September 5, 2026
Westmoreland County Sheriffs Office
Westmoreland’s National Night Out draws massive crowd
Last Tuesday, National Night Out was celebrated across the nation. Here in Westmoreland County, the Sheriff’s Office once again broke out the grill and the hot dogs and hosted a massive cookout at Stan’s Skateland, drawing in a huge crowd despite the looming threat of scattered showers.
MAN DIES IN WATER NEAR SHARK TOOTH ISLAND
Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation after a man died during a water-related incident near Shark Tooth Island.
SUPERBOWL CHAMP RETURNS TO COLONIAL BEACH FOR SCHOOL SUPPLY GIVEAWAY
Last Thursday saw two-time NFL champion Torrey Smith host a massive giveaway of school supplies in his hometown, Colonial Beach, at the town park that bears his name. The giveaway, called the Torrey Smith Colonial Beach Book Bag Bash, ran from 5–7 p.m., and for once, the weather cooperated. The sky was blue, the sun was out, but the steamy heat and haze that had plagued the area in the previous weeks were gone, and when the appointed hour came, parents and kids started lining up at the pavilion, stretching down along the park’s edge.
WESTMORELAND RECERTIFIED AS CRIME PREVENTION COMMUNITY
At the Westmoreland Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board celebrated the county being recertified as a Certified Crime Prevention Community, which came on the heels of the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office’s recent reaccreditation.
SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECOGNIZED FOR CONTINUED ACCREDITATION
Westmoreland County’s Sheriff’s Office appears to be well aware that complacency can render an achievement moot. Since achieving accredited status with the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC) in May of 2006, the Sheriff’s Office has been working to maintain that status. At last week’s County Board of Supervisors meeting, it was announced, to the applause of many present, that the WCSO had once again continued its yearly streak of accredited status.
Worship Watch comes to Little Zion Baptist Church
Enough tragedies have happened in churches across the country that the public increasingly acknowledges that horrid things can happen in houses of worship. Instead of letting worries fester, First Sergeant Antwan Smith of the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office decided that keeping people aware and prepared was the best approach. Thus, the Worship Watch Program was born.