In a bold act of defiance, Huntington Beach, California—known to many as “Surf City, USA”—has taken up arms against Sacramento’s leftist regime, filing a lawsuit against the state over its infamous “sanctuary state” law. This brazen assault on local autonomy, formally known as Senate Bill 54, represents everything wrong with the tyranny of coastal elites Read more »
Month: January 2025
Defend Our Defenders: The National Police Association Backs the POLICE Act to Deport Non-Citizens Who Assault Law Enforcement
Indianapolis, January 15, 2025 – The National Police Association (NPA) endorses the ‘Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement’ (POLICE) Act (H.R. 31), a federal bill re-introduced by Rep. Andrew Garbarino (NY-2). It amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to unequivocally make the assault of a police officer or other first responder a Read more »
Understanding Modern Law Enforcement
Modern law enforcement has a crucial role in society: ensuring public safety, upholding laws, and fostering trust between communities and the criminal justice system. At its core, law enforcement is not just about enforcing regulations; it’s about protecting lives, preserving justice, and building partnerships that strengthen the social fabric. In this article, we’ll delve deeper 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 »
NPA spokesperson Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret) joined FOX Baltimore discussing crime #s “There’s lies damn lies and statistics.”
Transcript: FOX Baltimore: This is Fox 45 Morning News. (0:13) Shootings and homicides are down in Baltimore City as Mayor Brandon Sky points to his holistic (0:17) approach in certain programs that he created or expanded as the reason why. But daily carjacking (0:23) victims or muggings argue the city is not safe. Joining us Read more »
The National Police Association asks U.S. Supreme Court to Defend Officers Against the Perils of the Barnes v. Felix Case
The case of Barnes v. Felix poses imminent jeopardy to law enforcement officers nationwide. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear this case, which challenges the “moment of threat” doctrine, a legal framework used to assess the reasonableness of an officer’s use of force against a threat to their life. The National Police Association Read more »
America’s Policing Crisis: Should Cities That Undermine Their Police Turn to County Sheriffs for Public Safety?
The petition from Vallejo, California residents urging Governor Gavin Newsom to deploy the California Highway Patrol to assist with rampant crime is a symptom of a broader issue. It raises a fundamental question: Should cities whose leaders fail to back their police departments even have their own law enforcement agencies? Perhaps these cities would be Read more »