By Doug Wyllie Screen grab of YouTube video showing Judge Naita Semaj-Williams holding her infant daughter during her Induction to Bronx Civil Court in January 2019. Semaj-Williams subsequently won a 14-year term on the Criminal Court bench in November 2021. For more than a year, justice-minded citizens across the country have been—for good reason—directing much Read more »
Month: April 2023
The National Police Association Asks Maine Legislature to Fund Medical Care for Retired State Police K9s
INDIANAPOLIS, April 20, 2023 — The National Police Association (NPA) has submitted written testimony to Maine’s Joint Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety in support of LD 1234, which would require the Department of Public Safety to pay for the healthcare expenses of a retired dog previously used in the service of the State Read more »
Another Travesty in Travis County, Texas’ Criminal Injustice System
By Steve Pomper Austin, Texas State Capitol As FOX News reported the story: “An Austin court recently convicted Army Sgt. Daniel Perry of murder for the 2020 shooting of an armed Black Lives Matter protester that coincided with violent protests nationwide, despite the lead detective on the case claiming Perry’s actions were justifiably self-defense — and despite accusations Read more »
Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Police Campaign Concentrated on Unfocused Motorists
By Stephen Owsinski Don’t know about your observations but it seems distracted driving is rampant and not getting any better despite law enforcement and Department of Transportation (DOT) campaigns echoing how deadly it is, reminding automobile operators to “put it down, it can wait.” As defined by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), distracted Read more »
The Accident Chain: Addressing Links Between Judges, Prosecutors, Voters, and Crime
By Doug Wyllie Raise your hand if you recognize the name David Feiss. Not ringing a bell? Okay, let’s try this: Darrell Brooks? Still nothing? Okay, you surely recall the vehicle attack on the annual Christmas parade in Waukesha (WI) that left six people dead and 62 others wounded. Well, Feiss and Brooks are the Read more »
Carroll County, IL Sheriff’s Office Awarded National Police Association Grant
(Indianapolis, IN) – The National Police Association announced today it has awarded the Carroll County, IL Sheriff’s Office a $1000.00 grant. The grant will support the department’s Auxiliary Program. The Auxiliary Program performs a multitude of services assisting local law enforcement. Carroll County is within a two-and-a-half hour drive of Chicago, most of Illinois and Read more »
Cops: Damned if They Do…; Damned if They Don’t… Pursue Criminals
By Steve Pomper Many states like Illinois, Washington, and Oregon have recently passed radical leftist anti-police laws disguised as “police reform.” They have nothing to do with “reform.” They are about altering or abolishing legitimate, traditional law enforcement because the anti-cops don’t like it. People are also criticizing new police anti-pursuit laws. With weak support for cops from their Read more »
Intoxicated Drivers Increasing Death and Injury
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Before the hour hand on your clock moves from one number to the next, three or four traffic fatalities will have happened somewhere in the U.S. One in three of those will be due to an impaired driver. After a historic downward trend, deadly car crashes are on the Read more »
The National Police Association Asks Colorado Legislature to Increase Protections for Service and Police Animals
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 »
California Looks to Take Away Citizen’s Rights to Cooperate With Police
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D In the West Coast’s constant string of efforts to keep the police officers of a community away from their community, California had decided to try to revoke consent searches. To try to understand the reasons for this effort, one must enter into the mind of the Utopian politician or Read more »