DATE: Tuesday, May 20, 1997                 TAG: 9705200379

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CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: * A Newport News monument honoring police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty will be unveiled on Friday, May 30, not this Friday. Tuesday's column had the wrong date. The program will be held at 2 p.m. in front of City Hall. Also, a party at the Omni Hotel in Newport News to recognize the volunteers who worked on the monument will be held May 30 and not this Friday. Correction published Thursday May 22, 1997 on page A2 of THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT. * HAMPTON ROADS DIGEST

CHESAPEAKE Man apparently jumps to his death from I-64 overpass

A Chesapeake man apparently jumped to his death from the Great Bridge Boulevard overpass onto Interstate 64 eastbound Sunday night.

Police identified him as Warren C. Foster Jr.

A state trooper had just pulled over to conduct radar surveillance when he heard a noise behind his car about 8:30 p.m. and found the man lying on the ground, according to Tammy Van Dame, a spokeswoman for the Virginia State Police.

Foster was pronounced dead at the scene. His age was not available Monday. VIRGINIA BEACH ``Blue Light Project'' seeks support for police officers

The Virginia Beach Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary has joined FOP auxiliaries across the country asking citizens to show their support for law enforcement by replacing their front porch light bulb with a blue light bulb throughout May.

The ``Blue Light Project'' was adopted by the National FOP Auxiliary in 1995 and the concept has traveled across the country.

Call 427-4097 for more information. Main post office plans Bugs Bunny cancellation

To commemorate the issuance of the newly released Bugs Bunny stamp, there will be a special pictorial cancellation available at a temporary station at the Virginia Beach Main Post Office Friday as part of Bugs Bunny Stamp Appreciation Day.

Postal officials will be available to cancel envelopes and sell the new Bugs Bunny commemorative stamp and merchandise.

To receive a pictorial cancellation, out-of-town collectors may submit a mail order request postmarked no later than 30 days following the requested cancellation date. All requests must include a stamped envelope. Items submitted for cancellation may not include postage issued after the date of the requested cancellation. NEWPORT NEWS City to unveil monument for police, firefighters

On Friday, the Newport News Crime Watch Coalition will unveil the city's first monument to honor police officers and firefighters who have been killed in the line of duty. The program will be held at 2 p.m. in front of City Hall.

The two life-size bronze figures in the monument stand more than 6-feet high.

The coalition began planning and raising funds for the monument three years ago with a goal of $100,000.

Also, there will be a party Friday evening at the Omni Hotel in Newport News to recognize the individuals who volunteered their time and resources to erecting the monument. Call 875-1592 or 877-1345 for more information. SUFFOLK Wilson attends seminar on crimes against youths

Suffolk Police Chief Jimmy L. Wilson completed a two-day training session in child abduction investigation at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Arlington Monday.

Wilson and 27 other law enforcement officials from across the nation were selected by Attorney General Janet Reno to participate in the second seminar conducted by the newly established Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center at NCMEC.

The seminars focus on the latest research, practices and response protocols. They also educate law enforcement personnel about resources available through NCMEC as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Crime Information Center and Child Abduction Serial Killer Unit.

The center is named in memory of Jimmy Ryce, a 6-year-old South Florida boy who was abducted and murdered last year.

The NCMEC was established in 1984 and works in cooperation with the Office of Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention at the Department of Justice to serve as the nation's resource center on child protection and clearinghouse of information on America's missing children. MEMO: Staff writers June Arney and Rebecca Myers Cutchins contributed to

this report.

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