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The Law Enforcement Journal: Page 9

Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Police Officers of the Year 2009

KENT COUNTY DEPUTIES MIKE HOPKINS, MARIO MOREY AND CHRIS HAWLEY With an armed gunman on the loose, back-up officers can make the difference between life and death. But reinforcements were a luxury tim...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Mixing Police and Politics

By Barry Sherman First, let me start out by telling you when I feel these two do mix. Several weeks ago I received a call from a newspaper reporter who was writing a story on a local police labor orga...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Tales From the Trenches

By Dave LaMontaine During a recent conversation between Executive Director Orlowski and myself, we were lamenting the lack of interest of deputy sheriffs’ in politics. I had previously discussed...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Despite Tough Times, POAM Remains Confident

by Jim Tignanelli It has been awhile since we last spoke and it has been an eventful year here at the POAM. Our gathering at the Tune Inn in Washington, D.C. during Police Week in May was an exception...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Vice-President’s Viewpoint – Fall

by Dan Kuhn As I near the end of my police career I’ve noticed something that I think could become even more of a problem then I initially anticipated. During my 20 plus-year career there have been ...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Goal to Maintain Benefits Prompts Discussion

Goal to Maintain Benefits Prompts Discussion by Kenneth E. Grabowski Do you want to maintain your health care? Or how about your pension benefits, or even your JOB for that matter. Well that’s w...

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