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Border to Border 2007
2007 marked the eleventh year of the event, which brings law enforcement agencies in Virginia to its state borders to work with law enforcement agencies in adjoining states



The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police annually coordinates the Border to Border project, which continues to be a success. “This project is not only about tickets and arrests but also about contacts with the public to keep them aware of our concern for traffic safety during the Labor Day weekend,” stated Don Allen, VACP Law Enforcement Liaison and state coordinator for the annual project.

This year, there were 14 different checkpoints in 13 counties with border locations sufficient to check traffic with our neighboring states’ law enforcement officers. Traffic checkpoints were held on August 30th from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the state border in Alleghany, Giles, Lee, Tazewell, Bland, Wise, Patrick, Carroll, Pittsylvania, Chesapeake, Accomack, Grayson and Rockingham counties. Virginia law enforcement officers worked with sister state law enforcement officers from Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina. Fifty-three different police agencies from Virginia and our bordering states participated in Border to Border, with a total of 214 officers working together at our fourteen checkpoints. Officers this year had to deal with the heat instead of the heavy rain they battled with last year when Hurricane Ernesto came through Virginia. Each location reported success and coordinators for the checkpoints stated that the majority of the motorists stopped expressed appreciation that they were out in force to remind drivers to obey traffic laws.

Regrettably, during this year’s project an officer was struck and seriously injured. The North Carolina officer, with the Camden County Sheriff’s Department, was setting up traffic cones on U.S. Route 17 at the border with Chesapeake when he was struck by an inattentive driver. Contacts with the agency indicate that he will indeed fully recover with time and medical attention. “Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family during his recovery period,” stated Don Allen.

The following summons and arrests were reported for this year's Border to Border:

  • Fugitive Arrests: 3
  • Speeding: 56
  • Narcotics: 9
  • Reckless Driving: 1
  • Other Criminal Violations: 23
  • Driving Impaired—DUI/DUID: 1
  • Vehicle Equipment: 74
  • Other Traffic Violations: 38
  • Child Restraint Violations: 8
  • Adult Restraints: 24
  • Commercial Equipment: 22
  • CPS Inspections (Parent Education): 9
  • Commercial Vehicles Removed: 3
  • Commercial Overweight: 13

 


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