Law Enforcement Blog - Police Officers Association of Michigan

Important info on exemption for Police and Fire on PA54

June 12, 2014

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On June 10th, the full senate voted to pass an exemption under PA54 for police and firefighters (similar language to HB5097). Senator Pat Colbeck was instrumental in pushing this legislation through t...

City of Westland interviewing for police officers on 06/23/2014 thru 07/08/2014

June 5, 2014

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The City of Westland will be accepting applications for police officers on 6/23/14 thru 7/8/14. Please view qualifications and more information below. Qualifications: Minimum 21 yrs old, Citizen of th...

Read This (especially Command Officers) & Evaluate Whether you Should be Enrolled in POAM Extended Criminal Program!

June 4, 2014

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A car chase in Cleveland ended on a school yard where more than 100 shots were fired at the suspects vehicle leading to the death of two unarmed suspects. Cleveland patrol officer Michael Brelo stood ...

DROP Payments Cannot be Used to Offset Workers’ Compensation Benefits

June 4, 2014

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Carroll Thiergartner was a Baltimore County firefighter for 33 years. During his active employment, Thiergartner participated in the County’s Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP). At the time o...

Attorney General agrees and supports POAM position on PA 54

May 28, 2014

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The Michigan Attorney General has decided to support POAM on the legislation PA 54.

Outline for seminar on Critical Incident Stress, Post-Shooting Trauma and Law Enforcement Personnel

May 28, 2014

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Tuebor is a Latin word meaning “I will defend” with a secondary meaning “to serve and to protect”. This is a basic belief of all police officers. This commitment to the commun...

Professional Police Training Courses

May 28, 2014

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Professional Police Training, also known as PSTGP, LLC is holding three training courses in the upcoming summer months. These training events will focus on Legal Update and Review, Police Supervisor L...

Off-Duty Detroit Cop Shoots Armed Robber

May 7, 2014

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An off-duty officer was talking on the phone just outside of the pharmacy where he worked part-time when a man aggressively approached him and demanded that he give him the phone. The officer refused,...

POAM Meets the Members of U.S. Congress

May 7, 2014

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POAM Legislative Director Kenneth E. Grabowski and President Jim Tignanelli travelled to Washington D.C. and discussed important law enforcement issues with Candice Miller, Kerry Bentivolio and other ...

Transfer Denial Cannot Support Discrimination Claim

April 30, 2014

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For many discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the employee must show that he/she was the subject of an “adverse employment action.” Roughly speaking, an adverse employmen...

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