The National Police Association is honored to announce that Christopher J Wilson was selected as the November 2019 recipient of a scholarship for the International Fellowship of Chaplains (IFOC) training certification. Mr. Wilson received his IFOC chaplaincy certification having completed the course in Sterling Heights Michigan. Mr. Wilson currently serves as an ERT Paramedic for Read more »
By Steve Pomper San Francisco, once one of America’s finest cities to live or vacation in, continues its downward spiral into urban anarchy. With the recent elections, the city, already not known as a cop-friendly place, has just gotten markedly more challenging for the city’s police officers. The city’s voters have seen fit to elect a Read more »
The National Police Association is announcing a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual responsible for opening fire on two Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies early Tuesday morning November 12, 2019. The Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies were on patrol in the area of Southwest 41st Street and 52nd Avenue Read more »
Police officers have to see and do a lot of things that the normal civilians may never have to encounter, and thankfully so! Officers see dead bodies, broken families, violence, children that are harmed, mass casualties, bad car wrecks, suicides and so much more. Processing all this can be cumbersome. PTSD, anxiety, depression, alcoholism are Read more »
By Steve Pomper Everyone knows about the antagonistic environment too many police officers work under these days. We mainly hear about the struggles between cops and anti-police individuals, groups, politicians, and those conflicts caused by poor or negative reporting by the media. But there may be nothing worse than the antagonism that exist within the cops’ Read more »
It’s happened again. A man accused of murdering a law enforcement official in Chicago was able to get his sentence reduced on account of being a juvenile when the shooting happened. The convict, Hector Delgado, shot Police Officer Brian Strouse on June 30, 2001, during an altercation in an alley. Officer Strouse suffered a bullet wound to the head Read more »
By Steve Pomper I’ve been trying to understand the visceral animosity directed at the police in many of our large and mid-sized American cities and, perhaps more importantly, ponder what to do about it. Without a fair press and with anti-police indoctrination in many of the nation’s schools from pre-school thru Ph.D. the mission to restore respect Read more »
By Steve Pomper Why are American voters electing so many soft-on-crime, law-and-disorder prosecutors and district attorneys in America? There’s only one name you need to know: George Soros. The anti-cop villain could have come out of a James Bond movie. And he not only looks the part, he plays the part to utter perfection. In fact, Read more »
By Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (ret.) Most police officers are accustomed to being treated with disrespect by some of the people we actually risk our lives to protect; it’s always been a part of the job. But in today’s climate, the increasingly visible disdain and contempt for American law enforcement is making our jobs less enjoyable Read more »
The National Police Association is honored to announce that Isiah Moore was selected as the October 2019 recipient of a scholarship for the International Fellowship of Chaplains (IFOC) training certification. Chaplain Moore received his IFOC chaplaincy certification having completed training in October 2019. Mr. Moore currently serves as a volunteer Chaplain for the Celina, TX Read more »