CERTIFICATE of RECOGNITION
By virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution in the Governor ofthe

Commonwealth of Virginia, there is hereby officially recognized:

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ MEMORIAL WEEK

WHEREAS, the safety and well-being …

Funeral arrangements are as follows:

Visitation:
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Nelsen Funeral Home
4650 S. Laburnum Ave.
Richmond, VA 23231
Hours: 4:00pm to 8:00pm

Funeral: 
Friday, April 6, 2012 1:00pm Samaria Baptist Church 8130 …

A Charles City County deputy, responding to a traffic stop made by another deputy, was killed in a single-vehicle accident early Saturday morning on Route 5.

Deputy Michael C. Walizer, 36, …

Dear Editor, 

As a member of the Virginia law enforcement community, I read Carten Cordell’s recent article, “New VA Law Helps Criminalize ‘Sniffles’ And Invades Privacy” with great interest. The article …

Dear Gazette, Last Word, 

This responds to your “last word” on the Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute (VSI), scrutinizing the publicly available 990 tax return of the organization.  After reading the comments, I …

Jesse Bowcock quietly nodded that he remembers his years as a child.  He grew up in Corbin, Kentucky just down the road from Colonel Sanders.  Yes, that colonel, the founder …

Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America.[i]  In fact, in a recent two-year period, nearly 12 million Americans were victims of identity theft.  Oftentimes victims of identity …

 Over the past year and a half I have had the privilege to serve as Virginia’s Secretary of Public Safety. During this time, I have witnessed first-hand the tremendously dangerous …

Two high school graduates from Loudoun County, VA were each presented with a $500 check from Loudoun Sheriff Steve Simpson as part of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute (VSI) scholarship program. 

The …

Sheriff Ryant Washington, President of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association,  presents Fluvanna resident Courtney Johnson, a Criminal Justice student at Virginia Commonwealth University a $500 check from the Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute. …