New Virginia State Police public information officer appointed to Culpeper Division

New public information officer, Sgt. Brent Coffey.

CULPEPER, VA – Virginia State Police Captain Donald W. Jones Jr. is proud to announce the Culpeper Division has a new public information officer (PIO), Sgt. Brent Coffey. Sgt. Coffey’s assignment became effective Jan. 10, 2018, and he takes the place of Sgt. Les Tyler, who retired Jan. 1, 2018 after 35 years of service with state police.

Sgt. Coffey joined the Virginia State Police in 2012. Upon graduation from the State Police Academy he has been assigned to the Culpeper Division’s Area 15 Office located in Culpeper County. During his tenure with VSP, Sgt. Coffey has served as a Field Training Officer, has been assigned to the Tactical Field Force and has been a member of the Culpeper Division’s Crash Reconstruction Team.

Sgt. Coffey is responsible for media and public relations within the Culpeper Division, which encompasses 13 counties: Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Madison, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Warren; and the cities of Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg and Winchester.

Sgt. Coffey can be reached at (office) 540-829-7713, (cell) 540-881-0023 and by email at brent.coffey@vsp.virginia.gov.