Our next meeting is July 6th at the Virginia Beach FOP on S. Birdneck Road. 7PM – Board of Directors meeting is at the same location at 6PM. GET THE WORD OUT!!! We must have your application at this meeting for you to be considered a CHARTER MEMBER. Let folks know who are considering joining that this is the FINAL meeting for Charter Membersh [...]
There are several very worthwhile events coming up this weekend. Tonight (Thursday May 28th) at Thumper’s Olde Towne Bar and Grille – 6:30PM until – Chesapeake Bay Police Motorcycle Rodeo "Meet and Greet". Meet and greet the competitors and organizers of the Chesapeake Bay Police Motorcycle Rodeo. Location:& [...]
Recent events in Portsmouth have caused me some amount of concern. A police officer developed a case that he felt warranted charges against 3 Department of Social Services personnel and a private citizen effectively charging them with “elder abuse”. The officer felt the care that was being provided by a volunteer caretaker was inadequ [...]
I don’t know what to think about this. But you know what? I may get “de-listed” from the LEO group I received this through. Ex-communicated from others. But I don’t care. I can’t fix stupid. And this is stupid. I am all about officer safety. I teach officer safety. I live and breath officer [...]
“Edward Bell was executed tonight for the 1999 murder of Winchester Police Sgt. Ricky Timbrook. On the evening of October 29, 1999, Bell, a drug-dealer, shot and killed Sgt. Timbrook during a police pursuit. Timbrook’s murder left his family, including his wife who was pregnant with their first child, devastated. The jury’s verdict of guilt, [...]
Regardless of politics, it is nice to see someone from Hollywood do something like this. Check it out: Just when we thought the rifle program would be cut out of the budget, former Phoenix resident David Spade stepped in and donated $100,000 to the department. His gift provided and extra 50 AR-15 rifles (along with equipment, ammunition, and train [...]
Ryan Frederick will forever be known as a cop killer. He shot and killed Detective Jerrod Shivers in January 2008 while the Chesapeake Police Department was serving a search warrant at his house. He is a cold blooded killer. Our justice system, however, has seen fit to convict this… Frederick of Manslaughter and recommended a s [...]
Police Officers are frequently stopped and asked for information. It happens. One of the hazards of the job. And the questions are as varied as the people that ask them. One of the questions that I would frequently be asked is “Where is a good neighborhood to live?” It used to happen often on the street, but as t [...]
People want to know why police work is so addicting. Well, here ya go. This from a fellow police officer and close friend of mine: Bad: You lose your dog. Worse: While looking for your dog you lock your keys in your running car parked on a river. Fark: Heat from the car melts the ice and it sinks into the river. Farkest: The car was a loaner. [...]
Please consider supporting the Police Unity Tour and the riders from Portsmouth Police Department. From the Police Unity Tour (Chapter IV, Virginia) website: Welcome to the Police Unity Tour of Virginia! Our motto, “We ride for those who died”, has special meaning to our riders and support team staff. We hold in our hearts the memory of every [...]
