Indianapolis – March 27, 2025. The crisis at our southern border has created a range of perilous situations for American citizens, law enforcement officers, and migrants. One scenario involves traffickers who pack vehicles with illegal immigrants, then engage in high-speed chases to avoid capture. These encounters too often end tragically, claiming innocent casualties. One of Read more »
Indianapolis – March 22, 2025. Police dogs are essential to law enforcement’s mission of maintaining order and keeping our communities safe. These four-legged heroes help locate missing people, track criminal suspects, detect drugs and explosives, and protect their human partners. Because these dogs work on the frontlines, they are subject to being assaulted and killed, Read more »
Indianapolis – March 14, 2025. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rely on the assistance of local law enforcement agencies to help identify and remove illegal migrants suspected of violent acts. Given that ICE is overtaxed, these partnerships have become even more of a necessity. A new federal bill called the 287(g) Program Protection Act Read more »
The war on police transcends the shootings, stabbings, and other malicious assaults that have spiked in recent years. Law enforcement officers are also subjected to being menaced, harassed, and threatened simply because of the uniform they wear. In some states, like New York, these egregious acts -that include throwing water on a police officer- do Read more »
Indianapolis, IN – March 4, 2025 – The National Police Association (NPA) endorses New York State Senate Bill S4774, introduced by Senator Christopher J. Ryan, and Assembly Bill A05953, introduced by Assemblymember Judy Griffin, for the 2025 legislative session. These bills aim to amend the penal law to include causing serious physical injury or death Read more »
Indianapolis, IN Feb. 21, 2025 — Laws that eliminate the requirement to put up cash bail and ease pre-trial release conditions have created a public safety catastrophe. In New York City, for example, violent crimes, most of which are perpetrated by repeat offenders, have spiked since the state implemented its bail reform law in 2020. Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 13, 2025 — The men and women who uphold the rule of law find themselves under siege—not just from criminals, but from an insidious, creeping death brought upon them by the unrelenting flood of fentanyl and other deadly toxins pouring into our nation. In response to this existential threat, the National Police Association Read more »
Indianapolis – January 31, 2025/ The National Police Association (NPA) supports the Thin Blue Line Act (S. 83), a bill introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and currently before the Senate Judiciary Committee. This critical legislation expands federal death penalty eligibility to include those who murder or attempt to murder state and local police officers, Read more »
In the face of a relentless assault on our nation’s well-being, the National Police Association (NPA) endorsed the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues (SOFA) Act. This legislation, championed by Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and his Senate colleagues, seeks to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act, thereby equipping law enforcement Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 23, 2025 / — The National Police Association (NPA) supports the Qualified Immunity Act of 2025, a crucial piece of legislation that would once and for all codify the vital protections our police officers require to do their jobs without fear of frivolous lawsuits. Since 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized and Read more »