A tentative salary agreement announced Friday was meant to alleviate a chronic problem at the San Diego Police Department: veteran officers leaving for better-paying jobs with other police departments. After years of tight budgets and the failure of a 2010 ballot measure for a sales tax boost, a city study last year found that San […]
A New York City police union has written a letter of protest to Google, complaining about a feature in the Waze traffic app, which allows users to pinpoint the locations of police officers. Waze, which Google purchased for $966 million in 2013, is a combination of GPS navigation and social networking. Fifty million users in […]
Politics and policing should be kept as far away from each other as possible. Sadly, that’s not often the case. In Wellston, Missouri, police officers are scared to do their jobs. It’s not an active-shooter at large with a grudge against cops, though. The reason police in this area feel like they’d be risking their livelihoods to […]
When we were kids, the idea of airplanes with no pilots or machines that could read peoples’ faces were strictly the stuff of science fiction. If you wanted to see a robot that could do more than make coffee or add numbers, you had to go see “Star Wars” or “Star Trek.” These days, of […]
In California, the head of Oakland’s police union is demanding an audit of the city’s technology office, which he accuses of bungling a multimillion-dollar software upgrade and consequently threatening the police department’s bid to get out from under federal oversight. In a Feb. 3 letter to City Auditor Brenda Roberts, Sgt. Barry Donelan, president of […]
An aldermanic committee convened Monday morning to once again consider the issue of instituting a civilian oversight board to review complaints against St. Louis police officers. Neil Bruntrager, a lawyer for the St. Louis police union, appeared before the committee to offer changes to the controversial bill. Under the proposed bill, a seven-person St. Louis […]
The head of the New Jersey State Police union told federal lawmakers today that “basic human decency” requires the extradition of convicted cop killer Joanne Chesimard amid efforts to restore relations with Cuba. “We urge you to demand and include the immediate return of Chesimard before any further consideration of restoration of diplomatic relations with […]
In Canada, spending by registered third parties hit record highs—over $8.7 million—during the 2014 Ontario election campaign, with organized labor leading the way. Spending by the 37 registered third parties showed an increase of 43% compared to the 2011 provincial election campaign. Ontario’s largest unions fulfilled their pledge to run aggressive and expensive advertising campaigns, […]
In a most unusual move, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and the union for his deputies—the Milwaukee Deputy Sheriff’s Association—are suing Milwaukee County. They say a lack of proper funding in the County budget is putting deputies and the public in danger. The suit claims “Deputy sheriffs are suffering from physical and emotional fatigue,” and […]
Leaders of two of New York City’s largest police unions have called upon the state to declare a moratorium on municipal laws affecting police policy—an apparent effort by the unions to block “police reform” legislation favored by the Progressive Caucus that dominates the City Council. Testifying before a joint session of several committees of the […]
It’s a story heard a lot these days. Alcohol-related arrests of drivers operating a car under the influence is skyrocketing in many places. In the Province of Ontario, Canada, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) agency announced that impaired driving arrests were up in January 37% compared to the same time last year. OPP Officers logged […]
In a report from ABC2News.com, we learn that Gene Ryan, president of the Baltimore City FOP, is denouncing plans by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to seek legislation that would make it easier to punish police officers who break the law. The FOP Lodge #3 President said while his union does not stand for officers who […]
Gov. Bruce Rauner has come out swinging against public employee unions by stating loud and clear that Illinois must curb government union powers and reduce spending on state employees’ salaries and benefits. Labor leaders have called the statements an attempt to “vilify” workers ahead of the Republican’s first major policy speech. In a memo to […]
Ed Note: One crucial role for the police association is to get the word out to the community about the extraordinary people who choose a career in law enforcement. Here’s another excerpt from my book, Brave Hearts: Extraordinary Stories of Pride, Pain and Courage. Find someone in your city (a reporter would be good) to write up […]
The Koch brothers are done being shy. That’s the conclusion one would have to draw from their announcement that they hope to spend $889 million on the 2016 election, an unprecedented amount of outside money. It won’t all be theirs, however. According to The Press of Atlantic City, the super-rich siblings are assembling a kind […]
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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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