Whoever said, “A few bad apples can bring the whole place down” knew what they were talking about. Here’s one story that certainly reinforces the that notion. According to The Boston Globe, 20 Massachuetts State Troopers are being investigated for theft of overtime pay. Reporters Mark Arsenault, Travis Andersen, and Shelley Murphy write: “In another black […]
Archive for October, 2016
Top 10 Stories of 2013 from WatchMojo.com
A look back at the Top Ten Stories of the Year. The Boston Marathon Bombing was at the top of the list.
Judge rules pensions can’t be cut but pay can. San Jose POA vows to keep on fighting!
In a landmark ruling out of California, a judge invalidated key parts of San Jose’s voter-approved pension cuts but says the city can cut employees’ salaries to offset its increasing pension costs. The ruling was a mixed bag for the San Jose POA which welcomed the decision not to cut pensions for retirees but […]
Christmas Eve
Former State Trooper looks back at some of his Christmas Eve’s. Watch. You will relate.
Throw out the pills and get to the gym
The evidence just keeps rolling in that exercise is the single most important thing you can do for your health. And now there’s a new report out that says working out is probably more effective than drugs in combating disease and illness. The study included people with one of four diseases: heart disease, chronic […]
Weekly News – Dec. 27, 2013
Pollster gives unions roadmap to fight California pension proposal A union coalition called Californians for Retirement Security hired a polling firm, the Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group, to help figure out what voters respond to when it comes to the current issues surrounding public pensions. These poll results could be very helpful for unions who are trying […]
Chief wants cops to fight crime; officers look for other jobs
In the embattled California city of Vallejo, the City Council this week voted unanimously to cut pay and health care benefits for its police officers. The police chief responded by urging his cops to stay focused on fighting crime. But Mat Mustard, the Vallejo POA president, said the mood around the station the day after […]
Hollywood Confidential: The actor, the comic and LAPD vice
They jumped from the cab like it was on fire. Left behind on the back seat was a bag of pot and uppers. By Joseph Wambaugh December 22, 2013 The Los Angeles Times A prominent obituary in The Times last Sunday took me back to a night in 1962 when I was working the vice […]
A maze of pain: injured officers denied care
Physicians and injured workers in Fort Worth, Texas – including police officers — say city-hired bureaucrats are denying them needed medical care — for years. In a shocking article in the December 18 edition of the Fort Worth Weekly, reporters Eric Griffey and Edward Brown tell the story of Sergeant Chip Gillette, a 27-year veteran […]
Retirement cuts may spark early retirements
A change to police and firefighter pensions in Minnesota that ups the penalty for early retirement could encourage more officers to retire sooner. In Minnesota police and firefighters can retire early at age 50, though official retirement age is 55. Current law reduces an employee’s retirement benefit by 1.2 percent for each year before 55 […]
Police work: most emotionally dangerous job in the world
The New York Times’ Daniel Engber’s takes a look back at a couple of old police shows – “Dragnet” and “Police Story” comparing them with the programs of today like “The Wire” and “Law and Order.” Check out his interview with Joseph Wambaugh – author of 21 books and the creator of “Police Story.” Joseph […]
Tyler Izen hit by undocumented, unlicensed driver
The president of the Los Angeles police union, which has been outspoken on issues involving unlicensed drivers, was himself the victim of a collision involving an unlicensed, undocumented driver this week, he said. Tyler Izen president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, said he was driving home at about 7:15 p.m, Thursday in the […]
Snowland
Think you have a problem with too much snow? Check out the scene in Canada. Submitted by Sgt. Steve Gibson (Ret.), Vancouver Police Dept., Canada.
Prominent police union law firm sued for fraud, malpractice
Looks like everyone needs supervision even your law firm. It may seems like a contradiction that the people you hire to make sure you are not a victim of fraud or other crimes, are the ones who are ripping you off, but it happens more often than we would like to believe. According to Joe […]
Weekly News – Dec. 19, 2013
Cheaper pensions: how the math works for employees This article is a very educational and interesting read about different types of pension plans currently being discussed for many public employees. Of particular interest is the discussion of why public employee unions might be willing to accept smaller pensions. Tradeoffs like smaller contributions and portability are […]
Pay now or pay later
During the past five years, Desert Hot Springs PD in California has steadily increased funding to its police department so much so that it now encompasses more than 60 percent of the city’s budget. But that’s what happens in the wake of cuts, pay reductions, layoffs and reduced training that happened in the past which […]
Who decides what gets in the paper?
Submitted by Rich O’Neill, President, Seattle Police Officers’ Guild Ever wonder who decides what is newsworthy, what will be the front page headline or the top story on the five o’clock news? Given all that has been in the news about the Seattle Police Dept. over the past several years, wouldn’t it be newsworthy to […]
Check those numbers. They could be bogus
A former pension chief in New York City is claiming that City Comptroller John Liu’s pension-investment strategy resulted in nearly $2 billion in lost earnings in the last fiscal year. Liu claimed he made 12.1 percent return on investments in fiscal year 2013. The city’s five pension funds (allegedly) grew from $111.3 billion to $124.8 […]
The people you serve turn against you
In case you think things were turning around in terms of public opinion, fuhgeddaboudit,, as they say. For the first time, voters in California say labor unions do more harm than good. They may not be thinking about their police officers, but the results are worrisome nevertheless. Read this editorial from the Sacramento Bee. […]
This union has a sense of humor
Look what you can do with a couple hundred dollars, members that are willing to dress up like inmates, and a sense of humor. This 30 second ad produced by John Rivera, the Dade County PBA, and the Florida PBA, was the single most powerful thing that derailed the Tea Party governor’s effort to privatize […]
Post Office on the chopping block
Watch Denis Lemelin, president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, make an impassioned plea to save his country’s postal service. He says if the proposed changes were to go through at Canada Post, it would be the “end of an era.” It would also be the end of mail delivery that was affordable and […]
Feel tired all the time? Your acid pills could be causing anemia
Cops eat on the run and too often it’s fast food in between calls. If you have resorted to taking acid reducing pills for more than two years and you feel tired all the time, the two things are probable connected. This past week Dr. Douglas A. Corley, senior author of the new study, published […]
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