Law Enforcement Blog - Police Officers Association of Michigan

DROP Benefits are Mandatory for Bargaining

January 17, 2012

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Local 293 of the International Association of Fire Fighters represents firefighters working for the City of Erie, Pennsylvania. A clause of Local 293’s collective bargaining agreement provided that ...

DPS Police Announcement

January 13, 2012

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Police Fatalities Rise 13% in 2011

January 5, 2012

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On-duty police fatalities rose 13 percent in 2011 to 173 from 153 in 2010 according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. This is the second consecutive year that police fatalities ...

EMU Police Chief’s Death Reminds Us We Must Look Out For Each Other

January 3, 2012

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The national suicide rate for police officers is nearly double than non-law enforcement employees. Chief Greg O'Dell's death reminds us that we must protect one another.

Currently No Openings

January 2, 2012

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We're sorry, but currently there are no job openings available.

The Federal Perspective – Fall 2011

December 28, 2011

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With the political season ramping up, Congress and the Administration have been busily working to complete action on several necessary pieces of legislation and working to advance their respective leg...

Newly Released Dash Cam of Chase that Resulted in Death of Officer Trevor Slot

December 22, 2011

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Michigan State Police have released the dash cam of the chase that ended in the death of Walker Police Officer Trevor Slot and two suspects. The suspects struck Officer Slot with their vehicle before ...

POAM Urges Everyone to Send Christmas Cards to Terminally-Ill Joey Caretti for Christmas

December 20, 2011

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When a terminally ill Brighton boy heard about another terminally ill boy from Macomb asked for Christmas cards, he went to work to get as many sent to him as possible.