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- December 8, 2023
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Suspected Drunk Driver Hits Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Deputy’s Vehicle

On December 1 around 2:45 p.m., the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office received a call about a possible drunk driver in the area of Orange Plank Rd near the Orange County line. Senior Deputy T. Kreiter was in the area of West Catharpin Rd and Dulin Lane in Orange County when the suspect vehicle came into his […]

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- September 2, 2022
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Police Association Snubs “Defund” Dems, Favors GOP Challengers

The Virginia Police Benevolent Association has recently endorsed several Republicans who are challenging “Defund the Police” Democrats across Northern Virginia. The VAPBA represents “law enforcement officers employed by federal, state, county and municipal governments.” The group is backing Karina Lipsman, Hung Cao, and Yesli Vega against Don Beyer, Jennifer Wexton, and Abigail Spanberger, respectively.  The […]

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- August 3, 2022
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Virginia Officials Celebrate National Night Out

Yesterday, Virginia officials celebrated National Night Out, a once-a-year event that brings the law enforcement community and the people they protect closer together. National Night Out aims for the police and the community to come together to try to build bridges. According to the National Night Out website, “National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign […]

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- June 1, 2022
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Police Group Begins Airwave Bombardment Ahead of Midterms

Democrats and police have steadily drifted apart since then-Sen. Joe Biden sponsored the 1994 crime bill. In the decades since, the party has declared war on police. Criticizing their job performance with broad brush strokes is routine. Emboldened by the hard left turn, activist prosecutors like Baltimore’s Marilyn Mosby left entire police departments unable or unwilling to do their […]

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Patrick Houck is an avid political aficionado based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area. When not analyzing the latest news, yo ...
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- May 21, 2022
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Northern Va Police Department to Begin using Body Cams

The Fall Church police department will begin having its officers use body-worn cameras on all calls this month, the department said in a statement. As reported by WTOP, officers will start using cameras on all calls for service on Monday, though the department didn’t say when the implementation would be complete. The body cameras can be […]

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- May 7, 2022
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Police Groups Dump Nation’s Most Vulnerable Democrat

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) is arguably the Senate’s most vulnerable incumbent. Political prognosticators rate her chances of getting reelection as a toss-up, at best. Of course, in a wave election, highly competitive races can quickly morph into landslides once undecided voters break. One ominous sign that things aren’t going well for Cortez Masto came this week […]

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- April 26, 2022
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New Law Bans Traffic Ticket Quotas

In a new bill signed by Governor Youngkin, as part of the nearly 700+ bills he signed into law recently, it is now illegal for police departments to set traffic ticket quotas. (RELATED: Youngkin Has Now Signed More than 700 Bills Into Law) The new law, which goes into effect on July 1, prohibits law enforcement […]

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- April 17, 2022
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Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police Says New Survey Shows Need for Mental Health Resources for First Responders

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In preliminary results of a mental health survey of first responders released by the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP), 21 percent of those who completed the survey indicated problems with alcohol, 20 percent had clinically significant scores for anxiety, and 19 percent had clinically significant scores for depression. VACP officials think that understates […]

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- April 8, 2022
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Increased Police presence on I-95 due to Multi-State Initiative

Planning to drive on I-95 in Va. this weekend? Here’s why you should prepare to see extra police up and down the Interstate. Virginia will be joining a collation of states from Maine to Florida who will be participating in what police are calling a two-day “Drive to Save Lives” traffic safety initiative along the […]

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- April 7, 2022
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Youngkin donates 1st quarter salary to Va. law enforcement assistance fund

Showing that he is a man of his word, Governor Yongkin has donated his entire first quarter salary to the Virginia Law Enforcement Assistance Program.  During his 2021 campaign, the Governor pledged to donate his gubernatorial salary. Today, he announced the donation of $43,750 at VALEAP’s Post Critical Incident Seminar in Harrisonburg, Va. Governor Younkin […]

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