ABOUT VIRGINIA COPS

VIRGINIA COPS was formed out of a group of police officers and Deputy Sheriffs which met in Richmond, Virginia early in 1990. It consisted of Alexandria COPS, Local 5; Arlington COPS, Local 48; the Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association, Local 34; the Charlottesville Police Association Local 67 and other police officers working in Richmond and throughout Virginia. It was developed to provide a state-wide voice for the working needs of police officers, their associations and their unions. Over its first three years Virginia COPS operated as a state council of the International Union of Police Associations. In 1993 it established its permanent form as a 501 (c) 5 labor organization. In 2008 VCOPS revised its constitution and established itself as an independent statewide labor organization. Virginia Cops is not a charity it is a police officers organization which works hard to improve the lot of Virginia's working street cops.

VCOPS is a nonprofit that has no particular political affiliation. On a state or local level, VCOPS supports anyone who supports the needs of working police officers and deputy sheriffs (not necessarily those who say they are pro-law enforcement) We support those who help us accomplish our goals and objectives.

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