INDIANAPOLIS, May 15, 2025 — The National Police Association announced today it has awarded the Tampa, FL Police Department’s Explorer Program a $1000.00 grant. Police Explorers are upstanding citizens within the community who maintain good grades, complete community volunteer hours, and have a desire to enter law enforcement as a career. Explorers, through classroom instruction, Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The National Police Association (NPA) is pitching in with expert analysis of an important upcoming SCOTUS case: Kyle Smith, et al. v. Rochelle Scott, et al. The primary issue is whether the use of body weight to control a combative person is an acceptable use of force. For the sake Read more »
In a forceful defense of law enforcement officers nationwide, coinciding with Police Week, the National Police Association (NPA), in association with the Police Officers’ Defense Coalition (PODC), filed a pivotal amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold qualified immunity in the critical case of Kyle Smith, et al. v. Rochelle Scott, et al. Read more »
Indianapolis – May 9, 2025. Retail crime syndicates are a threat to public safety, the economy, and to the quality of life for communities across the country. These sophisticated, multinational criminal networks employ individuals to steal large amounts of merchandise from retail stores, warehouses, and trucks en route, then resell these goods to both online Read more »