Tazewell Virginia Police Department Unveils New Headquarters to Public

TAZEWELL, VA — A building that once served as a former bank is now home to the Tazewell Police Department.

Members of the community toured the new police station Wednesday during an open-house event. Tazewell Police Chief Stan Lampert said the department is excited to showcase the building’s transformation to the community.

“We moved from 2,500 square feet to almost 8,200 square feet,” Lampert said. “It is a big difference.”

The police department used to be located inside the municipal hall complex in downtown Tazewell where space was limited. The new police station is located at 140 Hillsboro Dr. in North Tazewell, across the road from Food Lion.

“We had outgrown it by leaps and bounds,” Lampert said. “This will house the Tazewell Police Department for several decades in the future.”

Inside the new police station, Lampert said every officer now has their own work station and their own computer. The computers were purchased with grant funding.

Tazewell Mayor Michael Hoops said the new police headquarters will serve the town well.

“I am extremely excited that the new Tazewell Police Department is officially ready,” Hoops said. “This facility will provide the much needed space to allow our police department to grow and meet the ever evolving needs of our community.”

Tazewell Town Manager Leeanne Regon said she is proud of the police department and all the officers have accomplished.

“They seen a need for their department to be able to better operate and serve the community and with a lot of hard work and support, were able to achieve their goal,” Regon said. “They now have a very nice facility that serves their needs and allows them to operate more efficiently and effectively.

“A special thank you goes out to the mayor and town council members for their support and also Chief Stanley Lampert and Accreditation/Office Manager, Shawn Hurd for their vision and hard work poured into this project.”

Lampert said the police department started moving into the new building this past winter.

“We actually moved in somewhere around November 18 of last year and we’ve been working as we go to get it up to where we wanted it to be,” Lampert said.

The police officers now have more room to work both inside and outside of the building, where there is also now plenty of room for the officers to park their police cruisers.

“Absolutely,” Lampert said. “It was such a change of pace and the morale boost it gave our officers to have our own space really made a difference.”

While the officers had already been working in the new police station, Wednesday’s open house served as the official unveiling for the community. After the tours, guests snacked on food made available during the open house.

“There have been several citizens who have stopped in,” the police chief said.

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