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  • SEVEN DEAD ON VIRGINIA ROADWAYS OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
    Preliminary data indicates that seven people died on Virginia’s roadways over the 2024 Thanksgiving holiday.  The number is a decrease from 2023, when 11 people were killed, and a large decrease from 2022, when 19 people died in fatal crashes.* 
  • “CODI” ALERTS NOW AVAILABLE AND OPERATIONAL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
    Virginia State Police will now be issuing “CODI” or “Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative” alerts to aid in the searches of missing or endangered children. The alert was approved by the 2024 General Assembly and will be issued upon request by the investigating law enforcement agency.
  • VIRGINIA STATE POLICE “RISING” TO RECRUITING CHALLENGES
    As part of an ongoing effort to increase the number of prospective Virginia State Troopers in the Academy, and out on Virginia’s roads, Virginia State Police has unveiled a new recruitment website and new dedicated recruitment social media.

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