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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office proudly announces the graduation of three of its sworn deputies on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, from the Virginia Beach Police Department's Option 6 Academy. This new initiative allows sheriff’s deputies and certified jailers to gain…
All proceeds benefit VB Education Foundation Beach Bags program.The Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office (VBSO) invites the community to come out this Saturday, Nov. 2, for a day filled with family, fun and football for a good cause during Sheriff Rocky Holcomb’s…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office’s 58th Basic Academy Class (BAC) has a father-son duo vying to become deputy sheriffs. Franz “Mike” Leek, 49 (50 on Oct. 17), and Logan Leek, 18 (19 on June 27, 2025), embarked on their 17-week training on…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – K9 Gaston, the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office’s explosive-detection deputy, will retire on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, with a final walkout at 2 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center. K9 Gaston is retiring due to his age and the job’s physical demands. His also…
With a commitment to reinstating the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Sheriff Rocky Holcomb and the VBSO will graduate 10 sworn deputies from the D.A.R.E. America Training Program on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.“We are proud to be a part…
Sheriff Rocky Holcomb and the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office will host a one-of-a-kind event on Thursday, Aug. 15, in the Indoor Recreation Yard at the Virginia Beach Correctional Facility, an inmate choral performance called “The Sound of BDO (Beat da Odds)”. This music program…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office (VBSO) today held its 57th Basic Academy Class graduation for the first time at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, recognizing 12 deputy recruits’ successful completion of training.Family, friends and city…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Sheriff Rocky Holcomb announced this week the establishment of the first Consumer Protection Unit within the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office (VBSO). With the dramatic rise in scams against people in the community, Holcomb said the time is right to help end these crimes,…