POAM News

Retired Police Officers End Mid-Flight Mayhem

May 10, 2011

A California man with Yemeni passport is being investigated for pounding on the cockpit door of an American Airlines flight as it approached San Francisco.

Man Opens Fire on Cops, Shot Dead

May 10, 2011

It was good news for officers who were cleared in the fatal shooting of a suspect during a traffic stop. The Monroe County District Attorney determined officers acted with "tremendous courage".

Suspect Arrested After Accidentally Pocket Dialing 911

May 5, 2011

Crimes may be getting more and more sophisticated, but criminals don't seem to be quite as savvy. At least some of them aren't as in the case here.

Cellphone Video Shows Physical Arrest and TASER Use

May 5, 2011

An investigation is being held in a cellphone video a bystander shot that appears to show a police officer in San Diego repeatedly punching a man on the sidewalk while two other officers hold him down...

Police Increasingly Looking at Facebook, Email and Instant Messages

April 14, 2011

Police and other law enforcement agencies requesting access for e-mail, instant messages and mobile-phone location data may anger some people since there are few laws governing this practice.

Cop Learns the Risks of Social Media the Hard Way

April 11, 2011

Albuquerque, New Mexico, police officer Trey Economidy found out the hard way that that listing his occupation on social media site Facebook as "human waste disposal" might not be as amusing as he tho...

Colorado Cops Pepper-Spray Angry 8-Year-Old Boy

April 7, 2011

An 8-year-old with behavioral problems found himself in the midst of something very unpleasant when he tried to stab police with a wooden wall trim.

Kan. cop killer seeks parole – friends, family, and fellow-LEOs stand opposed

March 31, 2011

Jimmy K. Nelms, a convicted killer, is seeking his freedom after serving 33 years of a 45 year to life sentence. Meanwhile, parole is denied to cop killer Henry Michael Gargano.

Police Radios Don’t Work In New JetBlue Terminal At JFK

March 28, 2011

The engineers at the semi-new JetBlue terminal at JFK airport in NYC included a huge number of food concessions, stores, an area for children to play and even free Wi-Fi. The problem? They neglected ...

HB 4152 is an end around on 312 – Emergency Action Required!

March 23, 2011

The Michigan House passed legislation that would amend the Public Employee Relations Act (PERA), which has potentially impacted Compulsory Act 312 with drastic and negative consequences for law enforc...

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