Law Enforcement
The Port of Virginia’s 12th Annual Steven Todd Dooley Search & Rescue Forum
This event brought a total of 32 boats and 156 students from across the Hampton Roads area together to hone boat handling skills and search and rescue efforts. Read more…
Two New Pups to Join DWR’s K9 Ranks
DWR’s Conservation Police Officers needed a few good pups—and after searching far and wide they found two exceptional dogs. Read more…
Fugitive From Justice No More
A fugitive living at a meth lab in the backwoods of Rockingham County ran smack into “Justice,” a black Lab K9 who tracked the felon down in the dark woods. Read more…
K9 Scout Recovering From Surgery After Cancer Diagnosis
An update on canine officer Scout, who recently underwent surgery after a cancer diagnosis and is recovering well. Read more…
Patrolling the Eastern Shore of Virginia
Every summer during the annual Chincoteague Pony Swim, CPO Brian Batton looks forward to protecting people and wildlife. Watch…
Poacher Sentenced to Almost 7 Years in Jail for Wildlife Crimes
The Honorable Judge Henry Barringer of the Buchanan General District Court ruled on a poaching case that Virginia CPOs had been investigating since April 2016. Read more…
Virginia Conservation Police Officer Katiana Quarles: “My Dream Job”
Virginia Conservation Police Officer Katiana Quarles on why being a CPO is the career of her dreams and her time in the academy. Watch…
Why I Became a Conservation Police Officer
Conservation Police Officer Toby Livermore grew up on Lake Ontario in upstate New York, driving boats and fishing. Read more…
CPOs Rescue Boaters in Coastal Marsh
The United States Coast Guard, Sector Hampton Roads received a distress call from a boater adrift South of Wachapreague on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Read more…