By Dell Hill
BLACKSBURG, Va., Dec. 8, 2011 – Virginia Tech Police have identified the officer murdered today during a traffic stop on campus as Deriek W. Crouse, 39, of Christiansburg. He joined the Virginia Tech Police Department on Oct. 27, 2007, and served in the patrol division. He is survived by his wife, five children and step-children, and his mother and brother.
He received his law
enforcement certification on Feb. 12, 2008, from the Cardinal Criminal
Justice Academy. Officer Crouse was trained as a Crisis Intervention
Officer, General Instructor, Firearms Instructor, Defensive Tactics
instructor and most recently completed training for Advance Law
Enforcement Rapid Response and Mechanical and Ballistic
Instructor.
Officer
Crouse was a member of the Virginia Tech Police Emergency Response Team
since February 2011. He received an award in 2008 for his commitment to
the department’s Driving Under the Influence efforts.
He formerly worked at the New River Valley Jail, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, and was a U.S. Army veteran.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at later date.
Our thoughts, prayers and condolences are extended to the family and friends of police officer Deriek Crouse, murdered today at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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