The National Police Association Requests Federal Civil Rights Investigation of New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez

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 »

The National Police Association Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Use Christopher Schurr Case to Curb Abusive Litigation Against Law Enforcement

The National Police Association (NPA) has filed an amicus brief in Schurr v. Lyoya with the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting a case that aims to break the judicial paralysis strangling American law enforcement. At issue: whether former Grand Rapids, MI, Police Officer Christopher Schurr—now facing legal fire for a deadly use-of-force encounter with an armed Read more »

The National Police Association Endorses the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act

Indianapolis – April 3, 2025. Police departments routinely provide mutual aid across jurisdictions in times of need. These collaborations extend to federal law enforcement, which partners with local law enforcement to safely detain and arrest illegal criminal migrants. Some local jurisdictions with self-proclaimed sanctuary status shamefully prohibit this cooperation, placing officers and the communities they Read more »

The National Police Association Supports the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act: Defending Those Who Defend Our Borders

Indianapolis – March 27, 2025. The crisis at our southern border has created a range of perilous situations for American citizens, law enforcement officers, and migrants. One scenario involves traffickers who pack vehicles with illegal immigrants, then engage in high-speed chases to avoid capture. These encounters too often end tragically, claiming innocent casualties. One of Read more »

The National Police Association Supports a West Virginia State Bill to Create Harsher Penalties for Harming a Police Dog

Indianapolis – March 22, 2025. Police dogs are essential to law enforcement’s mission of maintaining order and keeping our communities safe. These four-legged heroes help locate missing people, track criminal suspects, detect drugs and explosives, and protect their human partners. Because these dogs work on the frontlines, they are subject to being assaulted and killed, Read more »

The National Police Association #31 Toyota Spotlights Missing Person at the ARCA Pensacola 150

Indianapolis/ March 29, 2025/ — The National Police Association’s #31 Toyota, driven by full-time police officer and Rise Motorsports co-owner Rita Goulet, will feature a photograph of missing Pensacola teenager Caleb Nathaniel Cook during the ARCA Menards Pensacola 150 race at Five Flags Speedway. The event will be streamed live on FloRacing at 8:30 p.m. Read more »

The MN Department of Corrections Needs to Hear from You. Killer of Claremont Police Chief Up for Parole.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 19, 2025 /Press Release/ –The National Police Association is asking supporters of law enforcement to email the Minnesota Department of Corrections. A man convicted of murdering Claremont Police Chief Greg Lange in 1988 is scheduled for a parole hearing on April 11. Andrew Salinas, along with his brother Robert, attacked, shot, and killed Read more »