Virginia Beach Police Department

The Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 447,489 people within 497.3 square miles (1,288 km2) of jurisdiction within Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Virginia Beach Police Department
Agency overview
Annual budget$107 million (2021)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionVirginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Map of Virginia Beach Police Department's jurisdiction.
Governing bodyCity
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersVirginia Beach, Virginia
Website
Official Website

Special Operations Bureau
Marine Patrol Unit 146 operating in Lynnhaven River
  • Marine Patrol Unit / Dive Team - Attend meetings of the Port Security, Homeland Security Committees, and the Safe Boating Coalition. Boat Captains present presentations about the unit and boating safety.[2]
  • Gun Trace Unit - Was established in 2008, primary task is to find the original origins of guns used in crimes. They have to monitor all weapons seized and try to determine who the original buyer was using the e-Trace system.[3]

Support Services

The Virginia Beach Police Department’s Support Services Division provides administrative support to the department. The division is made up of the following units: Automated System Support, Budget Office, Central Records Unit, Crime Reporting Unit, Office of Planning & Analysis, Payroll Office, and Logistical Support (Property & Evidence Unit and the Uniform & Supply Unit).[4]

Investigative Division

The Investigative Division of the Virginia Beach Police Department oversees the Detective Bureau and Special Investigations.[5]

Operations Division
  • The Crime Prevention Unit[6]

Awards
  • The Blue Star Medal - Awarded to any sworn or ancillary member of the Department of Police who has been killed, wounded or injured in the performance of their duties. The Blue Star is similar equivalent to the U.S. Government's Purple Heart.[7]

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Virginia Beach Police Department, 8 officers have died in the line of duty.[8]

Officer Date of Death Details
Roger L. McClung December 19, 1968 Drowned
Robert R. Monette December 19, 1968 Drowned
Jimmy Wayne Mobley July 11, 1979 Aircraft accident
William Douglas Black July 11, 1979 Aircraft accident
Daniel T. Maloney December 27, 1981 Gunfire
George Wayne Starr August 31, 1991 Struck by vehicle
Rodney Fredderick Pocceschi June 23, 2003 Gunfire
Michael Smith Phillips August 7, 2008 Gunfire

See also

References
  1. Sullivan, Carl; Baranauckas, Carla (June 26, 2020). "Here's how much money goes to police departments in largest cities across the U.S." USA Today. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020.
  2. Virginia Beach Police Department - Special Operations
  3. Patterson, William R. (2010). "Enforcing Firearms Laws at the Local Level: A Case Study of the Virginia Beach Police Department's Gun Trace Unit". The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. 83 (3): 268–282. doi:10.1350/pojo.2010.83.3.514.
  4. Virginia Beach Police Department - Support Services
  5. Virginia Beach Police Department - Investigative Division
  6. Virginia Beach Police Department - Operations Division
  7. Virginia Beach Police Department - Awards & Recognition
  8. Officer Down Memorial page
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