Convention Related Information | 1

We Thank You: Justice Richard H. Bernstein Commends Michigan Law Enforcement

By: POAM, November 4, 2021

Standing Ovation After Incredible Speech Saluting Law Enforcement Introduction from President Jim Tignanelli Imagine the logistical challenges that can surface when trying to move a 40-year event to S...

POAM President Jim Tignanelli at the POAM 2021 Annual Convention

Thank You For Attending the 2021 POAM Annual Convention

By: POAM, October 6, 2021

POAM 2021 Annual Convention Letter THANK YOU! POAM President Jim Tignanelli expresses his gratitude after this year’s Annual Convention event. After making changes and accommodations to have the...

2021 Police Officers of the Year Award post

2021 POAM Police Officer Of the Year Awards Ceremony

By: POAM, September 3, 2021

It’s two things we want our members to accomplish every day in their duties, helping their community and returning home at the end of their shifts. The POAM is proud to announce the 2021 POAM Po...

Saginaw City Officers Jordan Engelhart, Rob Adams, and K9 Deebo

2021 P.O. of the Year: Officer Rob Adams, Officer Jordan Engelhart and K9 Deebo

By: POAM, September 3, 2021

In the early morning of February 9, 2020, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Sheridan Avenue in Saginaw due to a neighborhood disturbance, that eventually escalated into a hostage situation....

Deputy Teresa VanDorpe of Eaton County DSA

2021 P.O. of the Year: Deputy Theresa VanDorpe

By: POAM, September 3, 2021

In the early morning hours on July 14, 2020, around 6:45 a.m. in the Quality Dairy Store in Eaton County, a 77-year-old male was tragically and critically stabbed by a man who refused to put on a mask...

2021 P.O. of the Year: Corporal Renae Peterson, Lieutenant Dan Clanton, & Officer Seth Gonyea

By: POAM, September 3, 2021

In the late afternoon of May 24, 2020, a carjacking was reported in the 200 block of Winchester Street in Monroe. Later, Central Dispatch advised Monroe Officers that the vehicle was seen disabled at ...

Washtenaw County Deputy Sheriffs Association Group photo

2021 P.O. of the Year: Washtenaw County DSA/COA

By: POAM, September 3, 2021

On September 16, 2020 midday, Washtenaw County Central Dispatcher Denise Raich received a call from an anxious neighbor reporting that shots were coming from his neighbor’s home and that he had sust...

Midland City POA's Charles Brown and Tyler Hollingsworth

2021 P.O. of the Year: Officers Charles Brown & Tyler Hollingsworth

By: POAM, September 3, 2021

On December 24, 2020, Christmas Eve, a tragedy occurred. A domestic assault was reported at a residence in the 1500 block of West Union Street in the city of Midland. Officers Charles Brown and Tyler ...

Isabella County DSA's Deputy Todd Graham and Deputy Thomas Szidik

2021 P.O. of the Year: Deputy Todd Graham and Deputy Thomas Szidik

By: POAM, September 3, 2021

During the late evening of November 15, 2020, many law enforcement units, including the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department, responded to an armed robbery alert that had just happened at a Speedway...

Dearborn Heights Police Department - Officers received POAM Police Officer of the Year awards

2021 P.O. of the Year: Officers from the Dearborn Heights Police Department

By: POAM, September 3, 2021

On the summer afternoon of August 29, 2020, the Dearborn Heights Police Department responded to a call to investigate an armed gunman at the Cherry Hill Apartments. The Department was informed by the ...

Mental Health Program for Law Enforcement and First Responders

Hot Issue

COVID-19 Workers Compensation Emergency Order

POAM has made requests to cover members in case of COVID-19 illness. The State of Michigan has issued a Workers Compensation Emergency Order below that offers our union protection.

Convention

We Thank You: Justice Richard H. Bernstein Commends Michigan Law Enforcement

Thank You For Attending the 2021 POAM Annual Convention

2021 POAM Police Officer Of the Year Awards Ceremony

2021 P.O. of the Year: Officer Rob Adams, Officer Jordan Engelhart and K9 Deebo

2021 P.O. of the Year: Deputy Theresa VanDorpe

2021 P.O. of the Year: Corporal Renae Peterson, Lieutenant Dan Clanton, & Officer Seth Gonyea

2021 P.O. of the Year: Washtenaw County DSA/COA

2021 P.O. of the Year: Officers Charles Brown & Tyler Hollingsworth

2021 P.O. of the Year: Deputy Todd Graham and Deputy Thomas Szidik

2021 P.O. of the Year: Officers from the Dearborn Heights Police Department

FRONTLINE Strong Together

Stay Informed With Law Enforcement News DOWNLOAD THE POAM MOBILE APP

DO YOU KNOW A GOOD COP?

Convention

Don't Miss a BeatSubscribe To Our Mailing List

Stay Informed With Law Enforcement News DOWNLOAD THE POAM MOBILE APP