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{{Infobox law enforcement agency
| agencyname = Virginia Tech Police
| nativename =
| logo = VTPolice.png
| imagesize = frameless
| motto = Ut Prosim (that I may serve)
| formedyear = 1945
| formedmonthday=
| legaljuris = [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]
| sworn = 52
| unittype = Specialty units
| unitname = Investigative Division, Community Outreach Unit, K9 Unit, Emergency Response Team
| chief1name = Wendell Flinchum
| chief1position= Chief
| website =
}}
The '''Virginia Tech Police Department''' (VTPD) is a nationally accredited police department with jurisdiction over [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]. The departments original accreditation with [[Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies|CALEA]] was awarded on November 18, 1995 and the department was reaccredited most recently on November 18, 2006.<ref name="CALEA Online">
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The department is based in the [[Virginia Tech campus|Sterrett Facilities Complex]], building 0523, located on campus behind [[Lane Stadium]]. A satellite office is located in the first floor of [[Virginia Tech campus|War Memorial Gym]] near the center of campus. The satellite office grew out of a pilot project launched in November 2006 and became fully operational at the beginning of the Spring 2007 semester. The office is staffed Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm and is also the headquarters of the campus bicycle patrol.<ref name="itemno_134">
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| title =Virginia Tech Police Department opens satellite office in War Memorial Gym
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The department has 49 full-time sworn officers who are complemented in their duties by 9 dispatchers and numerous security personnel.<ref name="Patrol Division">
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</ref> The department's investigations unit consists of four detectives and a detective sergeant, and one officer assigned to the New River Regional Drug Task Force.<ref name="Investigative Division">
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</ref> The force is headed by Chief Wendell Flinchum.
VTPD officers have jurisdiction and legal authority on all university-owned property and work closely and share jurisdiction with the [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg Police Department]], the [[Montgomery County, Virginia|Montgomery County]] Sheriff's Department and other law enforcement agencies.
[[Image:Gov Kaine thanks VT First Responders.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Virginia Tech President [[Charles Steger]] and Virginia governor [[Tim Kaine]] thank Virginia Tech Police Chief Wendell Flinchum and the Virginia Tech first responders for their work during the [[Virginia Tech massacre]].]]
The force came to world attention in April 2007, following the [[Virginia Tech massacre]].
Beyond general law enforcement, the department provides services including Rape Aggression Defense classes, the Student's Police Academy, the Campus Citizens Emergency Response Team (CCERT), Child Seat Installation & Education, and fingerprinting for background and security clearance checks.
==Chief Flinchum==
Wendell Flinchum is chief of the department.<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-04-17-second-crisis_N.htm|title=2nd crisis in year for police chief|last=Moore|first=Martha T. |date=2007-04-17 |work=USA Today|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref> He is a native of Blacksburg and has spent his entire career with the Virginia Tech police beginning part-time in 1983 while a student at Virginia Tech. He has worked as a safety escort, a dispatcher, a patrol officer and a detective. He joined the department full time in 1985. He also trained at the FBI National Academy. Flinchum was named chief over 90 candidates.<ref name=usatoday/><ref name=cnn>{{cite news|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/flinchum.profile/index.html|title=Virginia Tech police chief praised for calm leadership|date=April 17, 2007 |accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref><ref name=roanoke>{{cite news|url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/cram/feature/wb/wb/xp-96761|title=Tech police chief studying up on his job|work=Roanoke Times|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{official|http://www.police.vt.edu}}
{{Virginia Tech}}
{{coord missing|Virginia}}
[[Category:Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Police]]
[[Category:School police departments of Virginia]]
{{US-law-enforcement-agency-stub}}
| agencyname = Virginia Tech Police
| nativename =
| logo = VTPolice.png
| imagesize = frameless
| motto = Ut Prosim (that I may serve)
| formedyear = 1945
| formedmonthday=
| legaljuris = [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]
| sworn = 52
| unittype = Specialty units
| unitname = Investigative Division, Community Outreach Unit, K9 Unit, Emergency Response Team
| chief1name = Wendell Flinchum
