Posts Tagged Virginia State Police

‘This was a life-or-death situation’ Va. State Police detail daring helicopter rescue

A Virginia State Police helicopter, part of the agency’s Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, or HART, takes part in a rescue mission one the roof of Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin, Tennessee. (Credit: Virginia State Police)

A viral video from Virginia State Police released Friday shows two of the agency’s helicopters rescuing flood victims from the roof of an eastern Tennessee hospital. Brad Kutner spoke with VSP and got the first public account of how the daring mission unfolded. 

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Data Appears to Show Racial Disparities in Traffic Stops

Credit: VSP Twitter page; @VSPPIO

Data released by the Virginia State Police shows a wide disparity in the rate at which Black drivers are involved in traffic stops when compared to their share of Virginia’s population, while data analysts with VSP and the Department of Criminal Justice Services say there may be other benchmarks to compare the data with. Jahd Khalil reports.

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Expired Sticker? How the State is Handling Vehicle Inspections During a Pandemic

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Did your inspection sticker expire at the end of April? There is some good news: You don’t have to worry about it – for the most part. Michael Pope reports.

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