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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office (VBSO) today held its 56th Basic Academy Class graduation, recognizing 10 deputy recruits’ successful completion of training. It was the first Basic Academy Class to graduate under Sheriff Rocky Holcomb.Family, friends and city…
The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office (VBSO) has welcomed a new four-legged member to its ranks, partnered with the office’s first woman K9 handler.Apollo, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, and his handler, Master Deputy Crystal Repass, a 16.5-year veteran of the VBSO, passed their…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – For the first time, deputies from the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office are attending the Virginia Beach Police Department Academy, undergoing 24 weeks of joint law enforcement training.This is the first time that members of the VBSO have attended the VBPD Academy,…
The Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office welcomes VitalCore Health Strategies of Topeka, Kan., as the new medical provider for the Virginia Beach Correctional Center.The $7.7 million contract for the first year of three between the City of Virginia Beach and VitalCore officially started on…
The Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office invites the community to come out this Saturday, Nov. 18, for a day filled with family, fun and football for a good cause during Sheriff Rocky Holcomb’s inaugural Turkey Bowl.The Turkey Bowl will pit public safety against education in a flag football…
The Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office is donating 11 boxes of surplus protective vests to militaries fighting terrorism in Israel and Palestine in response to a request for donations from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares. The boxes total 63 Molle vests, which provide protection and carry…
Led by her handler Master Deputy II Anthony “Tony” Natalzia, K9 Candy, the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office’s first narcotics-detection dog, retired valiantly Monday morning after nearly 10 years of service and thousands of operational searches.The VBSO honored her service by lining a…
In one of the largest promotion ceremonies in recent years, the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office today recognized the advancement of 22 deputies with a combined 353 years of law enforcement experience. The ceremony took place at Virginia Beach City Hall and included several diversity…