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Dearborn Heights Police Officers Association

Dearborn Heights PAO Message on Ramadan

September 6, 2025

Ramadan Commemorative Patch Creates Segregation SUBMITTED FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Dearborn Heights Police Officers Association (DHPOA) Executive Board, in conjunction with the Dearborn Heights Polic...

WJR 760 Interview POAM on National Guard Presence

September 3, 2025

Should the Federal Government Deploy Troops to U.S. Cities? Chris, Lloyd, and Jamie from WJR 760 AM talk with Jim Tignaneli, president of the Police Officers Association of Michigan, about President T...

Winter 2023 Update | Police Officers Association of Michigan | Signed & Sealed 2025

No Charges for Shelby Township Officer; POAM Highlights Good Policing

August 9, 2025

Split-Second Decisions That Define Policing A fatal June 3 traffic-stop shooting in Shelby Township that ended in the death of 41-year-old Thomas Antonio Jackson has been ruled justified, and the offi...

POAM Statement Regarding Criminal Charges Against Melvindale Police Officer

August 8, 2025

The Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) is aware of the recent announcement from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office regarding criminal charges filed against Melvindale Police Officer Ma...

Virtual Trainings: Incident Management & Peer Support

August 4, 2025

Flexible, Real-World Sessions to Build Effective Crisis Response Teams in August Throughout August, the Incident Management Team offers virtual training sessions to strengthen Peer Support and Critic...

POAM Applaud Tune Inn of D.C. Winning Coveted RAMMY Award

July 29, 2025

A Decade + Serving Law Enforcement: POAM’s Annual Police Week Home Base POAM’s favorite Tune Inn Restaurant & Bar has clinched a prestigious RAMMY Award in 2025, taking home the title of B...

POAM Calls for Urgent Recruitment Action Amid Drop in DUI Arrests

July 4, 2025

As drunk driving arrests continue to decline in Michigan, a leading law enforcement advocate says the drop doesn’t signal safer roads—it reveals a troubling lack of patrol officers available to en...

Virgil C. Smith, Michigan legislator and judge

Virgil C. Smith, Michigan Lawmaker and Judge, Passes at 77

June 30, 2025

Honoring Virgil C. Smith: Michigan Lawmaker and Judge We honor Virgil C. Smith, a groundbreaking Michigan legislator and judge, who passed away at age 77 after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary d...

Secretary Kristi Noem “America’s Future Tour” with POAM in Detroit

June 20, 2025

Securing Michigan’s Northern Border In an afternoon roundtable on June 20 in Detroit, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem convened a bipartisan group to address growing security concerns along M...

Patrolman Douglas Downing information about his passing.

Commemorating Ypsilanti City Officer Douglas D. Downing

June 18, 2025

Douglas Downing Memorial Ceremony On Friday, July 11, 2025, Officer Douglas Downing’s death will be commemorated at a ceremony at 11:00 a.m. at the corner of S. Park and Michigan Ave. At that ti...

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