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Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Police Officers of the Year 2009

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KENT COUNTY DEPUTIES MIKE HOPKINS, MARIO MOREY AND CHRIS HAWLEY With an armed gunman on the loose, back-up officers can make the difference between life and death. But reinforcements were a luxury tim...
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Think Before You Speak

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By Frank Borelli ©2009 New American Truth “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” -Abraham Lincoln “Everything is a matter of perception.” -Sha...
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Arresting a Caregiver of Minor Children

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By Donna Selman, PhD In 2002, the National Institute of Justice put out a call to law enforcement officials requesting information about policies regarding the arrest of primary caregivers of minor ch...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Goal to Maintain Benefits Prompts Discussion

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Goal to Maintain Benefits Prompts Discussion by Kenneth E. Grabowski Do you want to maintain your health care? Or how about your pension benefits, or even your JOB for that matter. Well that’s w...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Vice-President’s Viewpoint – Fall

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by Dan Kuhn As I near the end of my police career I’ve noticed something that I think could become even more of a problem then I initially anticipated. During my 20 plus-year career there have been ...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Despite Tough Times, POAM Remains Confident

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by Jim Tignanelli It has been awhile since we last spoke and it has been an eventful year here at the POAM. Our gathering at the Tune Inn in Washington, D.C. during Police Week in May was an exception...