George Allen receives Fraternal Order of Police endorsement
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George Allen received the U.S. Senate endorsement of the Virginia State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police
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Nelson man pleads guilty to animal fighting, bear poaching, marijuana offenses
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A Nelson County man pled guilty today to multiple federal charges for the sale of illegally poached bear organs, the sale of fighting gamecocks, the possession of protected migratory birds, and the distribution of marijuana
Grand jury indicts Culpeper police officer in February shooting
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A special investigative grand jury handed up a four-count indictment against the Town of Culpeper Police Officer involved in the Feb. 9 fatal shooting of a Culpeper County woman
BC police chief helps craft law-enforcement bill
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Until recently, police officers at many colleges in Virginia were not recognized as law enforcement entities beyond the confines of their campuses
Critics blast McDonnell administration over weekend arrests
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The ACLU of Virginia is offering to assist reproductive rights protestors who were arrested Saturday at the state Capitol, if their constitutional right to free speech was violated. Approximately 1,000 demonstrators converged on the Capitol grounds to protest the passage of a bill to require pregnant women to undergo an ultrasound procedure prior to being…
Creigh Deeds: Session report
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We are near the crossover of the 2012 session. The session has moved by rapidly though many of the big issues remain unresolved. We are no closer on a budget compromise today than we were when the session started. We are still looking at a budget that makes deep cuts in human services, underfunds K-12…
Creigh Deeds: Session Report
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January has come and gone. Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow, and it appears that six more weeks of winter weather are ahead. We saw temperatures in the 70s in Richmond this week. Hopefully Phil is predicting six more weeks of this type of wintry weather. Throughout this session, one thing that stands out for…
Arrest made in Augusta County church arson
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Special agents with the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Appomattox Field Office arrested a Crimora man on Tuesday in connection with a fire at the Hildebrand Mennonite Church in Augusta County. Paul L. Cupp, 36, of Crimora was arrested without incident at his residence on Meadow Rue Lane following the execution of a…
Webb joins in legislation to make gun regs consistent on federal rec lands
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Sens. Jim Webb (D-VA) and John Boozman (R-AR) today introduced legislation to make gun regulations consistent across all federal recreational lands by bringing Army Corps of Engineers rules in line with other federal agencies. Last Congress, legislation was signed into law allowing individuals to possess firearms in the National Park Service and National Wildlife Refuge…
Area natives begin State Police careers
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On Monday (June 27, 2011), 62 new Virginia State Police troopers will begin their career on patrol in counties and along interstates across the Commonwealth. On Friday (June 24, 2011), the members of the 116th Basic Session will graduate from the Virginia State Police Academy in Richmond. The 62 graduates began their rigorous 37-week training…
