Remington 870
Model photo- Shotgun
- Remington 870
- Caliber
- 12 gauge
- Optic
- Not yet sourced
- Light
- Not yet sourced
Issued duty weapons, ammunition and attachments, from public sources. Every entry is dated and confidence-rated.
The Lexington Police Department (Virginia)'s current patrol shotgun is the Remington 870 (12 gauge), per official agency or government records (2024).
| Category | Current primary issue | Confidence | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistols | Not yet sourced | — | |
| Rifles / Carbines | Not yet sourced | — | |
| Shotguns | Remington 870Who else issues it → | Official source | 2 |
| Precision / Sniper Rifles | Not yet sourced | — | |
| SMGs / Pistol-Caliber Carbines | Not yet sourced | — | |
| Duty Ammunition | Not yet sourced | — |
How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.
Model photo
870 Police Magnum shown. Photo: Picanox, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 9, 2026 |
Issued shotgun, stored patrol-ready in the vehicle, per General Order 3.07 (October 2024).
Lexington (Virginia) Police Department General Order 3.07 (Firearms, reissued October 15, 2024) lists the Remington 870 and Mossberg 590A1 as the department's issued shotguns, to be kept patrol-ready in the vehicle. The order says officers are issued a primary sidearm but does not name the model, so no handgun is recorded.

Photo: Photo Courtesy of PEO Soldier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.
| Dates | Current (start date unknown) |
|---|---|
| As of | Oct 9, 2026 |
Issued shotgun, stored patrol-ready in the vehicle, per General Order 3.07 (October 2024).
Lexington (Virginia) Police Department General Order 3.07 (Firearms, reissued October 15, 2024) lists the Remington 870 and Mossberg 590A1 as the department's issued shotguns, to be kept patrol-ready in the vehicle. The order says officers are issued a primary sidearm but does not name the model, so no handgun is recorded.
Know of a public source (policy manual, contract, press release, news)? Submit it.
No previous-issue history recorded yet.
Agency-level equipment only, from public sources. No individual officers, no unit specifics beyond what the agency has published. Not affiliated with Lexington Police Department (Virginia). Agency listing source: link.