| 12/24/08 |
PLANNING TO ATTEND THE 56TH PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION? GUESTS SHOULD PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR WEATHER, TRAFFIC AND LONG LINES  |
| 12/16/08 |
CELEBRATE WITH YOUR LOVED ONES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON – DRIVE SAFE & SOBER
Dec. 19-21, 2008 – Operation CARE/Holiday Lifesaver Weekend |
| 12/16/08 |
ABC News Release: Are You Up For the Challenge? Four State Agencies Partner to Spread the Highway Safety Challenge Message in ABC Stores |
| 12/8/08 |
OPERATION AIR, LAND & SPEED ENFORCEMENT YIELDS 8% MORE SUMMONSES AND ARRESTS ON INTERSTATE 64 & 66
2,466 Speeding Summonses --- 276 Safety Belt Violations --- 4 DUI Arrests |
| 12/4/08 |
TRAVELING INTERSTATES 64 OR 66? IF SO, EXPECT TO SEE MORE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE TROOPERS ON THE ROAD
NEXT ROUND OF OPERATION AIR, LAND AND SPEED RESUMES |
| 12/1/08 |
TRAFFIC FATALITIES DROP DURING THE 2008 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Trooper Arrests Murder Suspect After Single Vehicle Traffic Crash |
| 11/20/08 |
TAKE TIME & REITERATE SAFE DRIVING WITH YOUR TEEN THIS THANKSGIVING
Virginia Experiencing Surge in Fatal Teen Crashes September- November 2008 |
| 11/17/08 |
U.S. Cellular & the Virginia State Police Department Offer Tips for Safe Holiday Shopping |
| 11/04/08 |
OPERATION, AIR, LAND & SPEED ENFORCEMENT YIELDS RECORD NUMBER OF DUI ARRESTS ON INTERSTATES 81 & 95
33 DUI Arrests Highest Total Since Program’s Inception |
| 11/03/08 |
NO CHARGES FILED IN BOGUS ELECTION FLYER INVESTIGATION |
| 10/31/08 |
GET READY: OPERATION AIR, LAND AND SPEED RE-EMERGES ALONG VIRGINIA INTERSTATES
The Initiative’s Next Round Targets I-95 & I-81 |
| 10/30/08 |
FORENSIC FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTS WITH SIX MONTH UNSOLVED INVESTIGATION
Modern Technology and Public Involvement Needed in Case of Unidentified Individual |
| 10/29/08 |
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE SOURCE OF ERRONEOUS ELECTION FLYER |
| 10/22/08 |
FIVE FATAL TEEN CRASHES IN THREE DAYS ACROSS VIRGINIA
DURING NATIONAL TEEN DRIVER SAFETY WEEK
Virginia State Police Reminds Young Drivers to Buckle Up and Slow Down |
| 10/15/08 |
Young Drivers Encouraged to Slow Down, Buckle Up National Teen Driver Safety Week is Oct. 19-25 |
| 10/20/08 |
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE TARGET UNSAFE
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVERS ON VIRGINIA HIGHWAYS
North America’s “Operation Safe Driver” Kickoff in Dumfries, Va. – Oct. 20-24, 2008 |
| 10/15/08 |
Young Drivers Encouraged to Slow Down, Buckle Up National Teen Driver Safety Week is Oct. 19-25 |
| 10/14/08 |
AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS WILL GET AN AGGRESSIVE RESPONSE
Police Target Unsafe Car, Truck Drivers During ‘Operation Safe Driver’ Campaign |
| 09/25/08 |
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE UNVEIL SECOND “MOVE OVER” PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT AT STATE FAIR |
| 09/24/08 |
STATEMENT BY COLONEL W. STEVEN FLAHERTY, VIRGINIA STATE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT,
REGARDING VSP CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM |
| 09/19/08 |
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRADUATE FROM NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMAND COLLEGE |
| 09/16/08 |
“MOVE OVER” LAW TAKES PRECEDENT IN HAMPTON ROADS
Trooper Struck on Interstate in Virginia Beach – State & Local First Responders Unite for Press Conference |
| 09/02/08 |
TRAFFIC FATALITIES SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE OVER LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND |
| 08/26/08 |
STATE POLICE REMIND MOTORISTS TO TAKE IT SAFE, SLOW & SOBER THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND |
| 08/21/08 |
GOVERNOR KAINE ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF “THINK!...DON’T DRINK” INITIATIVE
