Law Enforcement Challenge

2010 Virginia Challenge Winners Announced!
51 Va. agencies participated in the state and national Challenge programs for 2010

The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 Virginia Law Enforcement Challenge awards for the best traffic safety programs in the state. The awards luncheon took place during the VACP’s 86th Annual Training Conference to be held September 25-28, 2011 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott.

Celebrating its twenty-second year in Virginia, the Law Enforcement Challenge program promotes professionalism in traffic safety enforcement and encourages agencies to share best practices and programs with each other. The awards are based on entries prepared by the participating agencies that highlight their traffic safety education and enforcement activities in the past calendar year. Judges award points to the agencies in the six areas that comprise a comprehensive traffic safety program: an agency’s policies and guidelines, training of officers, incentives and recognition, public information and education, enforcement, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the agency’s efforts.

The Virginia Challenge is held in cooperation with the National Law Enforcement Challenge Awards, which are presented by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). This year, fifty-one Virginia agencies entered the state and national competitions. Thirty-nine will receive state awards and 11 will receive national awards. The Virginia Beach Police Department has been named as the National LEC Clayton J. Hall Memorial Award Winner for having the most comprehensive traffic safety program in the country. The VACP is also a National Challenge Awards first place winner among state associations, being one of the few in the country that plays an integral role in their state’s highway safety efforts. National awards will be presented in October at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.

Virginia agencies were presented with their state Challenge first, second and third place awards in each category at the luncheon in September, as well as special awards for outstanding enforcement and education efforts in the areas of occupant protection, impaired driving, speed awareness, child passenger safety, underage alcohol awareness and many more. Additionally, the VACP has announced the most outstanding traffic safety program in Virginia in 2010 regardless of agency size or type. Not surprisingly, the Virginia Beach Police Department was selected as the 2010 Commonwealth Award winner for being the best in the state since, after all, they're the best in the nation! The recipient of the 2010 Virginia Traffic Safety Officer of the Year Award was presented to MPO Joseph Moore of the Fairfax County Police Department for having gone above and beyond to promote highway safety in his community.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

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