Sheriff's Message To Community

February 3, 2012

At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, Col. David R. Hines, Sheriff, expressed his message to a Hanover community reeling from the tragic deaths in the last two months of 17-year-old Jyreffe Clark, 16-year-old Brent Wells, 3-year-old twins Caroline and Madison King and most recently Sarajane Hakopian.

“I sincerely thank the community for standing together and supporting the families of these victims,” Sheriff Hines stated. “It is clear that Hanover County is full of people who are truly caring and compassionate towards one another. This was no more evident than when our community responded to the call for help in the search for young Robert Wood Jr. just a few months ago, where over 1500 volunteers responded daily. That is what continues to make our County exceptional.”

“I would also like to thank our law enforcement community and other county agencies, including Hanover County Public Schools, for their contributions to our efforts in these cases.”

“As for the Sheriff’s Office, the community can expect us to continue to operate with a sense of urgency in preventing, deterring and solving crime. That has been and remains our first priority.”