~ Prevention program will utilize existing resources from 13 state agencies to aid localities in addressing underage drinking ~ |
| 08/21/08 |
TROOPER BECOMES FIRST VIRGINIAN TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL D.A.R.E. OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD |
| 08/20/08 |
VDOT LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION OF 511 VIRGINIA
Free Tool Lets Motorists Take Control of Their Travels in New Ways |
| 08/18/08 |
Virginia’s Police Chiefs Select Ms. Amy L. Whitmore to Receive Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement Award for 2008 |
| 08/11/08 |
DNA REVIEW LEADS TO VIRGINIA STATE POLICE ARREST FOR 1975 RAPE AND MURDER |
| 08/06/08 |
INMATE’S DEATH RULED ACCIDENTAL |
| 07/28/08 |
OPERATION AIR, LAND & SPEED RESULTS IN 3,303 VIOLATIONS
& TWO TROOPERS BEING STRUCK AND INJURED
Two-Day Traffic Safety Campaign Targeted I-64, I-264, I-464 & I-664 |
| 07/26/08 |
TROOPER STRUCK & INJURED ON INTERSTATE 64 IN NEWPORT NEWS
Fourth VSP Trooper Struck in Past Four Months on an Interstate |
| 07/24/08 |
OPERATION, AIR, LAND & SPEED ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE COMING TO HAMPTON ROADS JULY 25-26, 2008
Traffic Safety Effort to Target Interstates 64, 264, 464 & 664 |
| 07/24/08 |
VDOT News Release: “Go with the Flow” Variable Speed Limit System Debuts July 28 |
| 07/11/08 |
VIRGINIA’S HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN BASICS OF ACADEMY LIFE AS A VIRGINIA STATE POLICE TRAINEE
Junior Law Cadets Graduate Friday from State Police Academy |
| 07/08/08 |
VDEM News Release: 2008 Hurricane Season Produces First Hurricane |
| 07/07/08 |
VIRGINIA TRAFFIC FATALITIES CLAIM TWELVE LIVES DURING FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND
Virginia Experiencing 18% Decrease in Traffic Fatalities for the Year |
| 07/02/08 |
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE GRADUATES 59 NEW TROOPERS |
| 07/02/08 |
FROM THE WATER TO THE ROAD, VIRGINIANS MUST PLAY IT SAFE THIS FOURTH OF JULY |
| 06/30/08 |
OPERATION, AIR, LAND & SPEED ENFORCEMENT PRODUCES ONE OF THE HIGHEST ENFORCEMENT TOTALS ON INTERSTATES 81 & 95
16 DUI Arrests ---- 289 Safety Belt Violations ---- 0 Fatalities |
| 06/26/08 |
OPERATION AIR, LAND & SPEED SAFETY ENFORCEMENT RETURNS TO INTERSTATE 95 AND 81
June 27-28 Virginia State Police to Saturate the Two North-South Interstate Corridors |
| 06/20/08 |
VIRGINIA’S 2007 CRIME REPORT NOW AVAILABLE
Offenses and Arrest Data Detailed in Annual Report |
| 06/16/08 |
FOURTH TROOPER IN THREE MONTHS STRUCK & INJURED
BY PASSING MOTORIST ON VIRGINIA INTERSTATE |
| 06/09/08 |
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE CITE THOUSANDS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
SAFETY VIOLATIONS DURING ROADCHECK 2008 |
| 06/03/08 |
VIRGINIA PARTICIPATES IN NORTH AMERICAN
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT EFFORT |
| 05/27/08 |
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TRAFFIC CRASHES CLAIM FOURTEEN LIVES ON VIRGINIA ROADWAYS |
| 05/23/08 |
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE RECOGNIZE
NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY – May 25, 2008
Parents Urged to Educate Their Children About Personal Safety |
| 05/22/08 |
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE PERSONNEL RECOGNIZED BY SUPERINTENDENT FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS |
| 05/22/08 |
NORTHERN VA EMERGENCY RESPONDERS & VSP URGE DRIVERS TO“SLOW DOWN, MOVE OVER” DURING
MEMORIAL HOLIDAY |
| 05/22/08 |
Virginia and Federal Partners to Exercise Dirty Bomb Response |
| 05/21/08 |
SLOW DOWN THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TO SAVE GAS, SAVE MONEY AND SAVE LIVES |
| 05/19/08 |
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE MEMORIAL SERVICE TO HONOR
MOTORIST ASSISTANCE AIDE KILLED ON I-95 IN 2007
Dr. Charles Steger, VT President, to Deliver Keynote Address |
| 05/16/08 |
