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Newsby Staff WriterMay 24, 2012

Va. Officer Helps Deliver Baby

Arlington County (Va.) Police Cpl. Steve Troyano helped deliver a baby in the back seat of an SUV, after the frantic sister of the mother contacted him.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2012

Va. Deputy Killed In Crash

A Charles City County (Va.) Sheriff's deputy was killed while responding as backup to another deputy, when he cruiser struck a tree.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2012

Virginia Trooper Applicants Must Allow Social Media Review

The Virginia State Police now require potential troopers to provide their social media accounts for review during an extensive background screening process. The ACLU of Virginia has decried the process as "deplorable" and akin to "asking to see someone's diary."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2012

Police: Va. Cop Stabbed 2 Firefighters After Crash

A Virginia Beach police officer reportedly stabbed two firefighters after he wrecked his car. Officer Bradley Colas crashed in Hallwood about 6:42 a.m. Sunday.

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NewsDecember 21, 2011

Virginia Officer Dies During Dive Training

Officer Timothy Schock was participating in the training around 11:45 a.m. with the Underwater Search and Rescue team when he began to have "difficulty underwater.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 20, 2011

Virginia Cop Dies During Dive Training

A member of the Chesapeake (Va.) Police Department's dive team died during a training exercise at Oak Grove Lake Park on Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2011

Bell Delivers First of Two Copters To Va. Agency

Bell Helicopter has delivered the first of two Bell 429 helicopters to the Fairfax County (Va.) Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2011

Virginia Tech Gunman Purchased Gun Legally

The man who fatally ambushed a Virginia Tech police officer had legally purchased the .40-caliber handgun used in the shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2011

Va. Tech Gunman Changed Clothes After Shooting Cop in Car

Va. Tech Officer Deriek Crouse had pulled over a car driven by a student and was stopped on a campus parking lot with that car in front of his cruiser when he was shot and killed. The student has been very helpful to investigators.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2011

Va. Department Affected by Blackberry Outage

Richmond (Va.) Police officers lost the ability to communicate or browse the Internet Thursday, after Blackberry smart-phone users lost service on five continents.

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