Back in 2012, Gary Settle, Culpeper Division commander of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation Virginia State Police, completed his master’s degree in security studies at the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security in Monterey, Calif.
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Col. Gary Settle, superintendent of the Virginia State Police, speaks during the 138th Virginia State Police Academy class graduation in 2022.
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Then Capt. Gary T. Settle, in 2015.
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Virginia State Police Maj. Gary T. Settle
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (center, seated) takes notes as Col. Gary Settle, Virginia State Police superintendent, speaks at a 2021 roundtable discussion.
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Culpeper County Victim Witness Program Director Mark Nowacki (left) greets Attorney General Jason Miyares (center) with Virginia State Police Superintendent Gary Settle (right) and retired Culpeper Police Chief Chris Jenkins during a 2023 gathering in Culpeper.
A 40-year law enforcement chief and Rappahannock County native whose first assignment was on patrol with Virginia State Police Culpeper Division is retiring. Virginia State Police Superintendent Col. Gary T. Settle will step down effective Feb. 1, 2025, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday.
Back in 2012, Gary Settle, Culpeper Division commander of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation Virginia State Police, completed his master’s degree in security studies at the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security in Monterey, Calif.
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (center, seated) takes notes as Col. Gary Settle, Virginia State Police superintendent, speaks at a 2021 roundtable discussion.
Culpeper County Victim Witness Program Director Mark Nowacki (left) greets Attorney General Jason Miyares (center) with Virginia State Police Superintendent Gary Settle (right) and retired Culpeper Police Chief Chris Jenkins during a 2023 gathering in Culpeper.