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Video: Photo of Virginia Trooper Helping Stranded Driver Goes Viral

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.

May 20, 2015

Training

Video: Bloodhound Puppy Joins Virginia Police Department

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.

May 11, 2015

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Video: Judges Tell Virginia Sheriff to Remove American Flag Display from Courthouse

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.”

March 11, 2015

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Virginia Trooper Shot in Foot by Trooper Firing at Dog, 3 Arrested

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.

February 13, 2015

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Virginia Officer, Suspect Wounded in Friday Night Gunfight

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.

January 4, 2015

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Video: Virginia Officer Prevents Suicide, Just One Week After Intervention Training

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.

December 23, 2014

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Video: Former Shelter Dog Joins Va. Police K-9 Unit

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.

August 13, 2014

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Williamsburg: Policing Where the Present Meets the Past

A former NYPD cop, Hamilton moved to this quiet Tidewater community more than 15 years ago after her child waited for a bus in New York next to a dead body.

July 19, 2014

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Prince William Police Arrange Treatment for Drug Users After Raids

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.

July 7, 2014

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Video: Virginia Officer Killed in Shootout with Ex-con

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.

June 1, 2014

Patrol

Video: Virginia Officer Shoots Teen

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.

May 26, 2014

Special Units

4 Gang Members Charged in Va. Captain's Kidnapping, Slaying

The people who carjacked, kidnapped, and killed Waynesboro, Va., reserve police captain Kevin Quick were members of the Bloods street gang who robbed stores and sold drugs in the weeks and months leading up to the murder, according to an indictment.

May 15, 2014