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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Virginia.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 340 law enforcement agencies employing 22,848 sworn police officers, about 293 for each 100,000 residents.
Norton Police Chief John Dalessandro hopes residents will vote to upgrade city's police department by approving levy on May 3.
In Norton, Dalessandro weathered a storm caused by a no-confidence vote by the police union in 2021. Critics on social media have regularly questioned his leadership, and the department has been ...
After seven years of sniffing out crime throughout the greater Norton area, K-9 officer Rex has left the ruff life of a police dog for the Norton Police Department to enjoy the pleasures of ...
Norton is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in the far western tip of the state in Wise County, Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,687, [6] making it the least populous city in Virginia. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Norton with surrounding Wise County for statistical purposes.
Pages in category "Municipal police departments of Virginia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Virginia's two highest security state prisons are located in Wise County: Red Onion State Prison, opened in 1998, and Wallens Ridge State Prison, opened in 1999. [3] In July 2012 Dominion Energy built Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center in Wise County, a hybrid power plant that burns 80% coal and up to 20% biomass. In 2014, the plant was fined ...
A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.