Indianapolis – The National Police Association (NPA) has submitted written testimony to the Colorado House Judiciary Committee in support of House Bill 1286, which would increase penalties and fines for cruelty and aggravated cruelty to service animals, certified police working dogs, and police working horses. Cruelty against service animals would be a Class 5 felony Read more »
Indianapolis April 10, 2023 – The National Police Association (NPA) has submitted written testimony to the Florida House Judiciary Committee in support of House Bill 437, which would protect homeowners with Thin Blue Line flags from HOAs. The act would codify the ability to display a flag that utilizes the same emblems and proportions utilized Read more »
Indianapolis March 30, 2023 – The National Police Association (NPA) has endorsed U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introducing the Securing Aid for Every (SAFE) School Act. The SAFE School Act establishes a $900 million grant program that will allow both public and private schools to train and hire veterans and former Read more »
Emotional health challenges for first responders are an ongoing concern Indianapolis March 30, 2023 – The National Police Association (NPA) has submitted written testimony to the Alaska State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 103: “An Act relating to peer support counseling programs for law enforcement agencies, emergency service providers, and the Department of Corrections.” Read more »
Video (Fox News) from September 2022 of Washington State Trooper Yasin Anwar being encroached by an agitator who objected to his traffic stop. Questions: Should the public be allowed to encroach on police and distract them while they are working? Or should police be able to carry out their responsibilities without agitators free to Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, February 2, 2023 — The National Police Association (NPA) filed an amicus brief in support of an injunction against Oregon’s Ballot Measure 114. In a quick response to the Supreme Court of the United States decision affirming 2nd Amendment rights in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, the state of Oregon Read more »
(Indianapolis, IN) The National Police Association (“NPA”) joined the National Fallen Officers Foundation (“NFOF”) in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to limit statutory protection for Google’s YouTube over its harm to law enforcement officers. That case, Gonzalez v. Google, was brought by relatives of Nohemi Gonzalez, who was killed by ISIS terrorists shooting into a Read more »
Support for Austin, TX Council Member Kelly’s resolution directing the City Manager to identify funding to reinstate the license plate reader program at the Austin Police Department. September 14, 2022 Dear Council Member Kelly:As an education and advocacy group, part of our mission is to encourage public officials to work proactively with law enforcement to Read more »
Cathy Spann, and seven other Minneapolis residents sued their City Council and Mayor for letting the Minneapolis PD fall below minimum staffing requirements in violation of the City Charter. The National Police Association (NPA) filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief supporting their suit. The Minneapolis City Council and Mayor had sought to circumvent the Read more »
Latest PSA Asks Citizens to Stop Filming Police Officers in Danger with Cell Phones, and Instead Call 9-1-1 Indianapolis, Indiana –The National Police Association (NPA) announced today their latest public service announcement on the dangers of filming, instead of helping, struggling police officers to radio stations nationally. This PSA urges listeners to help law enforcement Read more »