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
Another Ambush Attack!
By John Rivera Last night, two of our brave brothers were viciously ambushed simply for doing their job. After talking to fellow officers at Jackson’s trauma center, it was clear that our brethren officers are alive because of only two reasons: most importantly, because God was by their side, and also because their survival training […]
Today, It’s You; Tomorrow, It’s a Security Guard
In St. Louis, people are concerned about an uptick in local crime rates. So, something called Downtown St. Louis, Inc. has announced it will shift funds from its “Downtown Guide” program to uniformed police officers and security guards. Downtown St. Louis sounds like a 3P or “public private partnership,” but it’s hard to get any […]
VIDEO: NJ Police May Get Control of Unfunded Pensions
Via NJ.com: Police and firefighters would gain control of their now-state-run pension fund under a measure that won final approval in the Assembly Thursday. The bill (S3040) transfers management of the $26 billion pension fund to an independent panel overseeing investments and benefits. Police and fire union leaders seeking the change said the state wasted […]
Thousands of Officers to Get BIG Bonuses
Via KCRA.com: SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — The Sacramento City Council unanimously approved more than $1.3 million in bonuses for police department officers, sergeants and dispatchers in an effort to close the gap between their pay and the pay of officers in other departments. The bonus will be paid to 687 employees with officers receiving $2,150, […]
Improving Economy Hurts LE Recruitment
Improving Economy Is a Challenge to Law Enforcement Recruitment by ALADS Board of Directors A recent Wall Street Journal article entitled “Robust Job Growth, High Wages Show Solid Labor Market” should be a wake-up call for local governments looking to hire officers. A Desert Sun article titled “Where Have All the Cops Gone?” highlights the issues […]
Another Fundraising Scam
By Christopher J. Burgos To my brother and sister officers everywhere! I am writing to warn you that there’s another scam charity out there this time using the terms “State Trooper and “Brotherhood. You can check it out for yourself at the links below. Our Association (New Jersey State Troopers) has already warned the public […]
Threats to Police Retirement Programs Escalate
Via D Magazine: If you follow Dallas politics at all, the scope and scale of the impending Dallas Police and Fire Pension Crisis has probably sunk in by now. Even if you don’t quite grasp the finer details of the problem and the various plans to fix it, it is easy to see that the […]
Conflict Rises, Billboards Go Up
Via WREG.com: In Memphis tension between the city unions and the city administration over proposed impasse changes have reached the boiling point. Eight unions representing city of Memphis employees have joined together and put up electronic billboards such as one along Interstate 240 West near the Getwell exit. It says stop the repeal of the […]
NJ Unilaterally Changing Police Contract
Via PressofAtlanticCity.com: The state of New Jersey which was granted authority to take over the running of Atlantic City recently moved to unilaterally change union contracts for the city’s police officers . The state’s plan cuts salaries, eliminates some benefits and changes the officers’ health care plan, according to letters sent to officers and […]
Pensions Slowly Being Reduced and Replaced
In Muskegon, Michigan, law enforcement people are getting the “two hands” treatment. That’s where someone gives you something with his or her right hand while taking something away with the left. According to multiple reports, Muskegon police would receive salary increases but also reductions to retirement benefits as part of a five-year labor agreement currently being negotiated. The deal […]
Baltimore Chief: “No More Plainclothes”
Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said he is ending plainclothes policing in Baltimore after the federal indictments of seven officers last week. Known on the streets as “knockers” or “jump-out boys,” the officers were most often seen wearing tactical vests, jeans and backwards hats as they prowled the city for guns and drugs. Davis said […]
When Will All This Stop?
By Jay McDonald Enough is enough. Many people spent the final days of 2016 expressing dismay at the deaths of several high-profile celebrities who surely deserved some recognition. But I spent those same days horrified by a year of horrific violence against police officers and am praying 2017 will bring calm to our great nation. […]
Top Police Union Leader Joins Protest
John Wells, the president of the Omaha Police Officers Association, recently traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska’s capital city, to join with hundreds of protestors making a stand against a proposal that, if passed, will end the right of all city workers in that state to have a pension plan. If the bill passes, cities like Omaha […]
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