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POAM President Jim Tignanelli, Deputy Jack Williamson, and Calhoun County DSA President Jonathan Pignataro

2026 Police Officer of the Year Award: Deputy Jack Williamson

May 21, 2026

The Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) proudly recognized Deputy Jack Williamson of the Calhoun County Deputy Sheriff’s Office with the 2026 Police Officer of the Year Award during the B...

Deputy Hayden Talbot accepting the 2026 Police Officer of the Year Awards

2026 Police Officer of the Year Award: Deputy Hayden Talbot

May 21, 2026

The Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) proudly recognized Deputy Hayden Talbot of the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office with the 2026 Police Officer of the Year Award during the Bus...

Deputy Gregory Roberts of Washtenaw County DSA

2026 Police Officer of the Year Award: Deputy Gregory Roberts

May 21, 2026

The Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) proudly recognized Deputy Gregory Roberts of the Washtenaw County Deputy Sheriff’s Office with the 2026 Police Officer of the Year Award during the...

2026 Police Officer of the Year Award: Canton Police Officers Association

May 21, 2026

The Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) proudly recognized Officers Reid O’Hala, Isabella Prihoda, and Corey Altheim of the Canton Police Department with the 2026 Police Officer of the Ye...

POAM Business Agent Gregg Allgeier, Grand Blanc Township Chief, and Justice Robert P. Young, Jr

2026 Police Officer of the Year Award: Officer Jason Carpentier

May 21, 2026

The Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) proudly recognized Officer Jason Carpentier of the Grand Blanc Township Police Department with the 2026 Police Officer of the Year Award during the B...

Garden City Police Department's Officer Paige Whitten accepting the 2026 POAM Police Officer of the Year Award.

2026 Police Officer of the Year Award: Officer Paige Whitten

May 21, 2026

The Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) proudly recognized Officer Paige Whitten of the Garden City Police Department with the 2026 Police Officer of the Year Award during the Business Meet...

Saginaw Police Department Officers Peter Miller, Alex Mawer, and Joseph Coffey.

2026 Police Officer of the Year Award: Saginaw Police Officers Association

May 21, 2026

The Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) proudly recognized Officers Peter Miller, Alex Mawer, and Joseph Coffey of the Saginaw Police Department with the 2026 Police Officer of the Year Awa...

2026 Police Officer of the Year Award: Officer John Shenkaruk

May 21, 2026

The Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) proudly recognized Officer John Shenkaruk of the Livonia Police Department with the 2026 Police Officer of the Year Award during our Annual Conventio...

Rob O’Neill at POAM 2026: The Call, the Cost, the Calm

May 21, 2026

Don’t React – Respond: SEAL Team Six’s Rob O’Neill on Stress, Fear, and the Cost of the Call at POAM 2026 Annual Convention On May 20, 2026, the POAM Annual Convention in Grand...

Tim Brown at POAM 2026: The Call, the Cost, the Way Through

May 21, 2026

The Call You Don’t See Coming: Tim Brown’s POAM 2026 Message on Answering the Job, and Carrying It Home On May 20, 2026, the POAM Annual Convention in Grand Rapids fell quiet as Tim Brown ...