POAM News

Message from Tom Leonard Ahead of Election Day

November 2, 2018

Message from Tom Leonard POAM Members, Your support has meant the world to me during this campaign. I can never thank you enough for the endorsement from POAM, but I have also appreciated the personal...

Important 2018 Election StatementPast

November 2, 2018

Michigan Republican Party Wrongfully Identifies POAM Endorsements As Michigan’s largest police union, POAM has over 12,000 members. We are deliberate and selective about the candidates we endorse, w...

Are You Ready Mentally to Retire?

November 1, 2018

Getting (Mentally) Ready to Retire Even those who have saved millions must prepare for a lifestyle adjustment A SUCCESSFUL RETIREMENT IS NOT MEASURED MERELY IN FINANCIAL TERMS. Even those who retire w...

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Homes Needed for Elite Detection K9 Breeding Moms

October 29, 2018

Be a Hero to the Mom of Future Heroes Elite Detection K9 is looking for host families to foster their breeding stock moms. The security and protection of their dogs depend on volunteer families who p...

POAM’s 2018 Midterm Election EndorsementsPast

October 19, 2018

November Midterm Endorsements POAM announces their Midterm Endorsements for next month’s election. The table below includes candidates’ names and the political positions they are running f...

POAM Donates Two Trac Fab Chairs to Veteran

October 16, 2018

Air Force Veteran Receives All-Terrain Wheelchair Defender Mobility, a small charitable arm of POAM, is thrilled to gift another Trac Fab chair to a military veteran. The latest chair recipient is Da...

SMMART Honor Guard Training

October 3, 2018

2018 SMMART Honor Guard Training As a long-time sponsor, POAM applauds the Sheriff’s & Municipal Memorial Assistance Response Team (SMMART) under the leadership of Dan Foley. This program ta...

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Official Mobile App Letter from POAM’s President

September 26, 2018

LETTER FROM POAM President Jim TIGNANELLI To Our Dedicated POAM Members and Other Law Enforcement Officers: I know I risk dating myself by saying this but I do recall having to stop at pay telephones...

POAM President’s Thoughts on Today’s Social Issue

September 20, 2018

President Tignanelli Shares Thoughts on Nike Social Issue Letter from the POAM President Tignanelli We lost our 36th law enforcement officer to a gun shot on the 16th. Even more than that have been in...

FirstNet Wireless Service Available for First Responders

September 19, 2018

FirstNet is Now Available on AT&T What is FirstNet? AT&T’s broadband LTE network is now offering FirstNet. FirstNet is an individual First Subscribers network to assist with public safe...

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