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Local police, sheriff departments receive grants to fight terrorism (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:32:25 GMT
NORFOLK -- Several law enforcement agencies in Hampton Roads will get money to buy equipment to fight terrorism. 45 departments across the state will split $4.9 million in State Homeland Security Program grants, announced Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA). The program provides funds to help build capabilities at the state and local levels through planning, training, exercise activities and purchase of ...

News Near You for March 10 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:05:23 GMT
Hanover Applications for help with heating emergencies will be accepted through Monday by the Hanover County Department of Social Services, which administers the federal Crisis Assistance program. Emergencies include lack of heat, imminent cutoff of utilities, and inoperable or unsafe heating equipment. Money may be used to pay a utility security deposit, buy a portable space heater or primary ...

Getaway driver pleads guilty in home invasion (Daily Press)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:24:39 GMT
A Williamsburg man is facing up to 30 years in prison for his part in a home invasion robbery last year in which 20 guns previously stolen from a Grafton gun shop were taken.

Today in History (The Mexico Ledger)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:12:11 GMT
March 9, 2010

Man charged in series of burglaries (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:51:08 GMT
Hampton police have made an arrest in connection with two burglaries in the Michaels Woods area of the city, but believe their suspect may be involved in several other burglaries in several cities.

Today in History, Today is Tuesday, March 9, 2010 (Red Bluff Daily News)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:19 GMT
Today is Tuesday, March 9, the 68th day of 2010. There are 297 days left in the year. On March 9, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va.

Former Franklin attorney from Williamsburg to be sentenced on embezzlement charges (Daily Press)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:39:49 GMT
Former Franklin attorney James Edward Moyler Jr., 79, of Williamsburg, will be in Southampton Circuit Court this morning for sentencing on six counts of embezzlement.

2Day in the SCV: March 9, 2010 (The Signal)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:13:38 GMT
Welcome to The-Signal.com's "2day in the SCV," a compendium of today's events and a quick journey through the past, present and future.

Good Morning! (KWTX-TV Waco)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:45:55 GMT
Good morning, it’s Tuesday March 9 and after a soggy start to the week, expecting a warm and mostly sunny day. It’s been five years since Dan Rather’s final broadcast as anchor of “The CBS Evening News.” Do you remember what ended his career with CBS?

Beach minister still smarting after judge tosses felony charge (The Virginian-Pilot)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:22:40 GMT
VIRGINIA BEACH The arrest of a minister outside the Christian Broadcasting Network on charges including felony assault of a campus officer was resolved in court last month when the charge was dismissed.

 

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Abingdon 24 22 2
Alexandria 435 313 122
Altavista 11 11 0
Amherst 5 5 0
Appalachia 6 6 0
Ashland 24 21 3
Bedford 32 28 4
Berryville 9 8 1
Big Stone Gap 17 15 2
Blacksburg 72 56 16
Blackstone 18 13 5
Bluefield 21 16 5
Boykins 1 1 0
Bridgewater 8 8 0
Bristol 77 57 20
Broadway 4 4 0
Brookneal 4 4 0
Buena Vista 15 14 1
Burkeville 1 1 0
Cape Charles 5 5 0
Cedar Bluff 3 3 0
Charlottesville 138 111 27
Chase City 11 10 1
Chatham 4 4 0
Chesapeake 504 364 140
Chilhowie 5 5 0
Chincoteague 13 10 3
Christiansburg 62 47 15
Clarksville 8 7 1
Clifton Forge 16 10 6
Clinchco 1 1 0
Clintwood 3 3 0
Coeburn 8 7 1
Colonial Beach 15 10 5
Colonial Heights 49 45 4
Courtland 3 1 2
Covington 23 14 9
Crewe 5 5 0
Culpeper 45 38 7
Damascus 6 6 0
Danville 138 128 10
Dayton 6 6 0
Dublin 10 9 1
Dumfries 17 15 2
Edinburg 1 1 0
Elkton 9 8 1
Emporia 35 25 10
Exmore 7 7 0
Fairfax City 79 65 14
Falls Church 43 29 14
Farmville 38 24 14
Franklin 38 26 12
Fredericksburg 86 64 22
Fries 1 1 0
Front Royal 44 35 9
Galax 39 24 15
Gate City 5 5 0
Glade Spring 4 4 0
Glasgow 1 1 0
Glen Lyn 1 1 0
Gordonsville 6 6 0
Gretna 4 3 1
Grottoes 6 6 0
Grundy 5 5 0
Halifax 5 5 0
Hampton 376 270 106
Harrisonburg 93 80 13
Haymarket 6 5 1
Haysi 2 2 0
Herndon 67 54 13
Hillsville 12 11 1
Honaker 5 4 1
Hopewell 66 47 19
Hurt 1 1 0
Independence 2 2 0
Jonesville 2 2 0
Kenbridge 8 8 0
Kilmarnock 4 4 0
La Crosse 3 3 0
Lawrenceville 5 5 0
Lebanon 13 12 1
Leesburg 85 67 18
Lexington 15 13 2
Louisa 4 4 0
Luray 14 12 2
Lynchburg 214 135 79
Manassas 110 86 24
Manassas Park 32 24 8
Marion 20 18 2
Martinsville 59 53 6
McKenney 1 1 0
Middleburg 3 3 0
Middletown 3 3 0
Mount Jackson 4 4 0
Narrows 4 4 0
New Market 5 5 0
Newport News 517 386 131
Norfolk 822 699 123
Norton 24 18 6
Occoquan 1 1 0
Onancock 4 4 0
Onley 3 3 0
Orange 17 14 3
Parksley 3 3 0
Pearisburg 8 7 1
Pembroke 2 2 0
Pennington Gap 6 6 0
Petersburg 131 95 36
Pocahontas 1 1 0
Poquoson 24 20 4
Portsmouth 334 242 92
Pound 4 4 0
Pulaski 36 28 8
Purcellville 12 11 1
Quantico 3 2 1
Radford 49 35 14
Rich Creek 1 1 0
Richlands 19 15 4
Richmond 890 696 194
Roanoke 308 254 54
Rocky Mount 19 17 2
Rural Retreat 1 1 0
Salem 89 63 26
Saltville 7 6 1
Shenandoah 4 4 0
Smithfield 26 21 5
South Boston 31 29 2
South Hill 25 20 5
St. Paul 5 5 0
Stanley 4 4 0
Staunton 60 49 11
Stephens City 3 3 0
Strasburg 19 17 2
Suffolk 213 171 42
Tappahannock 11 10 1
Tazewell 13 12 1
Timberville 3 3 0
Victoria 6 5 1
Vienna 49 40 9
Vinton 31 20 11
Virginia Beach 951 786 165
Warrenton 20 18 2
Warsaw 4 3 1
Waverly 13 8 5
Waynesboro 56 49 7
Weber City 4 4 0
West Point 10 9 1
Williamsburg 47 33 14
Winchester 83 70 13
Wise 14 13 1
Woodstock 14 13 1
Wytheville 36 24 12