March 27th, 2008
Councilmember Alarcon to Honor Erik Estrada and the Safe Surfin'
Foundation for their work to promote child safety.
February 6th, 2008
Victims Have the Right to Know: Safe Surfin' Applauds Virginia Sheriff's
Association SAVIN Program
The Virginia Sheriff’s Association recently made available to
the public, SAVIN. SAVIN is the Virginia Statewide Automated Victim
Information and Notification Service.
April 26, 2007
Miss America works to keep kids safe on the internet…and we helped!
Bedford County
Sheriff’s Office, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC),
Operation Blue Ridge Thunder, wishes to congratulate Miss America 2007,
Lauren Nelson, on her efforts to protect children on the Internet, and
specifically her participation in America’s Most Wanted Internet “sting”
operation in New York last week.
March 20, 2007
“Here She Comes… Miss America!”
Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson travels to Bedford County, Virginia for training with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in pursuit of a major goal: Internet Safety for Children.
February 22, 2007
ICAC Task Force Officer Trains Others
Bedford County Sheriff’s Office,
Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Officer, Sgt. Rodney
Thompson has been busy over the past 90 days. During the period,
Thompson, - a member of the Blue Ridge Thunder unit - has trained over
175 law enforcement officer, recruits, parents and teachers, during
sessions conducted at venues such as the New River Valley Criminal
Justice Academy, the Benjamin Franklin Middle School, in Franklin
County, the Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy, and – most
recently –at the Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School, in Henry County.
September 1, 2005
Operation C-S.O.R.T.
The Bedford County Sheriff's Office Operation C - S.O.R.T. (Child -
Sexual Offender Registration and Tracking) is designed to 'turn up the
heat on' and 'hold accountable' sexual predators and other sex offenders
who may reside in Bedford County, with a special emphasis placed upon
those offenders who either have targeted juveniles as their victims or
may target juveniles as their victims. (PDF 76K)
August 5, 2005
Shaq is on the Attack
Star Basketball Player Reports for Duty at the Bedford County, Virginia, Sheriff’s Office for Specialized Training; Initiates Efforts as National Spokesperson for the Safe Surfin’ Foundation. (PDF 123K)
March 2, 2005
Guarding
the 'Net
NBA All-Star Shaquille O'Neal Named Spokesperson for The Safe Surfin'
Foundation; Made an Honorary Deputy U.S. Marshal. (PDF 40K)
News Stories
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8/9 - Shaq Attacks Crime
Basketball star Shaquille O’Neal has set his size-22 foot in Lynchburg, Bedford and Roanoke this week, through his new affiliation with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office.
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8/5 - Shaq to arrive in Bedford
Shaquille O’Neal is expected to make the rounds on county roads, police cyberspace and possibly patrol Smith Mountain Lake.
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3/28 - Two Suspects Charged in Separate
Internet Sex Cases with Same Teen
Two men were in Bedford County's Courthouse Monday within an hour of each other both accused of traveling to Forest to have sex with the same teenage girl. One man is a former Air Force Two steward, the other a former college professor.
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3/28 - Md. Airman Is Charged With Soliciting
Va. Teen
- Diplomat Arrested for Allegedly Soliciting
13-year-old girl
- WSET (Lynchburg, VA)
- NBC4 (Washington, D.C. )
- WUSA 9 (Washington, D.C.)
- WJLA 7 (Washington, D.C.)
- Lynchburg News and Advance/WSLS (VA)
- Roanoke Times (VA)
- WAVY (Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA)
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