The nation’s largest association representing public pension systems – The National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) – has gone to court to fight against San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and others’ efforts to eliminate constitutional protections for California’s public employee retirement benefits. NCPERS represents more than 550 public pension funds in the U.S. […]
“Life of a Police Officer: Medically and Psychologically Ruinous” is a rare, sympathetic look at how dealing with constant tragedy, violence and death, can lead to serious physical and emotional problems for too many of our law enforcement officers. Erika Hayasaki, an assistant professor of English at the University of California, Irvine, posted this remarkable […]
Chicago credit rating downgraded, pensions blamed There’s some bad news out of Chicago: a major credit ratings agency downgraded the city due to the “massive” pension deficit. The city’s four pension funds are currently in the hole for nearly $20 billion, and next year’s required contribution is set to double, meaning the problem will get […]
You’ll be surprised where it came from. by JR Sanders “He is like a sheep dog, feared by the flock and hated by the wolves.” In an August, 1896 interview with the San Francisco Examiner newspaper Wyatt Earp made this observation while discussing the perils of riding a treasure-laden stagecoach across outlaw country. Although he […]
California counties demand employees pay half their pension contribution. Two years ago, California passed the “California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act” which gave local governments five years to make employees to pay 50% of their pension contribution. That means for an employee making $50,000 a year, his or her contribution would roughly double from about […]
Scientists studying the impact of weight on the brain are finding that being overweight could have harmful effects on the brain. The good news is that exercise may counter those effects. The findings which resulted from experiments with mice, add one more reason to the already long list to get up and get moving. It’s […]
Every citizen everywhere should watch this video. If you have a YouTube channel for your association or agency post it right away. Every cop everywhere has had to deal with guys like this idiot who was drunk at a train station and causing a disturbance. The entire interaction was photographed by a bystander who was […]
It could be the first time a police union took to the skies to slam their police chief but that’s what happened this past Sunday in the City of Hollywood, Florida. Visitors to Hollywood beach gazed up in amazement as a small yellow plane with a banner reading “City of Hollywood high crime area. Thanks […]
Facebook, the social network giant, has agreed to pay the city of Menlo Park where it’s based more than $200,000 a year over the next three years for their own police officer. According to a report by CBS San Francisco station KPIX-TV, the officer will work out of a new substation near the social networking […]
Check out this 6 minute video from NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton talking to the 35,000 plus sworn personnel about his goals for the Department, his expectations of his officers, and most importantly the crucial role law enforcement plays in our democracy and why the job, for all its downsides, is one of the most rewarding […]
Ed Ring, executive director of the California Public Policy Center asks if pensions for law enforcement, teachers, firefighters, librarians and others who work for our local governments are like “a rotting, stinking carcass, sprayed with public relations perfume and papered over with pretty ideological colors?” Another question from the refined pen of Ed Ring: “Are […]
Relentless work by detective and his team nabs murderer of 23-year-old girl missing for over a decade, the case had gone cold. “The case was growing colder,” writes Jason Anderson, a reporter with the Stockton Record. “Investigators had hit a number of dead ends. Detectives believed the body of 23-year-old Dalene Carlson was somewhere in […]
Watch Gov. Chris Christie go after the teachers and their union. He calls the New Jersey Teachers union, corrupt bullies. That’s the fight he says. Who is going run our schools? Parents or the mindless, faceless union leaders who use raw power to bully local city councils. No doubt, he feels the same thing about […]
Evidence for the 106-count indictment of four high level partners in a prestigious law firm was obtained from email messages. Charged with orchestrating a four-year scam to manipulate the firm’s books to keep it afloat during the financial crisis after emails revealed they talked openly about “fake income,” “accounting tricks” and their ability to fool […]
They raised taxes on wealthy and hiked minimum wage A few years ago California was called a failed state that was collapsing under a burden of too much spending. Mitt Romney compared California to bankrupt Greece. Texas Governor Rick Perry said it was anti-business. And Fox News mocked the state non-stop. But now the state […]
It’s an offer you can’t refuse. For over 20 years everyone at American Police Beat has been proud to work hard and put out the best magazine in law enforcement. You have probably noticed we have lost a lot of advertisers in the past year who left our pages mostly because they were attracted to […]
There was no let up in the battle to save pensions, health care and other benefits for law enforcement officers. This week’s news roundup features stories from Detroit, San Jose, Memphis, Florida, and Illinois. Police association leaders and their members are working non-stop to stop to fight these efforts. Give them your support. San […]
Submitted by Ed Mullins, President, Sergeants Benevolent Association/New York City Commissioner Roger Goodell of the National Football League passed a new rule that bans off-duty police officers from bringing guns inside stadiums. An NFL memo further declares that off-duty officers who attempt to bring firearms into an NFL facility will be denied entry. In some […]
Both sides drop ballot measures, avoiding fight over union rights, corporate tax hikes. Here’s a story we could use more of. Public employee unions and anti-union zealots in Oregon have agreed to a cease-fire on competing ballot measures, avoiding an expensive and bruising showdown between unions and business interests. The agreement means that police officers, […]
But be flexible. Insisting on one specific attorney may mean you will go without representation and that’s a really bad idea. by Michael P. Stone and Ted Dokko Here’s what happened: Three Los Angeles Police officers, two males and one female, finished their regular work shift at 11 p.m. and went to a local bar. […]
By Wesley Lowery and Ed O’Keefe Opponents of President Obama’s nominee to head the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division prevailed in blocking his confirmation Wednesday, as he failed to clear a procedural hurdle. Several Senate Democrats joined with Republicans in voting against Debo Adegbile, whose nomination was adamantly and vocally opposed by conservatives due to […]
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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 […]
When is Police “Use of Force” Justified?
It seems like every law enforcement agency is grappling with changes in use-of-force policies, which are too often implemented by people that are not familiar at all with the complicated, risky, and high-pressure world of law enforcement, especially when it comes to the use of deadly force. The press conference you are about to watch […]
FBI Will Not Investigate Detective’s Homicide
The FBI won’t be taking over an investigation into the homicide of a Baltimore city detective who was slain amid a corruption investigation. Detective Sean Suiter was shot in the head with his own weapon on Nov. 15, a day before he was to testify before a federal grand jury investigating wrongdoing by fellow officers […]
The Madison Police Department in Wisconsin is making some changes to its policies on the use of deadly force. According to an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, the changes come after several law suits against the city were successful with payouts in the millions. “When it comes to the rules our police officers are trained […]
Via the Chicago Tribune: On his first full day as president of Chicago’s largest police union, Officer Kevin Graham appeared at a news conference to address reporters seeking details of his plan for leading the embattled rank-and-file of the police force. With cameras and reporters ready at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge in the […]
No matter how you feel about Donald Trump, this bit from “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will leave you laughing.
Deputy Martha Lohnes of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Department in South Carolina has responded to some weird 911 calls, but this one takes the cake. Aaliyah Ryan is just two years old. But she knew enough to call 911 when she was having a problem. The dispatcher told Deputy Lohnes that it sounded like a […]
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