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

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 Requests Federal Civil Rights Investigation of New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez

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 »

Did an Anti-Police Activist Lie to Get on the Officer Brad Lunsford Jury?

Per a new court filing, the trial of former Las Cruces police officer, Brad Lunsford, who was wrongfully charged for defending himself and his partner from an armed suspect, was poisoned by an anti-police activist who managed to get on the jury through perjury. The filing alleges that “Juror #8” concealed outrageous bias before and Read more »

Dear DOGE, While You’re at it, End the Federal Handcuffing of Local Police

Across America, the iron grip of Washington bureaucrats tightens around our police departments, smothering them under layers of federal decrees that serve only to paralyze law enforcement and embolden criminals. These so-called “consent decrees” are not about justice. They are not about accountability. They are about power—federal power overriding local governance, imposing an agenda dictated Read more »

Lowering Fitness Standards for Public Safety Jeopardizes Lives

Fire and police departments, long respected for their commitment to physical capability, have increasingly relaxed their fitness standards in the name of expanding the hiring pool. Whether justified as a response to recruitment shortages or as a mechanism to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, the end result is the same: an erosion of Read more »

Morgan County, IN Sheriff’s SWAT Team Awarded Grant by the National Police Association

(Indianapolis, IN) December 7, 2024  – The National Police Association announced today it has awarded the Morgan County, IN Sheriff’s SWAT Team a grant to purchase a drone. Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams are increasingly leveraging drone technology to enhance safety and effectiveness during high-risk operations such as hostage situations, counter-terrorism efforts, and search Read more »

NYC’s Civilian Police Review Board Hires Convicted Triple Murderer to Investigate Cops – Time to Shut it Down

New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), once envisioned as a mechanism for fostering trust between the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the public, has degenerated into an overreaching anti-crimefighting nightmare. Originally designed to ensure accountability, this organization now serves as a blunt instrument wielded against the very officers tasked with maintaining order Read more »

Stop Extremist Prosecutors from Criminally Charging Police Officers for Defending Themselves

Audio of the shooting that took the life of Chicago police officer Enrique Martinez. It reflects the climate that “progressive prosecutors” have created by criminally charging police officers for doing their job. A climate where officers second guess themselves and are endangered by hesitating to act due to fear of being criminally prosecuted for defending Read more »