Stafford County First Sergeant Robert J. Grella, Jr. received the 2015 Deputy Sheriff of the Year Award at the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association’s 82nd Annual Conference and Exhibition on Tuesday in Norfolk. Stafford County Sheriff Charles E. Jett submitted the following recommendation for First Sergeant Grella: First Sergeant Robert J. Grella, Jr. began his law enforcement…
Northampton County Deputy Christopher L. Forbes received the 2015 Deputy Sheriff Valor Award at the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association’s 82nd Annual Conference and Exhibition on Tuesday in Norfolk. Northampton County Sheriff David L. Doughty submitted the following recommendation for Deputy Forbes: Christopher Forbes has been a deputy sheriff with the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office since 2003.…
The Virginia Sheriffs’ Association expresses its condolences to the families of WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward, who died as the result of gunshot wounds following this morning’s shooting at Bridewater Plaza in Moneta, Va. The VSA also wishes Vicki Gardner a safe recovery. Parker was interviewing Gardner, executive director of the Smith Mountain…