Law Enforcement Blog - Police Officers Association of Michigan

POAM 2012 Annual Convention Award Winners

May 30, 2012

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Nineteen different Michigan law enforcement agents were given the POAM Officer of the Year award at the POAM 2012 Annual Convention in Grand Rapids. Among them were Officers Trevor Slot and Larry Neha...

POAM 2012 Annual Convention Roundup in Grand Rapids, MI

May 29, 2012

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The POAM 2012 Annual Convention had several events for Police Officers Association of Michigan members and supports. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and other Michigan politicians spoke and we awarded sever...

Denny McGrann, POAM Legislative Representative in DC – Live from National Police Week

May 15, 2012

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POAM Washington lobbyist sat down and talked with us about all the latest legislative updates relating to POAM while in Washington DC for National Police Week.

US Supreme Court To Review Use of TASERs by Police

May 11, 2012

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The hot button issue of restricting Taser use has finally made it to the consideration of the US Supreme Court. They'll decide this month if they add it to their 2012 docket.

House Bill 5189 Revises Requirements for EVIP

May 10, 2012

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Last week Governor Rick Snyder signed House Bill 5189, which eased the requirements necessary to qualify for Economic Vitality Incentive Program payments. This legislation is good news for public emp...

Racial Tensions Aggravated Further By Edited News Story End in Firings

May 10, 2012

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Telling the truth isn't just good for the soul; it's ethical, but seemingly forgotten sometimes in the media. There are times when sensationalizing something for the sake of a story can have unexpecte...

Detroit Police Officer Upset with ‘Lenient’ Sentence Against Shooter

May 3, 2012

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What do you think of the 14 to 25 year sentence handed down to Christopher Proctor after he shot Detroit Police Officer Arthur Matthews five times?

Tasers Could Soon be Street-Legal in Michigan

April 25, 2012

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Tasers could soon be street-legal in Michigan after the House of Representatives passed a package of Senate bills. What do you think of the new legislation?

Detroit School District Police Department Patch

April 2012 Newsletter

April 25, 2012

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There will a meeting held at 5 p.m., May 1 at the Headquarters to discuss the new contract imposed by Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts.

Wayne State University Labor Studies Center’s May 2012 Workshops

April 23, 2012

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Wayne State University's Labor Studies Center is hosting three seminars in the month of May about Collective Bargaining, Parliamentary Procedure and the Family Medical Leave Act.

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