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What is POAM doing?

September 6, 2011

With the continued attacks on all public employees and the direct assault on police officers’ pensions, health care, wages, and current retirees, the question is frequently being asked, “What is P...

Hybrid Hard Cap 80/20 Plan Passes

August 24, 2011

Bad news for public employees today when legislation was passed that limits the amount of money employers can spend on their employees' health insurance.

POAM Friends | Two People Wearing Red and Blue Converse Shoes

About the Budget Repair Bill, as told by a Republican police officer

May 16, 2011

A Wisconsin public safety officer offers a poignant story about a friendship that's lasted through the years despite differences in careers, achievements, paychecks and an about face that Governor Wal...

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.

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Social Security Fairness Act

A new legislation, Social Security Fairness Act, plans to restore full Social Security benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other public servants.

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