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE TO PARTICIPATE IN
CLICK IT OR TICKET MOBILIZATION CAMPAIGN (MAY 19-JUNE 1) |
| 05/13/08 |
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE LOOKING FOR TRACTOR-TRAILER AFTER TROOPER IS HIT DURING A TRAFFIC STOP
Injured Trooper Is Featured in VSP Move Over Public Service Announcement |
| 05/09/08 |
OPERATION AIR, LAND & SPEED ENFORCEMENT YIELDS MORE THAN 1,000 VIOLATIONS ON NORTHERN VIRGINIA INTERSTATES |
| 05/06/08 |
UPCOMING OPERATION AIR, LAND & SPEED CONCENTRATES SOLELY ON NORTHERN VIRGINIA INTERSTATES
Third Safety Operation in 2008 Puts a Spotlight on 395, 495, 66,
Dulles Toll Road and the Greenway |
| 05/06/08 |
COMMONWEALTH TO PRACTICE INTERSTATE 64 LANE REVERSAL MAY 11
Expect Early Morning Traffic Delays |
| 04/29/08 |
Storm Recovery Under Way in Southeast Virginia - Virginia Department of Emergency Management News Release |
| 04/28/08 |
STATE POLICE CHALLENGE MOTORISTS TO AVOID DISTRACTIONS
WHILE DRIVING – YOUR LIFE COULD DEPEND ON IT /
National Distracted Driving Awareness Day – April 30, 2008 |
| 04/11/08 |
INVESTIGATIONS INTO 2007 VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTINGS
REMAIN ONGOING |
| 04/08/08 |
VIRGINIA FIFTH GRADERS PLACE IN FIRST ANNUAL “MISSING CHILDREN’S POSTER CONTEST”
Tidewater Youth’s Entry Goes on to Compete Nationally |
| 04/06/08 |
VSP SEARCH FOR FUGITIVE ENDS WITH APPREHENSION IN TEXAS |
| 04/04/08 |
STATE, LOCAL & FEDERAL POLICE STILL PURSUING LEADS ON FUGITIVE WANTED FOR SHOOTING VSP TROOPER / State Police Hope for Swift, Peaceful Resolution to Search |
| 03/31/08 |
REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION ON VIRGINIA FUGITIVE WANTED FOR SHOOTING VSP TROOPER |
| 03/29/08 |
BALLISTIC ANALYSIS LINKS SHOOTINGS ON INTERSTATE 64 IN CHARLOTTESVILLE REGION |
| 03/29/08 |
MANHUNT ONGOING IN TWO STATES FOR VIRGINIA FUGITIVE
Man Wanted for Shooting Virginia State Police Trooper |
| 03/28/08 |
TWO TO BE ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN INTERSTATE 64 SHOOTINGS |
| 03/28/08 |
ARREST MADE IN WAYNESBORO SHOOTINGS – INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERED SUSPECT IN I-64 SHOOTINGS |
| 03/27/08 |
VIRGINIA STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING SHOOTINGS ON AND
NEAR INTERSTATE 64 IN CHARLOTTESVILLE REGION |
| 03/19/08 |
NEW HIGHWAY SIGNS REMIND MOTORISTS TO MOVE OVER OR SLOW DOWN WHEN PASSING EMERGENCY PERSONNEL |
| 03/14/08 |
NON-BUCKLERS BEWARE – VIRGINIA STATE POLICE TO PARTICIPATE IN CLICK IT OR TICKET MINI-ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN (MARCH 16-23, 2008) |
| 03/11/08 |
OPERATION AIR, LAND & SPEED YIELDS RECORD TOTALS
ON INTERSTATES 81 AND 95
16 DUI Arrests – 91 Drug/Felony Arrests – 0 Traffic Fatalities |
| 03/07/08 |
TIME TO CHANGE HABITS & CLOCKS THIS WEEKEND
March 9-10 Virginia State Police to Saturate Interstates 95 & 8 |
| 03/05/08 |
Governor's News Release: GOVERNOR KAINE DECLARES STATEWIDE EMERGENCY TO COORDINATE RESPONSE TO SEVERE WEATHER |
| 03/03/08 |
VDEM News Release: Tornado Drills Save Lives in Virginia -- Tornado Preparedness Day is March 18 |
| 02/12/08 |
OPERATION AIR, LAND, & SPEED NETS MORE THAN 1,000 VIOLATIONS ON INTERSTATES 295, 85, AND 77
Numbers Lower as Motorists Get the Message |
| 02/08/08 |
OPERATION AIR, LAND & SPEED RETURNS TO AN INTERSTATE NEAR YOU VSP / Targets Interstates 295, 85 and 77 with Traffic Safety Initiative |
| 02/08/08 |
STATE POLICE IDENTIFY SOURCE OF MASS VOTER REGISTRATION MAILINGS TO VIRGINIA HOUSEHOLDS |
| 02/07/08 |
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING VOTER REGISTRATION SCAM |
| 02/02/08 |
DRUNK DRIVER CRITICALLY INJURES VSP TROOPER ON INTERSTATE 81 |
| 01/11/08 |
VIRGINIA PROCLAIMS JANUARY 13TH “AMBER ALERT AWARENESS DAY”
Kicks Off National Poster Contest for Virginia Fifth Graders |
| 01/02/08 |
VIRGINIA LOSES MORE THAN 1,000 LIVES TO TRAFFIC CRASHES IN 2007 / 10 Killed in Traffic Crashes During New Year’s Holiday Weekend |
