by Paul Kelly and James Gonzalez According to the Yahoo Internet Dictionary, the definition of “change” is: 1. the act or instance of making or becoming different; 2. the substitution of one thing for another; 3. an alteration of one thing for another. We have changed! While we hope it’s for the better, one thing […]
by Franklin R. Marino One only has to look at the news headlines to see that, all of a sudden, the police have become the enemy of the public. In the age of instant information via the Internet and social media, police officers are instantly tried and convicted in the court of public opinion long […]
The 14-year-old who was shot by police earlier this month was charged Tuesday with aggravated assault on a police officer and weapons offenses, alleging he pointed a handgun at the officers before they shot him multiple times. The Attorney General’s office released this statement: “The juvenile was in possession of a .22-caliber handgun that he […]
There is a well-funded national effort to have the courts rule that paying officers who work full time for the union by the state, city, or county is unconstitutional. Phoenix has been dealing with the issue for years. by Cynthia Brown Site Administrator PubSecAlliance The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association (PLEA) has been engaged in a […]
By the Los Angeles Police Protective League The media coverage of sensational officer-involved shootings over the past 18 months should not be seen as part of a pattern of police activity. The only common factor in any OIS is that an officer perceives imminent, mortal danger for him or herself or for someone else. And […]
Ed. Note: Tom Dominguez, president of the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS), sent us this message that he received from the Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA)—the collective bargaining agent for nearly 1,000 Deputy District Attorneys who work for the County of Los Angeles. Tom’s comment: “If you only read one thing today, […]
According to reporters Jennifer Ritter and Jacob Swenson-Lengvel, writing for In These Times, the billionaire Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner, is using a manufactured crisis to bust unions, privatize services and destroy pensions for police, fire, teachers and everyone else working for the local or state government. The right-wing Illinois governor is slashing programs for the […]
The NYPD Sergeants Union is blasting ill-advised attempts of “reform,” calling them “preposterously disingenuous.” If your association or union has written similar letters to either your members or the public, please send them along so we can get them out to all the leaders on our email list. The Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) of New […]
A Washington, D.C., police officer who was also chair of the union wasn’t protected by either the First Amendment or the city’s whistle-blower law when he was suspended for three days for providing reporters with a recording of radio communications during an emergency response incident, a federal appeals court ruled Aug. 4. Affirming summary judgment […]
After a meeting with their accountants, the New York City Detective Investigators Association decided to cut spending to save money for an upcoming arbitration proceeding, which, as you know, can cost a lot of money. Since everyone at one time or another has had to reduce spending, we thought you would be interested in the list […]
Dire news for cops, firefighters, teachers and more Illinois is facing one of the worst fiscal crises of any state in recent decades, largely because it has mismanaged its pension system. The shortfalls could potentially mean sharply higher taxes and cuts in spending. And even though the state’s highest court just threw out a landmark […]
Five current and former part-time Westerly police officers are suing the town, the police chief and the police union for allegedly violating their constitutional rights by forcing them to pay union dues against their will. The Providence Journal reports the officers filed the federal suit Monday. They are represented by the National Right to Work […]
State officials on Tuesday unveiled a $4 million plan to equip New Jersey State Troopers and thousands of local police officers with body cameras as the demand for the technology rises in the aftermath of several shootings nationwide involving police. However, not everyone is 100 percent happy about it—including Chris Burgos, the president of the State […]
As pressure on body cameras grows, law enforcement leaders will gather in Orlando. Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore, Maryland, have coalesced public opinion on the subject of requiring police to wear body cameras. They want them. Across the country, pressure is building on law enforcement agencies and the associations representing police and corrections […]
As the Justice Department weighed its strategy for responding to the crisis that engulfed the Baltimore Police Department earlier this year, top police union officials found themselves in a most unlikely place: a conference table in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, talking with the very people who would shape the federal government’s plan. According […]
The San Diego POA recently partnered with the San Diego PD and the San Diego Police Foundation to co-host an “Inside the SDPD” Media Day, which gave local media an opportunity to spend an afternoon walking in the shoes of an officer. Topics of discussion included use-of-force protocol, traffic stops, police pursuits, and SWAT tactics. […]
By Ed Mullins Ed Note: Ed Mullins, president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association in New York City, is blasting the city’s record-breaking $5.9 million settlement with the family of Eric Garner, who died a year ago this week after struggling with officers who were arresting him. Garner’s death caused widespread protests in New York City and around the country. Here, […]
With relations between its community and its officers facing challenging times of late, the Coral Springs, Florida, Police Department decided to take action, by inviting a local news reporter to shadow them for a day. The result? A positive, up-close-and-persoal story about what cops go through on the job. Has your agency or police association done anything like […]
Ed. Note: Starting today we are going to be posting Ron DeLord’s weekly rundown of all the law enforcement labor-related news. I know many of you already receive this information directly from Ron, but for those of you not on his list, this gives you the opportunity to keep up with the most important news and […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced he would issue an executive order, valid for one year, that would place his state’s Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, in charge of investigating and prosecuting police-involved killings, taking those cases out of the hands of district attorneys. “We will be the first state in the country to acknowledge the […]
Ed. Note: Many police associations use polling for a number of reasons, including finding out what members are thinking and learning more about the community’s opinion of their police force. Here’s a poll that revealed some powerful information for law enforcement. Maybe a poll in your community would reveal the same thing. A recent poll […]
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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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