heroism displayed by first responders, military members and United States citizens on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Attorney General Mark Herring and Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran announced today that the Commonwealth of Virginia has received a $1.4 million grant to conduct DNA testing and analyze more than 2,000 untested Physical Evidence Recovery Kits (PERKs) associated with sexual assaults in Virginia.
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Nine drivers, four passengers, a pedestrian and a bicyclist all lost their lives to traffic crashes in Virginia over the 2015 Labor Day weekend, according to preliminary data.
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Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Grace Carroll denied the Fairfax County Police Department’s request to dismiss a case brought by the ACLU of Virginia challenging the FCPD’s use of automatic license plate readers to unlawfully collect the personal information of law-abiding Virginians.
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The ramp from Interstate 64 eastbound to Route 20 (Scottsville Road) northbound, at exit 121 B in Albemarle County, is closed to traffic due to police activity. The ramp is expected to be closed for several hours.
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The Virginia Department of Transportation will close Interstate 64 at mile marker 114 in eastern Albemarle County from 11 p.m. Saturday through 6 a.m. Sunday to perform maintenance work to bridges that span Route 637 (Dick Woods Road).
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