When ordinary people do extraordinary things, the Police Officers Association of Michigan honors them in a special way with the Police Officer of the Year Awards. POAM Honors Police Officer of the Yea...
Calhoun County Sheriff Deputies Curtis Smith and Joel Flees On March 9, 2019, at approximately 4 a.m., units from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department were called to a domestic dispute in Pen...
Deputy Noah Susick At approximately 10 p.m. on the evening of December 1, 2019, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department received multiple 911 calls from a residence in Comstock Township report...
Deputy Kirk Carter Midday on April 17, 2019, in Summit Township in Jackson County, a domestic dispute began when a minor was dropped off at his mother’s house by his father. At the time, the sus...
Officer of the Year: Deputy Jason White A rite of passage for many students in the United States is to take a trip to the nation’s Capital in Washington, D.C. to see the sites and visit the nati...
P.o. of the Year Award: Lapeer County Sheriff’s and Imlay City Police Departments Deputy Joshua Bandur, Deputy Lauren Brockmann, Deputy Eric Kanyak, and Officer Sara Colin In the early morning h...
Police Officer of the Year Award: Monroe Police Department Lt. Terese Herrick, Cpl. Donald Brady, Ofc. Matthew Reaume, and Ofc. Joshua Sawdy On the morning of November 19, 2019, at 9:05 a.m., the Monr...
Police Officer of the Year Award: Roseville Police Department Officer Matthew Lesperance & Officer Menas Houstoulakis On the afternoon of March 11, 2019, the Roseville Police Department received a...
As COVID-19 has changed our lives, POAM has produced a mini-video to supplement the annual convention to our organization and highlight the 2019 POA recipients.
Annual Convention 2020 Update With the reality we all are currently facing, it is with deep sadness to announce POAM’s decision to postpone the 2020 Annual Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ...