Port Police
The Virginia Port Authority maintains its own police force of fully certified and sworn law enforcement officers of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Police officers are responsible for physical security and law enforcement at the marine terminals and the intermodal facility.
Since the establishment of the Virginia Port Authority Police Department, one officer has died in the line of duty.
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