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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Virginia.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 340 law enforcement agencies employing 22,848 sworn police officers, about 293 for each 100,000 residents.
The Virginia State Police, officially the Virginia Department of State Police, conceived in 1919 and established in 1932, is the state police force for the U.S. state of Virginia. The agency originated out of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles as an inspector and enforcer of highway laws.
The Fairfax County Police Department, commonly referred to as FCPD, is the primary law enforcement agency serving Fairfax County, Virginia. FCPD serve a population of approximately 1,170,033 residents within an area of approximately 407 square miles (1,050 km 2 ).
The ACPD was created on February 1, 1940, as the Arlington County Division of Police with Harry Woodyard as the first Chief of Police. [3] [1] A few years later, the first ACPD auxiliary force was created. [1] In 1960, Arlington County Police arrested people for violating Virginia's segregation and anti-miscegenation laws. [4]
A showdown looms between the city and the Virginia Police ... the city will continue to offer bonus incentives of up to $20,000 to police officers if they agree to stay with the police department ...
A Virginia police officer's kind gesture for two young girls following an emergency at their family home is making headlines. Corporal C.B. Fleming, a 15-year veteran of the South Hill Police ...
The Richmond Police Department (RPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for the 230,436 people [1] within the 62.5 square miles (162 km 2) jurisdiction [2] of Richmond, Virginia. The department employs about 750 sworn officers and about 170 civilians.
Officer Joe Gutierrez was terminated from his employment after an investigation determined he did not follow policies of the local police department, the town of Windsor, Virginia said in a ...