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2. Virginia State Police - Wikipedia

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   The Virginia State Police, officially the Virginia Department of State Police, conceived in 1919 and established in 1932, is the state police force for the U.S. state of Virginia. The agency originated out of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles as an inspector and enforcer of highway laws. It is currently one of fourteen agencies within ...

3. List of law enforcement agencies in Virginia - Wikipedia

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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.

4. Government of Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Government of Virginia. The government of Virginia combines the executive, legislative and judicial branches of authority in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The current governor of Virginia is Glenn Youngkin. The State Capitol building in Richmond was designed by Thomas Jefferson, and the cornerstone was laid by Governor Patrick Henry in 1785.

5. Gun laws in Virginia - Wikipedia

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   No. No. § 18.2-308.8. § 18.2-308.5. § 18.2-295. Fully automatic firearms (machine guns) must be registered with the state police. Plastic firearms and some destructive devices (such as the striker 12 shotgun) are prohibited outside law enforcement. SBS, SBR, AOWs, and suppressors are legal with NFA paperwork.

6. State police (United States) - Wikipedia

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   t. e. In the United States, the state police is a police body unique to each U.S. state, having statewide authority to conduct law enforcement activities and criminal investigations. In general, state police officers or highway patrol officers, known as state troopers, perform functions that do not fall within the jurisdiction of a county’s ...

7. Virginia Defense Force - Wikipedia

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   The Virginia Defense Force (VDF) is the official state defense force of Virginia, one of the three components of Virginia's state military along with the Virginia National Guard which includes the Virginia Army National Guard, the Virginia Air National Guard, and the unorganized militia. As of 2023, the VDF has approximately 275 personnel. [1]

8. List of United States state and local law enforcement agencies

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   This is a list of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies — local, regional, special and statewide government agencies (state police) of the U.S. states, of the federal district, and of the territories that provide law enforcement duties, including investigations, prevention and patrol functions.

9. State Police will increase patrol on Route 460 this weekend ...

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   August 15, 2024 at 4:33 AM. There are 222 miles of U.S. Route 460 between Petersburg and Christiansburg, and the Virginia State Police plans to patrol every inch of it this weekend as college ...