A recent California State Supreme Court ruling will force law enforcement agencies in that state to release the names of officers involved in on-duty shooting incidents. The Long Beach Police Officers Association filed a lawsuit against the city over the matter and the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of the city. The Los Angeles […]
After an arbitrator awarded Tulsa police officers raises, Mayor Dewey Bartlett announced he was going to hold a special election to get the pay increases killed. But thanks to some hard work and tough negotiating by the Fraternal Order of Police, the special election has been called off. But now some of the cops that […]
One of the things we try and do here is keep our members posted about how the forces stacked against them are winning hearts and minds with low-information voters by producing anti-union propaganda like this YouTube video. The important thing for leaders to keep in mind is what can be done in terms of creating […]
The Allen Police Association (Texas) has withdrawn its endorsement of Ken Paxton for Texas attorney general. Paxton, a state senator from McKinney is running against Rep. Dan Branch of Dallas in the GOP primary. Association president, Matthew Johnson, said he was disturbed that Paxton on Friday was fined $1,000 by the State Securities Board for […]
The Wisconsin Professional Police Association is holding a debate with all four candidates for attorney general this weekend. Initially the association was planning to close the forum to the media but officials decided to open it up so voters can get a better idea about the four candidates in advance of the mid-August primary. Three […]
A longtime Dallas PD employee says he and other workers were “bullied” and “intimidated” by internal affairs investigators looking into allegations of wrongdoing at the training academy. A retired officer who was the civilian coordinator at the academy, said he believes he was transferred to the city’s auto pound as retaliation for not answering questions […]
Technology is all the rage in law enforcement. For every cop that gets laid off there’s another license plate reader, red light camera and facial recognition solution. But aren’t body cams exactly the kind of thing that should be part of the negotiation process between the city and the association? The Fraternal Order of Police […]
One of the pitfalls of working in a fraternal occupational culture like policing is cops generally give each other the benefit of the doubt. After all, what kind of cop steals from other cops’ paychecks? In Arizona, a former dispatcher has pled guilty to charges that she fleeced the Bullhead City Police Officers Association by […]
Way back in the 1950’s and 60’s, almost none of the capital in local and state pension funds was controlled by Wall St. But man oh man how times have changed. Despite crappy investment returns and the worst excesses of what many call “casino capitalism,” pension fund managers are increasingly relying on the same people […]
The California Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement agencies in the state must as a general rule disclose the names of officers involved in shootings, despite claims by the Long Beach POA that doing so would endanger their safety. The court, ruling 6-1, said that Californians’ right to assess the actions of law enforcement […]
Baltimore County will pay at least $1.6 million in a dispute with the police union over health insurance overpayments, county officials announced ending a lengthy legal standoff during which a judge at one point threatened County Executive Kevin Kamenetz with jail time for failing to follow court orders. The payment would reimburse hundreds of retirees […]
With lots of police employees looking at three-year wage freezes, give-backs and the loss of defined benefit retirement programs (pensions) it’s unusual for a police association to turn down pay increases. It’s even more unusual for police officers protesting for better working conditions to say that they’ll all go to work for a neighboring agency […]
In past years an average of about 300 Minnesota police officers and firefighters would retire. This year that number is expected to climb to 600. Under pension changes that became law in Minnesota last year, officers will get a significantly smaller pension if they didn’t retire by May 31. Observers say the pension law changes […]
Many police agencies across the country are facing critical manpower shortages due to retirements, changes in pension law and other factors. The situation in Houston, Texas is so bad that many serious, violent crimes like assaults go uninvestigated entirely. In the years before 9/11 this would have been big news. But these days people just […]
In the old days, when contract negotiations between police associations and the city or county or state hit a snag what would usually happen is that the matter would be settled by and arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators. That’s what happened recently in Tulsa, Oklahoma – arbitrators decided in favor of giving new Tulsa […]
The Toledo Police Patrolman’s Association is demanding that a local lawmaker that accused local cops of racially profiling him to resign. Councilman Larry Sykes claimed that he was racially profiled after an officer stopped him for obscured tags. The TPPA has made a formal request for Sykes to resign entitled “Your Conduct Unbecoming and Dishonest.” […]
If you want to get some attention Facebook is the way to go because people frequently spend about half the time they’re supposed to be on the clock on FB. But you can use that advantage to get your message out. The head of the Memphis Police Association, Michael Williams, recently took to Facebook to […]
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier has told her officers that she’s has initiated an “All Hands on Deck” for 2014. That’s what she calls her plan to make D.C. cops work five weekends whether they are scheduled to work those days or not. “It can only point to vindictiveness is what I think,” said Officer […]
Articles about a police association getting a good deal for their members are increasingly rare and about to get even rarer. But Baltimore’s police union recently approved a contract that increases officer pay by 13 percent and reorganizes the department to add 300 officers available for emergencies, its president said. Of the nearly two-thirds of […]
Former Cincinnati Police Chief Thomas Streicher wants back in the police union, but his former employees said no. What’s really weird is that Streicher claims he doesn’t know anything about it. So why would a former police chief be seeking to get back in the FOP’s good graces? Read more.
Dallas Police Chief David Brown is a big believer in technology. The Dallas PD loses about 20 cops a year to retirement and attrition but Brown is only asking for 165 new hires to replace the 200 vacant positions. He says the move will save close to a million bucks. He wants to use that […]
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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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