When Serus Walters, a 20-year-old drifter with a taste for random violence, pleaded guilty on May 19 to three savage assaults in Cleveland, the victims thought the nightmare was finally over. Attorney David Dudley—64 years old, ribs fractured, shoulder cartilage torn, skull kicked like a football—sat in the courtroom waiting for justice. Instead, he watched Read more »
Indianapolis – May 29, 2025. Due to an ongoing police shortage that an ideological war on law enforcement has propelled, officers are being called upon to work mandatory overtime hours to fill staffing gaps. Grueling work schedules can leave these men and women with little time to decompress, spend time with loved ones, and tend Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, May 15, 2025 — The National Police Association announced today it has awarded the Tampa, FL Police Department’s Explorer Program a $1000.00 grant. Police Explorers are upstanding citizens within the community who maintain good grades, complete community volunteer hours, and have a desire to enter law enforcement as a career. Explorers, through classroom instruction, Read more »
In a forceful defense of law enforcement officers nationwide, coinciding with Police Week, the National Police Association (NPA), in association with the Police Officers’ Defense Coalition (PODC), filed a pivotal amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold qualified immunity in the critical case of Kyle Smith, et al. v. Rochelle Scott, et al. Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The National Police Association (NPA) is pitching in with expert analysis of an important upcoming SCOTUS case: Kyle Smith, et al. v. Rochelle Scott, et al. The primary issue is whether the use of body weight to control a combative person is an acceptable use of force. For the sake Read more »
Indianapolis – May 9, 2025. Retail crime syndicates are a threat to public safety, the economy, and to the quality of life for communities across the country. These sophisticated, multinational criminal networks employ individuals to steal large amounts of merchandise from retail stores, warehouses, and trucks en route, then resell these goods to both online Read more »
The president’s executive order on law enforcement – https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-americas-law-enforcement-to-pursue-criminals-and-protect-innocent-citizens/ Section Analysis: Section 1 – Purpose and Policy The Order declares that safe communities depend on a “tough and well-equipped police force” and commits the Administration to empowering state and local officers while rejecting “race- and sex-based ‘equity’ policies” that hamper enforcement. Why it helps 1. Clear federal Read more »
Indianapolis, April 17, 2025 — The National Police Association (NPA) today announced that it has formally requested the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) open a federal civil rights investigation into New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez over his politically charged prosecution of Las Cruces Police Officer Brad Lunsford. In a detailed letter submitted to Read more »
Indianapolis – April 25, 2025. The violent crime rate has been surging in cities across the country since 2020. It’s a statement consistent with data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ National Crime Victimization Survey, a federal initiative that tracks both reported and unreported crimes. Policies that prioritize the welfare of criminal offenders, the dismantling Read more »
The National Police Association (NPA) has filed an amicus brief in Schurr v. Lyoya with the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting a case that aims to break the judicial paralysis strangling American law enforcement. At issue: whether former Grand Rapids, MI, Police Officer Christopher Schurr—now facing legal fire for a deadly use-of-force encounter with an armed Read more »