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Posted by }<)))*> StriperChaser on September 29, 2005, 9:31 pm The word “POLICE” has a way of grabbing the attention of people—even It will help the public better understand who is responsible for enforcing the The idea of giving warden boats a higher profile was voiced at a recent meeting Warden boats aren’t just going to get a new name, but likely new equipment as BILL
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NEW NAME FOR WARDEN PATROLS
those obeying the law. So the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries plans
to mark its game warden patrol boats with “Police” rather than just “Game
Warden.”
law on lakes and rivers, said Col. W. Gerald Massengill, interim DGIF
director. Massengill headed the Virginia State Police prior to his recent
retirement from that agency.
on Smith Mountain Lake, which was attended by an estimated 300 people.
The meeting followed the crash of a high-performance boat and cabin cruiser
in late August that killed two people.
well. Massengill is pressing for speed detection devices, he informed
participants at the Smith Mountain meeting. Most water, including Smith
Mountain Lake, doesn’t have speed limits, but an accurate account of speed
can be useful evidence in court when reckless operation cases are being made,
said Massengill. 
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