The Wintergreen Police Department is the only private police agency in the Commonwealth of Virginia to have obtained a Certificate of Accreditation through the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission as a state-accredited law enforcement agency.
The Wintergreen Police Department is a full-service proactive community-based police organization providing law enforcement and E911 communication services to the Wintergreen community. All officers are dedicated to promoting a sense of safety and an enhanced quality of life to our citizens by providing professional law enforcement services with integrity and a commitment to excellence.
The Wintergreen Police Department is a private law enforcement agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia. Every patrol officer is vested with law enforcement powers to enforce State laws and local county ordinances.
911 calls made via cell phone here will not be answered by the Wintergreen 911 center. Either Nelson or Augusta County will receive the call. Beginning your conversation with "I'm at Wintergreen" gets the dispatcher moving in the right direction quickly.
All officers are state certified professional law enforcement officers having received training through various criminal justice training academies in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Many officers hold higher levels of specialized training in firearms, radar, tasers, investigations, state accreditation as well as VCIN/NCIC criminal information systems.
