Ed. note: We wanted to share this moving eulogy delivered by Ed Mullins, president of the NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association, at the funeral for Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo, who was killed in the line of duty saving the life of his partner, Sergeant Manny Kwo. If you find yourself having to eulogize one of your members […]
Now that Donald Trump is the President elect, many of his admirers and supporters in the law enforcement community are wondering just how he’ll transform American Policing. Trump was very short on specifics on the campaign trail, with the exception of advocating for the death penalty for cop killers in states where that’s an option […]
By Barbara A. Schwartz Traumatic stress is misunderstood and that is one reason why police officers and military veterans suffer alone and in silence. Experiencing a single traumatic incident, or years of exposure to “little traumas” over the course of a law enforcement career, produces an injury not a mental illness. The stigma of Post […]
Ed. Note: In 10 years, pension liabilities for 50 large cities are up 192%, which is a crisis to be sure. Let us know what the track record is in your city, town, state, or county. Whatever the reason is for this catastrophic news, pension fund managers need to get on top of this situation and […]
Via NorthJersey.com: The union representing borough police officers filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit last week claiming Englewood Cliffs Mayor Mario Kranjac and Council President Carrol McMorrow abused their power and retaliated against officers who didn’t agree with their positions. The 32-page complaint details more than two dozen specific incidents this year in which, the police […]
Killed in a gunfight in the Bronx last Friday , Sergeant Tuozzolo (pictured above with his wife, Lisa) was a 19-year veteran of the New York Police Department and had spent the past decade assigned to the 43rd Precinct in the Bronx. Sergeant Tuozzolo, the first New York police officer to be killed in the […]
Via WDAU.com: A Pennsylvania police chief, who angered some of his department’s rank-and-file members by speaking out in uniform at the Democratic National Convention in support of criminal justice reforms, announced his resignation. Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay (above) said he would step down just weeks after the union representing his department’s active and retired […]
Via the Miami Herald: After a second Miami Beach police officer contracted the Zika virus and the city denied workers’ compensation, the police union is calling for state legislation that covers first responders in such situations. Sgt. Michelle Sayegh was the first officer to announce she had been infected with the virus in early October. […]
Via the Des Moines Register: Two metro-area police officers were shot and killed in apparent “ambush style” attacks early Wednesday. Police from Urbandale and Des Moines departments responded to a report of gunfire at the intersection of 70th Street and Aurora Avenue at about 1:06 a.m. The first officers arriving on the scene found an […]
A growing number of police accountability groups are starting to bypass the departments by aggregating and distributing misconduct history databases on their own. The Cop Accountability Project, a database created by New York’s Legal Aid Society, pools civil rights lawsuits, criminal court decisions, and a variety of other public and private sources like attorney notes […]
By Patrick Lynch, President, New York City Police Benevolent Association (PBA) All policing should be community policing. Police officers and residents work together every day, because it’s the only way to keep the streets safe. Over the past 30 years, though, whenever there has been a need to heal a rift between the police and the […]
Following a bus attack by terrorists in Paris earlier this year, Detroit Police Chief James Craig suggested that the reason there haven’t been any terrorist attacks in Detroit is that so many locals carry firearms. “If you look at what happened in Paris, I’m not saying if more citizens had had guns it would have stopped […]
Via the Washington Post: “My son is not breathing.” Seconds after a distraught Texas father uttered those chilling words to a 911 operator, Officer Chase Miller was on his way. He didn’t have to respond; the emergency dispatcher was already sending paramedics to the KFC in Granbury, Tex., where a 3-year-old boy was unresponsive and […]
Message from Ed Mullins, President of the NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association: “Norman Siegel, the former head of the New York City Civil Liberties Union and a longtime police critic, states that the actions and comments of Mayor Bill DeBlasio and Police Commissioner James O’Neill amount to a ‘public hanging’ of Sgt. Hugh Barry in the […]
California’s pension program for police, teachers, and other public sector employees could be in serious trouble depending on the outcome of a current court battle. It could be a big win for the millionaires and billionaires who have been spending a fortune for years trying to reduce and even eliminate pensions for the people that […]
Via TheShortHorn.com: In Texas, an Arlington police union is suing the city of Arlington because of a new personnel policy. The Arlington Police Department created a new policy in May prohibiting association members from meeting with new academy recruits while off-duty and outside city property. The Arlington Municipal Patrolman’s Association, one of four police associations […]
Via the Salem News: In Massachusetts, a fundraising solicitation from the Salem Police Patrolmen’s Association is being retracted, the city’s police chief announced on social media Tuesday afternoon. The letter, which started arriving this week at the homes of Salem residents, was generated by a professional fundraising firm the union recently hired, said Salem Police […]
Via the St. Louis Post Dispatch: The city is handcuffing efforts to negotiate pay raises for police because of an outdated city charter provision that requires wage parity with firefighters, according to a lawsuit filed by the officers’ union Wednesday in St. Louis Circuit Court. The St. Louis Police Officers Association, which represents the majority […]
Via The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus police officers will be allowed to review body camera footage before they file reports or make statements under new rules the city agreed to with its police union. The city released the agreement, dated Sept. 23, on Thursday. Finishing it keeps the city on track to equip the first officers […]
Via NBC News: A man armed with an assault rifle and wearing a ballistic vest was killed after shooting two Boston police officers responding to a domestic incident late Wednesday, officials said. Both officers were in “extremely critical” condition early Thursday, with one of them suffering life-threatening injuries from the dramatic shootout, Boston Police Commissioner […]
By Sean Van Leeuwen Law enforcement agencies around the country are putting Body Worn Cameras (BWC) on law enforcement personnel and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is looking at doing the same. ALADS’ position on the benefits of video cameras has not changed, and neither have our concerns regarding when and how peace officers […]
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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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