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A Virginia State Trooper received Facebook praise from a worried mother over the way he took care of her stranded son. Trooper Matt Okes spent hours with the 20-year-old student to make sure he was safe on the dark and busy road.
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The newest member of the Fairfax County (Va.) Police Department is just eight weeks old. CJ, a ridiculously cute bloodhound puppy, joined the department two weeks ago and is now in training.
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Sheriff Watson said his agency got the American flag display as a gift from members of the Portsmouth Fire Department a few weeks ago. It’s made of old fire hoses with a sign beneath it that reads, “A Tribute to Public Safety.”
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A Virginia State trooper was shot in the foot Thursday after another trooper fired at an attacking dog while conducting a joint narcotics search by the Isle of Wight (Va.) Sheriff's Office and state police, officials said.
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A veteran Richmond police officer was shot and wounded Friday after exchanging gunfire with an armed man who opened fire on the officer soon after he responded to a call of a man experiencing a mental health crisis in a Fulton Hill neighborhood, authorities said.
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Body-mounted cameras on officers recorded as Newport News police officer Andrew Gohn knelt to the ground. He asked the man about his problems and encouraged him to talk about his kids, preventing him from making good on suicide threats.
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A shelter dog graduated from the Alexandria (Va.) Police Department's K-9 School this week and will join the agency's K-9 unit.
Read More →Virginia officers raided 19 locations and arrested 53 people over three days last month in drug raids. But after each arrest, a detective or other officer sat down with the suspects and offered to have a chaplain take them to a drug treatment center right away.
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A Virginia teen was shot by an ex-con, who went on to shoot two Norfolk (Va.) officers, killing one, before being killed by police.
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A Purcellville (Va.) police officer shot and killed a teenager who was allegedly threatening suicide. Police report that the teen lunged at the officer with a knife just prior to the shooting.
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