A coordinated sweep by several Eastern Shore police agencies in November yielded several arrests, 83 traffic tickets, and $30,000 in marijuana, police said.
The Blue Wave Initiative operations were conducted in Northampton and Accomack counties on Friday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. 23, said Lt. Steve Lewis of the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office.
The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, Accomack County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia State Police, Eastern Shore Drug Task Force, Exmore Police Department, Onancock Police Department, Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Police Department, and the Virginia Department of Corrections District 4 Probation and Parole Officers participated in the operation.
The operation yielded three outstanding warrant arrests, three driving under the influence arrests, three pending drug arrests, 83 traffic summonses, four warnings, 14 home visits, three checking details, and the seizure of five pounds of marijuana with a street value of approximately $30,000, Lewis said.
The Blue Wave Initiative is an operation that started in 2022 that unifies law enforcement and court service agencies from both counties and beyond to make a concentrated effort to curtail, disrupt, and prosecute criminal activity, Lewis said.
The Blue Wave Initiative’s success is attributed to the communication between the heads of the law enforcement agencies and court service agencies and their ability to build bridges and grow relationships to better serve their communities.
