City of Staunton
Home MenuThe Staunton Police Department (SPD) is an internationally accredited, full-service law enforcement agency dedicated to serving the citizens of the City of Staunton.
The department operates the City's state-of-the-art Enhanced-911 Center, which serves as the primary answering point for the City's 911 calls and dispatches calls for service for police, fire and the Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad.
The SPD also sponsors a number of crime prevention initiatives, including Virginia Rules, mentorship, and School Resource Officer programs for the area's youth; a Citizen's Police Academy; and Neighborhood and Business Watch programs.
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Staunton Police Department
NEWS RELEASE Approximately one year ago the City of Staunton completed significant upgrades to its E911 call system (NextGen 911). Part of that upgrade provided for a text-to-911 feature, but wireless carriers had not yet updated their networks to accommodate this feature. All wireless carriers have completed the necessary updates to their networks and the text-to-911 feature is now live in Staunton. The text-to-911 feature will be especially beneficial to callers who are hearing impaired and in situations when a citizen is in danger and is unable to speak freely with a public safety dispatcher. Only SMS (text messages) should be sent using this feature. Not all wireless carriers support MMS, or picture messages, to the text-to-911 system. The text-to-911 feature is not designed to replace the traditional 911 system. Citizens are reminded to call 911 in an emergency if able to do so. The text-to-911 feature is available in the City of Staunton. Other jurisdictions may not have this technology in place at this time. All Virginia localities are required to have text-to-911 no later than July 1, 2020. As with traditional 911 phone calls, the system should only be used in an emergency.
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Officers from “B” Squad had a great time catching up with a friend over the weekend! Charley first met Officer Hylton about two years ago at the Queen City Mischief and Magic event. He posed for an awesome photo with several Staunton officers while he was visiting. Charley and his family kept in touch with Officer Hylton and visited with him when they were in town for the holidays. Thanks for thinking of us during the holiday season!
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Staunton Police Officers recently participated in our annual “Shop With a Cop” program. Since 2004, the Staunton Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association has sponsored this event to benefit local children and their families during the holiday season. Each child had an opportunity to shop for presents for their family at Walmart before going to the Stonewall Jackson Hotel to wrap gifts and enjoy lunch with their officer. Many thanks to Quick’s Bus Company, the Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Office on Youth and Staunton City Schools for helping make this event a success!
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UPDATE- This female has been identified. Thank you for your assistance. The Staunton Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a female involved in a larceny from a parked vehicle that occurred between December 16-17, 2018. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call either the Staunton Police Department at 540.332.3842 or Crimestoppers at 1.800.322.2017.