INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 26, 2025 — Releasing criminal suspects pre-trial without the safeguards provided by cash bail serves no valid purpose, and in fact only rewards lawlessness. These cashless bail policies have driven a violent crime surge that is claiming innocent victims and destroying communities. The Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act (S. 2705 / Read more »
Indianapolis — Sept 23, 2025 — The National Police Association (NPA) today announced the filing of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Office of the Mayor of Chicago. The request seeks detailed records on crimes committed in the city by illegal aliens, including data on arrests, recidivism, victimization, and the costs borne Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 18, 2025 — Evading police often results in high-speed, reckless driving that causes destruction, untold suffering, and loss of life. Innocent drivers sharing the road with the evader, unsuspecting pedestrians, police officers, as well as the suspect and the suspect’s passengers, are all placed in harm’s way. Michigan joins other states in the Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 28, 2025 — Congress has introduced several solid bills this session to address the historic rise in attacks on first responders. One of these is the Graham Hoffman Act (S. 2278), a newer bipartisan bill named after a Kansas City firefighter who was stabbed in the line of duty earlier this year. It creates Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 21, 2025 — While policing has always been a dangerous profession, officers are now at increased risk of being killed, ambushed, or assaulted simply for wearing a badge. Last year alone, 85,730 officers were assaulted in the United States, setting a 10-year record, per the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In direct response Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 19, 2025 — The National Police Association (NPA) today announced a nationwide call for volunteers to join its Call to Action (CTA) team, an “email advocacy” network mobilizing citizens in support of anti-crime, pro-police legislation. The NPA is urging Americans who “Back the Blue” to make their voices heard by signing up for timely email Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 8, 2025 — Last year marked the highest rate of assaults on police officers within the past decade, per a startling report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Bureau also announced that between 2021 and 2024, more officers were feloniously killed than during any consecutive four-year period over the past 20 years. Legislative Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 1, 2025 – When a police K9 is slain, the dog’s blue family members are left to grieve a devastating loss. Increasing attacks on law enforcement officers, and by default, their K9 partners, have made this scenario more likely. The LEO K9 Protection Act (H.R. 4755) is a new bill that strengthens protections by Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, July 24, 2025 — Years of ideological attacks on law enforcement have resulted in a staffing crisis marked both by recruitment difficulties and the loss of veteran police officers. The Law Enforcement Education Grant Program Act of 2025 (H.R. 3436) addresses these shortages by offering students pursuing a degree relating to law enforcement an opportunity Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, July 16, 2025 — When a police officer is killed in the line of duty, their families, loved ones, and colleagues experience unimaginable grief. It’s a deep wound that gets ripped wide open when the offender becomes eligible for parole. New legislation introduced in the Ohio state legislature, called the Larry Henderson Act (H.B. 372), would prevent this Read more »