Enfield, CT Police Explorers Awarded Grant by the National Police Association

Enfield, CT Police Explorers Awarded Grant by the National Police Association

Indianapolis – July 6, 2025. The National Police Association announced today it has awarded the Enfield, CT Police Department’s Explorer Program a $1000.00 grant. The Police Explorers program is a nationally recognized initiative designed to introduce young adults—typically between the ages of 14 and 20—to the field of law enforcement. Through structured training, mentorship, and Read more »

Local police cooperation with ICE builds, not erodes, trust in cops

Amongst a wave of stories just like it, a Miami Herald article warns that a sheriff department’s  decision to sign a 287(g) partnership agreement with ICE will “erode trust in cops.” In truth, the 287(g) partnership model has operated for nearly three decades, removing violent felons, winning broad public approval, and giving local sheriffs a federal back‑up Read more »

The National Police Association Backs the Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025

Indianapolis – June 20, 2025. Illegal wildlife trafficking feeds a growing market for exotic pets, bushmeat, and animal parts used to make non-essential luxury items. It’s a profitable crime that generates between $7.8 billion and $10 billion dollars annually, per estimates from the Wildlife Conservation Society. These violent organized cartels, which are usually aligned with Read more »

The National Police Association Endorses the Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act

Indianapolis – June 13, 2025. Federal immigration officers confront some of the nation’s most merciless criminal enterprises. These include gangs like MS-13 and Tren De Aragua, whose members have been implicated in heinous crimes that include ritualized killings, victim intimidation, home invasions, and drug trafficking. Given this propensity for violence, it’s imperative to protect the Read more »

The National Police Association to California Leaders: Call for an End to Street and Highway Blockades, Protect Public Safety Now!

Indianapolis, June 9, 2025. The National Police Association (NPA) condemns in the strongest possible terms the refusal of California’s elected officials to instruct demonstrators to stop blocking public streets and highways during the ongoing anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests. Over the weekend and into this morning, protesters repeatedly blocked the 101 Freeway and key Read more »

The National Police Association Endorses a Minnesota Bill to Protect Due Process Rights of Police Officers

Indianapolis – June 5, 2025. Although police officers are held to a higher standard, they are still entitled to due process of law. This is not always the case, however. With unregulated Brady-Giglio lists, officers’ reputations are being irreparably harmed and careers derailed without proper cause. The National Police Association (NPA) is encouraged by the Read more »

The Thin Blue Line Under Siege—and the Shield it Desperately Needs

On January 22, 2019, 26-year veteran Atlanta Police Officer Sung H. Kim, also a deputized member of the FBI’s Atlanta Violent Crime Task Force, joined a team attempting to arrest Jimmy Atchison on an armed robbery warrant. According to court documents, Atchison fled from officers, first jumping from a window and then running through a Read more »