INDIANAPOLIS, June 17, 2026 — While the First Amendment guarantees the right to peaceful protest, it doesn’t give license to interfere with official police duties. Encroaching on law enforcement for the purpose of harassing, threatening, or assaulting officers is not protected speech. In fact, it places lives in peril. Police officers need and deserve to perform Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, June 9, 2026 — The National Police Association has submitted written testimony to the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee urging passage of the Larry Henderson Act, legislation designed to ensure that those who intentionally murder law enforcement officers face the most serious penalties available under Ohio law. The legislation arrives at a time when police Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, June 7, 2026 — Forty-four years ago, a young police officer left for work and never came home. His name was John A. “Johnny” Utlak. He was 26 years old. He was a son. He was a brother. He was a friend. He was a police officer who had dedicated his young life to Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, June 4, 2026 — Law enforcement officers are among the millions of Americans who have been impacted by doxxing. Publishing private data online places officers and their families at risk of harassment, threats, and swatting. This targeted form of intimidation compromises officer safety and deters those who might be considering a law enforcement career. Read more »
Most law enforcement agencies in the United States are small-sized. Per the Bureau of Justice Statistics, about half of local police departments employ fewer than 10 full-time sworn officers. Small and rural police departments experience similar challenges as larger agencies, as well as unique issues like delayed access to backup. Small agencies, however, often lack Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, May 8, 2026 — State and local law enforcement agencies rely on funding from the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant programs to carry out their critical work. With the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Act (OBBBA), supplemental funding was infused into both programs. Police agencies are Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, May 6, 2026 — In February, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. was working in Minneapolis, a city that had, in the weeks prior, become a crucible of open hostility toward federal immigration officers, where activists organized to track, follow, and engage agents in the field, sharing vehicle locations and Read more »
Indianapolis, May 1, 2026 — As technology continues to advance, it has become easier for those with nefarious intentions to access a police officer’s private information. Publishing this data is a means to intimidate, harass, and silence officers, and it places them and their families at risk of harm. It also creates an added level Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, April 30, 2026 — In Barnes v. Felix, the United States Supreme Court has now had its final say, by declining to say more. On April 27, 2026, the Court refused to hear yet another appeal by the plaintiff, leaving intact the remand ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, April 24, 2026 — Public safety is compromised when commercial vehicle operators are unable to read and understand traffic signage in English. During collisions and traffic stops, law enforcement officers depend on clear and accurate communication to make informed decisions. Language barriers hinder this process, increasing the potential for confusion and error. Moreover, when Read more »