POAM News

Teen sitting behind the steering wheel in a car | Traffic Stop Guidelines

Traffic Stops: Should Guidelines Be Included In Driver’s Training?

May 20, 2021

Proving Traffic Stop Guidelines for Young Drivers POAM President Jim Tignanelli shares his perspective from a conversation he had with a mother about how police officers approach traffic stops and how...

PA 312 Bill | COVID-19 Special Update | Police Resistance

Article: Michigan Police Officers Are Facing More Resistance

May 6, 2021

Police Resistance Growing In Detroit and Grand Rapids First published on the Detroit News and Bakersfield Californian. As police resistance grows in Michigan, including Detroit and Grand Rapids, pol...

Remembering Chief Fred Posavetz 1957-2021

March 23, 2021

Chief Fred Posavetz: Remembering a Friend On Monday, March 22, 2021, Clinton Township Chief Fred Posavetz passed due to complications from COVID-19. Our president, Jim Tignanelli, shares the good time...

Police handcuffs | Grand Rapids Police Officers Positions

Press Release: Citizens Behind the Badge Organization Launch

March 9, 2021

Citizens Behind the Badge The original press release first published on Citizens’ Behind the Badge’s website. Citizens Behind the Badge. a nonprofit 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization bas...

Football laying on green grass | NFL Response

Read the Response from POAM’s Letter to the National Football League

March 3, 2021

NFL Response to POAM On February 24, 2021, the POAM received a response to the letter we sent to the National Football League. Our original letter discussed protecting law enforcement and protesting a...

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2021 Good Cop Nominees

February 4, 2021

2021 GOOD COP NOMINEES Throughout the year, POAM is excited to honor Good Cops in-and-outside of our departments and surrounding counties. These 2021 Good Cop nominees are outstanding officers, given ...

Watch Tim Brown’s Interview As the New York Firefighter who Survived 9/11

January 12, 2021

FDNY Tim Brown: Interview With Koncrete Podcast While traveling the election circuit with gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos in 2006, I had the opportunity to meet with Rudy Giuliani, who was planning...

Lady Justice statue | Fight crime with DOJ Grant | Bridget McCormack | Protecting America’s First Responders Act | 2022 House & Senate Bills

DOJ Awards Michigan Departments With Grant to Fight Crime

November 10, 2020

Department of Justice Awards More Than $458 Million to Fight Violent Crime Information sourced from trusted partner. The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced that it h...

Capitol building in Washington, D.C. | John James Endorsement | 2020 Political Endorsements | May 2021 POAM Washington Report

View the List of Political Endorsements for the 2020 Election

October 13, 2020

2020 Political Endorsements The following list includes our 2020 political endorsements for the November 3rd election, including candidates’ names and the political positions they are running for: M...

A football on a football field | Protecting our Officers

Letter to the National Football League Amid Protesting News

September 28, 2020

Honoring & Protecting Our Officers On Thursday, September 24, 2020, the Police Officers Association of Michigan sent a letter to the National Football League (NFL) regarding a protest against the ...

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