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Residents of Fauquier County and the cities of Fredericksburg and Harrisonburg were among the 58 new Virginia State Police (VSP) Troopers who officially graduated on Friday.
Residents of Amherst, Campbell, Halifax and Prince Edward counties and the city of Staunton are among the 40 new Virginia State Police troopers.
Stanley police said 48-year-old officer Dominic Winum was fatally shot in the town Friday afternoon. News outlets report 29-year-old Dakota Richards shot Winum before the officer could get out of his patrol vehicle. Virginia State Police said Richards ran away but was later found hiding in a barn. Richards reportedly made a “threatening movement” and was shot and killed by officers. #VSP extends its prayers & condolences to the fellow officers & family of #Stanley, #Virginia Police Officer D.J. “Nick” Winum. #RIP His loss is shared by us, too, as Officer Winum graduated the #VSP 112th...
A police officer was shot and killed by a driver during a traffic stop before he could get out his vehicle, authorities said.
Virginia State Police graduates 44 new troopers Virginia State Police uniform patch (Source: WHSV) By Hannah Eason | January 17, 2021 at 8:49 PM EST - Updated January 17 at 8:52 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - More than 40 men and women will go on to become part of the Virginia State Police force after a virtual ceremony on Friday. Forty-four troopers graduated from VSP’s 132nd Basic Session, a training course which lasts 27 weeks. State police executive staff, academy staff and Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran also attended the Jan. 15 ceremony. “This Basic S...