Posts by POAM | Police Officers Association of Michigan

Flint Planning Police Layoffs

March 18, 2010

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No one is whispering about the State of Michigan’s economic turmoil. It’s no secret that state-wide municipalities are facing devastating budget deficits. The City of Flint is currently facing a p...

Facebook Helping Law Enforcement Bring in Criminals

March 17, 2010

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Are social media websites such as Facebook, more law enforcement agencies should consider? It may not be considering a traditional method in solving crimes and catching criminals. Although, it does ma...

Prisoner Releases Hurt Public Safety -freep.com

January 19, 2010

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From freep.com BY BILL SCHUETTE Proposals that focus on those in prison or about to be released fall short when it comes to broad-based public safety reform. The focus of Michigan’s debate shoul...

Officer Benjamin Kelly: How to Win in a Split-Second Confrontation

December 14, 2009

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Career Survival with Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith Officer Benjamin Kelly: The mindset to win a split-second confrontation Maurice Clemmons’ body was probably still warm when I started getting text mess...

The Right to Carry Handguns

September 1, 2009

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Forty states, comprising the majority of the American population, are “right-to-carry” states. Statistics show that in these states the crime rate fell (or did not rise) after the right-to...

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