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LA Police Win $6M Settlement Over Ticket Quotas

In Los Angeles, setting ticket quotas is against state law; but in 2010 officers filed complaints against their department saying there was strict demands in place by their captain Nancy Lauer.  This...

Bay City Public Safety Department

Congratulations to the Graduates of the Bay County Fire Academy! POAM would like to congratulate the fall 2013 Graduates of the Bay County Fire Academy on their impressive accomplishment. The fire aca...

Halloween Safety

It’s Halloween, and for law enforcement, this holiday presents its own unique set of problems. In addition to the added crowds, alcohol-fueled stupidity, and constant risk of tainted candy, officers...


HB 5097

House Bill Number 5097 was introduced on October 23, 2013 to amend 1947 PA 336. The bill can be read below.



2013 Discharge and Discipline Workshop

In today’s increasingly inequitable society, job loss can be one of the quickest roads into poverty for American workers. Globalization and recession have joined hands to threaten employment in ways...

POAM Federal Update

September/October POAM Washington Report After weeks of debate, Congress failed to reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown. One week into the shutdown, hundreds of thousands of government employee...


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