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2017 Law Enforcement Fatalities Report

We have received a preliminary report on all law enforcement fatalities from 2017. According to data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial fund, as of December 28, 2017, 128 feder...


MI Officer App

MI Officer Smartphone App A free smartphone app for LEOs and court staff on traffic laws has been developed by the Michigan Department of State Police. It’s called MI Officer and is available on App...


2018 Police Officer of the Year Nominations

It’s time for us begin accepting nominations for this year’s POAM Officer of the Year Award! Each year, POAM honors police officers that have dutifully and courageously handled less-than-i...

January 2018 POAM Washington Report

In January, the U.S. House and Senate returned from their weeklong holiday recess. The two Chambers finished negotiations and passed a final version of tax reform legislation on Friday, December 22, j...

Final OPEB Bills Published

The final OPEB bills have been published! After a long, arduous and hard-fought battle the Governor’s Task Force recommendations as they related to our pensions and more were finally negotiated ...

Signed and Sealed | 2018

Signed and Sealed #35 Local Association Name: Franklin COAM Duration: January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2021 Wage increases: 01/01/19 – 12/31/19: +2% 01/01/20 – 12/31/20: +3%  01/01/21 ...


The Great Lakes Region Does Better With Garber

POAM supports those who support us! Dick Garber has been a real friend to POAM and its members.  Because we are thankful for his loyalty to POAM, we couldn’t say no when asked to be part of an ...