| chief1position= Chief
| website =
}}
The '''Virginia Tech Police Department''' (VTPD) is a nationally accredited police department with jurisdiction over [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]. The departments original accreditation with [[Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies|CALEA]] was awarded on November 18, 1995 and the department was reaccredited most recently on November 18, 2006.<ref name="CALEA Online">
{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title =CALEA database
| work =
| publisher =CALEA Online
| date =
| url =http://www.calea.org/agcysearch/agencydisplay.cfm?IDWEB=2801
| format =
| doi =
| accessdate =2007-05-15 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070927191352/http://www.calea.org/agcysearch/agencydisplay.cfm?IDWEB=2801 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-27}}
</ref>
The department is based in the [[Virginia Tech campus|Sterrett Facilities Complex]], building 0523, located on campus behind [[Lane Stadium]]. A satellite office is located in the first floor of [[Virginia Tech campus|War Memorial Gym]] near the center of campus. The satellite office grew out of a pilot project launched in November 2006 and became fully operational at the beginning of the Spring 2007 semester. The office is staffed Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm and is also the headquarters of the campus bicycle patrol.<ref name="itemno_134">
{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title =Virginia Tech Police Department opens satellite office in War Memorial Gym
| work =
| publisher =Virginia Tech News
| date =2007-03-12
| url =http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/story.php?relyear=2007&itemno=134
| format =
| doi =
| accessdate =2007-05-15 }}
</ref>
The department has 49 full-time sworn officers who are complemented in their duties by 9 dispatchers and numerous security personnel.<ref name="Patrol Division">
{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title =Patrol Division
| work =
| publisher =Virginia Tech Police
| date =
| url =http://www.police.vt.edu/VTPD_v2.1/patrol.html
| format =
| doi =
| accessdate =2010-09-03 }}
</ref> The department's investigations unit consists of four detectives and a detective sergeant, and one officer assigned to the New River Regional Drug Task Force.<ref name="Investigative Division">
{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title =Investigations Unit
| work =
| publisher =Virginia Tech Police
| date =2010-09-03
| url =http://www.police.vt.edu/VTPD_v2.1/investigations.html
| format =
| doi =
| accessdate =2007-05-15 }}
</ref> The force is headed by Chief Wendell Flinchum.
VTPD officers have jurisdiction and legal authority on all university-owned property and work closely and share jurisdiction with the [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg Police Department]], the [[Montgomery County, Virginia|Montgomery County]] Sheriff's Department and other law enforcement agencies.
[[Image:Gov Kaine thanks VT First Responders.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Virginia Tech President [[Charles Steger]] and Virginia governor [[Tim Kaine]] thank Virginia Tech Police Chief Wendell Flinchum and the Virginia Tech first responders for their work during the [[Virginia Tech massacre]].]]
The force came to world attention in April 2007, following the [[Virginia Tech massacre]].
Beyond general law enforcement, the department provides services including Rape Aggression Defense classes, the Student's Police Academy, the Campus Citizens Emergency Response Team (CCERT), Child Seat Installation & Education, and fingerprinting for background and security clearance checks.
==Chief Flinchum==
Wendell Flinchum is chief of the department.<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-04-17-second-crisis_N.htm|title=2nd crisis in year for police chief|last=Moore|first=Martha T. |date=2007-04-17 |work=USA Today|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref> He is a native of Blacksburg and has spent his entire career with the Virginia Tech police beginning part-time in 1983 while a student at Virginia Tech. He has worked as a safety escort, a dispatcher, a patrol officer and a detective. He joined the department full time in 1985. He also trained at the FBI National Academy. Flinchum was named chief over 90 candidates.<ref name=usatoday/><ref name=cnn>{{cite news|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/flinchum.profile/index.html|title=Virginia Tech police chief praised for calm leadership|date=April 17, 2007 |accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref><ref name=roanoke>{{cite news|url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/cram/feature/wb/wb/xp-96761|title=Tech police chief studying up on his job|work=Roanoke Times|accessdate=2008-06-21}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{official|http://www.police.vt.edu}}
{{Virginia Tech}}
{{coord missing|Virginia}}
[[Category:Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Police]]
[[Category:School police departments of Virginia]]
{{US-law-enforcement-agency-stub}}