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Hampton Sheriff’s Office Celebrates Older Americans

On May 24th, The Hampton Sheriff’s Office held its 7th Annual Senior Citizen Picnic at Mill Point Park in celebration of Older Americans month. Nearly 400 senior citizens converged on the beautiful park on the Hampton River for an afternoon filled with food, music, dance and fellowship. Hampton Sheriff, B. J. Roberts initiated the event…


The Newport News Sheriff’s Office Biggest Loser Contest

Sergeant Janet Robbins is a huge fan of NBC’s hit television show “The Biggest Loser.”  So she mimicked the show and organized a weight loss challenge for the Newport News Sheriff’s Office.  It all started with her own effort to lose weight.  She says the Newport News Sheriff’s Office Biggest Loser contest was a way…


Caroline Sheriff’s Office Growth Continues

How time has flown!  It seems like it was only recently that Sheriff A. A. “Tony” Lippa, Jr. was elected to office, but we are rapidly approaching the end of his second 4-year term of office.  When he was originally elected, his platform was that he thought the citizens needed a sheriff who was “…more…