NPA asks Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon to examine whether NYC’s Anti-Chokehold Act was used in violation of Habib’s federal constitutional rights INDIANAPOLIS, August 21, 2026 — The National Police Association (NPA) has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division requesting an investigation into potential federal constitutional and civil rights Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, August 20, 2026 — The National Police Association (NPA) endorses the bipartisan Protect and Serve Act of 2026 (S. 5214), legislation introduced by Sen. Thom Tillis (NC) and co-led by Sen. Chris Coons (DE) that would establish federal penalties for intentionally killing or attempting to kill law enforcement officers because of their status as officers. The Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, August 14, 2026 — A federal standard allowing law enforcement to access cellular location data in cases of emergency is critical for saving lives. For this reason, the National Police Association (NPA) is endorsing the Kelsey Smith Act (H.R. 7752), introduced by Rep. Derek Schmidt (KS-02) in the House of Representatives. Kelsey Smith was abducted Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, August 7, 2026 — Darren Almendarez was a Harris County (Texas) off-duty sheriff’s deputy who was slain as he attempted to stop three suspects from stealing the catalytic converter from his truck. Rep. Brandon Gill (TX-26) has introduced a federal bill named in his honor that is designed to fight catalytic converter theft. The Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, August 6, 2026 — On June 22, 1987, Los Angeles Police Department Officer III James Hartley Pagliotti made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting the people of Los Angeles. Nearly forty years later, the man convicted of murdering him is again seeking parole. The National Police Association urges every supporter of law enforcement to contact Read more »
In 2019, Charles F. Barkley was indicted on four counts of first-degree aggravated robbery and four counts of second-degree robbery after an armed robbery at a GameStop involving four victims. Every count included firearm specifications, a prior-conviction notice, and a repeat-violent-offender specification. Under what the Ohio Court of Appeals described as a favorable plea agreement, Read more »