“If you want to effect change, then you better get on in and pray for us. That’s the only way that change is going to happen.” These words were spoken by the vice president of the Houston Police Officers Union, Doug Griffith, at a recent press conference announcing plans for a statewide event called, “Let’s Pray Texas.” Houston […]
The NYPD Sergeants Union, along with other police unions around the country, produced this video with a powerful message to the citizens you serve. Please feel free to forward it, share it, like it, whatever. And happy holidays!
By ALADS Board of Directors ALADS has always been in support of hiring the best candidates possible to be deputy sheriffs and district attorney investigators. We are proud to represent more than 7,900 deputies and district attorney investigators who reflect the racial diversity of Los Angeles County. The Sheriff’s Department’s diversity has contributed to the […]
Via NYPD News: NYPD Transit Officers Frank Rendina and Mathew Spano had been patrolling the Grand Central subway station when they ran into Ron, a homeless man they have seen many times. After speaking about a recent medical check-up, Ron mentioned that he could not afford a pair of compression socks that his doctor recommended. […]
Via The Washington Post: President-elect Donald Trump’s Twitter attack this week on a union official, followed by his choice of a labor secretary who has criticized new worker protections, has rattled leaders of the American labor movement, who fear unions may be facing their gravest crisis in decades. On Thursday, Trump announced that he would […]
Via DutchNews.NL: Police unions in the Netherlands are unhappy about the introduction of a button to make instant complaints about ethnic profiling on the new police app, the Volkskrant said on Wednesday. The police hope the introduction of the special feature will allow them to better measure how often people are stopped on ethnic or […]
Via TheStar.com: The Toronto Police Association is using tele-townhalls to poll residents and mobilize support to fight the city’s plan to reduce the $1 billion-plus police budget through downsizing and restructuring. The union is inviting tens of thousands of Torontonians to dial into a live panel discussion about “public safety” that focuses on a policing […]
By John George This week, the Oklahoma City Fraternal Order of Police reached an agreement with the police department to reinstate the body-worn camera program. You probably know them as body cams. Our group has always supported using body cams. Like many citizens, we believe they are a valuable tool to help create trust between […]
Via chron.com: The Conroe Independent School District in Texas is reviewing a post on a school officer’s Facebook page that referred to “anti-Trump sentiment” as “retardation.” A Philadelphia resident said he came across the social media post shared by the officer when a mutual friend started a topic about the recent tragedy at Ohio State […]
The negotiations between the San Francisco Police Officers Association and the Police Commission over the revisions to the Use of Force policy became stalled when the Commission declared impasse. The POA has compromised and agreed to 99% of the policy but we are insistent that our members be allowed to use appropriate force in protecting […]
60 Law Enforcement Officers Fatally Shot This Year, 20 in Ambushes, Report Says A total of 60 law enforcement officers have died in firearms-related incidents in 2016, marking a 67 percent increase since 2015, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reported. Citing a preliminary report from January 1 through November 23, the organization said […]
By Paul Kelly Where’s the outrage when a cop is targeted for murder? Where are the questions being asked of the parents, family, friends, and neighbors of the suspect that thought it was OK to shoot, and all too often, murder a police officer. What could the parents, family, friends, and neighbors have done to prevent […]
While this applies to private sector employees, there are well financed efforts to prohibit overtime for law enforcement officers as well so it’s important to keep on top of this issue and take whatever action you can to fight back to keep overtime for law enforcement officers who work extra hours providing for the public’s […]
Via KVUE.com: The Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) is charging that the mayor of Austin, Steve Adler, violated Austin Officer Geoffrey Freeman’s rights to due process when they fired him after a fatal shooting of a naked and unarmed man last February. CLEAT has subpoenaed the Mayor to testify at an arbitration hearing […]
A Grammy-award winning singer is collaborating with police in efforts to repair relations in the community. “Line of Duty” is a song commissioned by the Dade County Police Benevolent Association in Miami that was released worldwide. Jon Secada, who has won two Grammy awards and sold 20 million albums, performed the single. “It’s an important […]
Ed. note: Police associations and unions that bargain over health insurance will have to organize and fight the effort, like this one in Iowa, to remove the right to negotiate health care benefits from the collective bargaining process. Via the Des Moines Register: State officials want to remove health insurance benefits from new union contracts […]
Via the New York Times: A federal jury ruled the city and a police officer were not at fault in the death of a mentally disturbed former Marine who was shot in his apartment five years ago after a 90-minute confrontation with the police, a federal jury found in a civil case on Thursday. The […]
Ed. note: We just saw this alarming (but not surprising) story in The Washington Post. This is similar to what Elaine Cho (Labor Secretary in the George W. Bush administration) tried to do—change the wording of the Fair Labor Standards Acts to sneak through a provision to limit overtime for police, teachers, firefighters etc. If the […]
Imagine a world without law enforcement. A world where there was no one running into danger to help you. This video, produced by the Dade County PBA, gives a chilling idea of what kind of world it would be.
Via the New York Post: At an anti-Trump protest in Los Angeles, people lined up to shake the hands of the cops who were keeping the event peaceful. With the country divided, this footage is proof that freedom of speech can be exercised and protected without violence.
Via AZCentral.com: A state Supreme Court ruling will require refunds to elected officials and public-safety officers who since 2011 were required to pay more for their pensions, with local governments likely to cover the projected $220 million cost to an already fragile public-pension trust fund. The divided court upheld a Maricopa County Superior Court ruling […]
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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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