2026 SPECIAL SESSION I
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2065
Commending Rickey Dandridge.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 22, 2026
WHEREAS, Rickey Dandridge, a distinguished law-enforcement officer and major with the Hanover County Sheriff's Office, will retire on April 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, Rickey Dandridge began his law-enforcement career with the Hanover County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) in September 1981 as a deputy in the Patrol Division and later worked as an undercover vice and narcotics officer with the Investigative Division and as a school resource officer; and
WHEREAS, as a result of his hard work and professionalism, Rickey Dandridge steadily rose through the ranks, becoming a sergeant in 1994, command sergeant in 1997, lieutenant in 2003, captain in 2010, and major in 2020; and
WHEREAS, Rickey Dandridge later also served with the Administrative Division and as captain of Special Operations, giving him the distinction of serving in every division of HCSO over his illustrious career; and
WHEREAS, Rickey Dandridge played a vital role in researching and implementing the records management system, mobile computer-aided dispatch technology, and mobile field reporting system that HCSO depends on to fulfill its mission to this day; and
WHEREAS, a graduate of the former St. Paul's College and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Rickey Dandridge has attended several specialized supervisory training schools over the years to enhance his abilities as a law-enforcement officer and leader; and