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Four members of the Avengers motorcycle gang were arrested after one of them reportedly shot at plainclothes West Virginia State Police troopers Wednesday in Raleigh County.
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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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Remington Law Enforcement Sales will supply the West Virginia State Police with Remington Model 870 Police shotguns that have been customized to the agency's specifications. Other West Virginia law enforcement agencies can purchase the guns through the contract.
Read More →The West Virginia State Police selected the S&W Model 4566 TSW pistol and has received 750 pistols chambered in .45 ACP. The Wyoming Highway Patrol selected the S&W M&P40 pistol and is currently in the process of transitioning its officers over to the sidearm.
Read More →The understaffed Virginia State Police is offering its troopers overtime shifts rather than giving them pay raises or hiring for the 227 authorized positions that remain unfilled.
Read More →Seeking to implement the means with which to prevent the occurrence of another Virginia Tech massacre, 23 Louisiana-based law enforcement agencies and the Louisiana State University Police Department (LSUPD) conducted a two-day law enforcement active shooter emergency response course.
Read More →Virginia State Police are going airborne to catch speeders who use radar detectors. "Bear in the Air," the new program, goes into effect July 1.The new traffic laws this year have harsher penalties for drunk driving and a ban on children riding in the beds of pickup trucks.
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