Chap Petersen bill to limit civil forfeiture of property prior to conviction
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State Sen. Chap Petersen has introduced legislation that will limit the ability of law enforcement to take property from citizens prior to conviction.
Search Results for Virginia State Police
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Emergency Communications Center receives national re-accreditation
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The Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center was re-accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies.
Kurt Erickson: ‘Tis the season for drunk driving
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With the holiday season upon us, I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on Virginia’s 14th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce anti-drunk driving campaign.
House Republicans criticize Attorney General Herring’s unilateral actions on concealed carry permits
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Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring unilaterally ended concealed carry reciprocity with 25 states Tuesday.
ACLU urges Attorney General Mark Herring to oppose policing for profit
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The ACLU has called on Attorney General Mark Herring to change his stance on law enforcement’s ability to seize property without a criminal conviction.
Documentary to raise awareness of heroin, prescription drug epidemic
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring is premiering Heroin: The Hardest Hit, a powerful documentary about the danger of heroin and prescription drugs and their impact on Virginia families and communities.
Donald Smith building toward Jan. 1, new day as Augusta County sheriff
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In six weeks, Donald Smith, 33, will be sworn in as the second-youngest sheriff in Virginia. Smith, elected sheriff in Augusta County on Nov. 3, is busy trying to build and, to a degree, rebuild as Jan. 1 approaches.
Attorney General Herring announces minority recruitment initiative for law enforcement agencies
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Attorney General Mark Herring today announced the launch of an initiative to help law enforcement agencies recruit more minority applicants and build police departments that reflect the cultural and racial makeup of the communities they serve.
David Swanson: Roanoke mayor shows ignorance, bigotry
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This statement by the Mayor of Roanoke, Virginia, surely takes the prize for government-sanctioned ignorance and bigotry in 2015. Is he aware that comparing World War II participating armies to a group like ISIS is ridiculous, that World War II killed upwards of 50 million people, primarily through the activities of the largest, wealthiest militaries on earth?
Nelson Mandela’s prison guard to speak at Bridgewater College on Nov. 15
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Afrikaner Christo Brand – one of the men who guarded Nelson Mandela for 12 years in a South African prison and who became the future South African president’s confidant and accomplice – will speak at Bridgewater College on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m., in Cole Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
