PubSecAlliance is a growing online community of union and association leaders from groups representing sworn personnel in law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Canada and around the world. It is not a formal organization. There is no president or board of directors. Our mission is simply to provide a space for you to communicate with your colleagues about your most pressing concerns, while informing you about the issues that matter to you most.
Story from AZCentral.com submitted by Sean Smoot, Director & Chief Legal Counsel of the PB& PA of Illinois and the Treasurer of NAPO. In Phoenix there’s a ballot measure – Prop. 487 – that if passed will force the city to freeze its pension system and replace it with a 401(k)-style retirement plan for new […]
Shift work causes disruptions in sleep and so does stress, too much alcohol and caffeine at the end of the day, and lots of other things all of which cops experience more than most. Here’s all the most up to date info on how you can sleep better by a leading sleep expert, Dr. Buxton […]
Editor’s note: We would like to thank Brian Marvel, the president of the San Diego POA, for sending us information on Cop Block and their agenda when it comes to law enforcement. Thanks Brian for the heads up. When it comes to anti-police organizations they generally fall into two groups. The first is usually the […]
By Marty Halloran, President San Francisco POA The officer involved shooting (OIS) that occurred in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9th has set off another coast-to-coast media frenzy. We have all grown used to this over the years. It is even expected. The reporters and the pundits and the politicians can seemingly never get enough. I […]
Firefighters and police officers gathered to protest recently outside the offices of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club in Phoenix. The group is one of these “dark money” outfits trying to kill pensions and make it harder for public safety professionals to feed their families and pay their bills. The controversy is over something called Proposition […]
As the US Dept. of Justice gears up to investigate allegations of brutality, Baltimore F.O.P. President Bob Cherry says the federal investigation could wind up making matters worse. F.O.P. leaders say that if cops are worried about the feds looking over their shoulder they’ll be less inclined to fight crime and that would make the […]
Law enforcement officers in California need your help to defeat Prop 47. If the voters approve the measure, penalties for serious crimes will be reduced and public will be at risk. Read this editorial from the Sacramento Bee to see the urgency and check out this website – Californians against Prop 47. Do whatever you […]
Offers $10,000 reward leading to arrest and conviction of perpetrators In Florida, the Dade County PBA is continuing its efforts to thwart absentee ballot fraud by offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of absentee ballot fraud perpetrators. The PBA first announced its effort to stop individuals from perpetrating absentee […]
The problem with complicated financial stuff like collateralized debt obligations, hedge funds and risky market bets is that very few people understand anything about them. That includes the whiz-kids that brought us the 2008 crash where pension funds lost their respective shirts. The good news is people are finally waking up to the fact that […]
If you’re a member of PubSec Alliance, or even one of our many free-riders, you may have read that Calpers and the AZ Public Safety Personnel Retirement System have wisely decided to play it safe when it comes to investing their members’ money and stay the hell away from the banksters that prey on retirees […]
Let’s say you’re driving down the highway and a state trooper lights you up. You look for a safe place to pull over and start getting your license and proof of insurance ready. The trooper approaches your vehicle and says something like the following: “Good afternoon ma’am. The reason I stopped you today was because […]
When you’re a little kid in school they teach you all kinds of well-intentioned nonsense that we learn later in life just isn’t true. One of those things is the principal that everyone is equal in the eyes of the law. Any cop that’s ever pulled over the governor’s kid doing 80 in a thickly […]
We know that in addition to running associations and fighting for the rights of their members, police association professionals don’t always have time to sit down and read long articles. So from time to time we like to offer our members and supporters brief, facts-at-a-glance so you can stay informed while you’re on the go. […]
In California, San Jose Police Officer’s Association President Jim Udland is warning voters and his members that things could go from bad to worse if voters pick Sam Liccardo as the new mayor. If Liccardo wins the city could be looking at another mass exodus of police officers – this time even worse than when […]
Last Sunday The New York Times ran an article titled “Today’s police put on a gun and a camera,” which detailed the race among some law enforcement agencies to put body cams on cops. In New York City, 60 cops will be wired for sight and sound as part of a court-ordered pilot program according […]
PubSecAlliance is proud to have the Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA) on board as founding member. This forward thinking organization has one hell of an impressive website. Generally speaking, websites aren’t necessarily something that police associations would spend a lot of time and resources on but a really good site is a great way to […]
By Brad Johnson Alaska Peace Officers Association On behalf of our membership, the Alaska Peace Officers Association (APOA) State Board writes this letter in opposition to the legalization of marijuana. We offer our take on the legalization of marijuana’s impacts to Alaska financially, medically, and socially. Then we will provide an overview of issues that […]
It’s a tiny village – Oakley, Michigan. The population was 290 according to the 2010 census. Oakley has a rather large police department made up primarily of volunteers. Here’s what’s been happening there lately. The city council voted to bench the police force because they did not have insurance. Then the volunteers ponied up to […]
Unless people are working for a city, county or some other kind of municipality (obviously not those in so-called “right to work” states, the chances they have retirement insurance, otherwise known as a pension, are somewhere between slim and none. For those that do have access to pensions there’s a growing awareness that the people […]
A federal judge recently opined that body cameras could have prevented the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. It didn’t take long for the New York City Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association and Sergeants Benevolent Association to respond. SBA President Ed Mullins told reporters with NY1 that Judge Shira Scheindlin is “an angry judge, who probably […]
A California appellate district court has ruled the city of Indio must pay for the attorney fees for one of its police associations following a labor dispute stemming from the reorganization of the police department’s command structure. The ruling means the city will have to cough up about $160,000 on behalf of the Police Command […]
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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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