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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.
This is a list of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies — local, regional, special and statewide government agencies (state police) of the U.S. states, of the federal district, and of the territories that provide law enforcement duties, including investigations, prevention and patrol functions.
Pages in category "State law enforcement agencies of Virginia" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has vacated part of a finding that cleared five West Virginia police officers on qualified immunity grounds in an excessive force lawsuit, which ...
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.
A Virginia State University police officer was in stable condition Sunday after being critically wounded in a shooting near campus, university officials said. The shooting happened at about 1:30 a ...
] WVSP is the 4th oldest State Police agency in the United States of America. Governor John Jacob Cornwell was insistent upon having a State Police force which he said, "was mandatory in order for him to uphold the laws of our state." Part of the compromise was the name of the organization: "West Virginia Department of Public Safety" was the ...
However, as of 1 July 2021, [13] all Rule 400/A SPOs were stripped of their police powers and the automatic right to carry a firearm on-duty, [14] due to the passage of Massachusetts bill S.2963, the 'Police Reform Act.' [15] The Act requires anyone exercising police powers, including Boston SPOs, to prove that they had graduated from a ...