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VBSO K9s Featured on Trading Cards

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office (VBSO) K9s - Pablo, Apollo, and Boyka – officially have their own trading cards.Each glossy card, the size of regular baseball and football trading cards, features the K9 in full color with eye-popping, movie-poster-like…

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VBSO busts inmate for committing fraud behind bars

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – After a thorough investigation, the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU) arrested inmate Kareem Walter Ryer for stealing credit card information from the Internet and placing orders from the canteen, according to a CIU report.The report…

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VBSO to hold mass promotion ceremony on Jan. 10

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office held a Promotion Ceremony today (Jan. 10, 2025) at Virginia Beach City Hall, Building 1. Eighteen deputy sheriffs and civilians received promotions in the second-largest promotion ceremony since Sheriff Rocky Holcomb took office in…

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VBSO Training Academy earns Law Enforcement certification from Virginia DCJS

The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office (VBSO) is proud to announce that its Training Academy has earned its Law Enforcement certification from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS).The new credential adds to the academy’s existing certifications—Basic Jailer, Court…