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A Touch of Class, Honor and Distinction – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Every Wednesday night a group gathers at the American Legion Hall in Berkley to practice for something they all pray they will never have to do again. The group is the Metro ...

MCOLES Report – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

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Changes at MCOLES By Jim DeVries, MCOLES Board Member MCOLES has gone through personnel changes brought on by early retirement incentives. In total MCOLES has eight less employees and is in the middle...

The Cutting Edge – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

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By Jim Binder Advantage, by definition is superiority of position or condition and is frequently the deciding factor in surviving a lethal engagement, where only skill and training are of greater impo...

Port Huron Police Department Still In Business – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Like every other Michigan City, Port Huron has been hurt by decreasing home values and revenue sharing cuts from the state. Add to that a significant decline in manufacturing...

A New Generation of Police Motorcycles – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor In early 2006 the father and son duo of Quince and Nick Lefurgey embarked on a new project together, a full line Honda Powersports dealership. Quince, with a life time of Pow...

POAM Honors Loyalty

April 28, 2011

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POAM bestowed its most coveted membership award on three of its dedicated and hard-working local union executive board members. POAM’s loyalty award is given out annually to local union official...

From the President’s Desk – Fall 2010

April 28, 2011

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2010 has been a pivotal year, to say the least. Many of our members are fighting for the freedom of others on the opposite side of the world. Some have returned with injuries. All have returned with m...

MCOLES Report – New Leadership at MCOLES

April 28, 2011

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After a long vacancy in the office of Executive Director, the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) has selected a new leader. At its September 15, 2010 meeting in Garden City, the...

Vice-President’s Viewpoint – Fall 2010

April 28, 2011

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As in many articles, my goal is to get my fellow POAM members to think about important topics that relate to all of us in the law enforcement community, in hopes that the issues discussed, and my expe...

The Treasurer’s Ledger – Fall 2010

April 28, 2011

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The vast majority of seats in Michigan state government are up for election in November, 2010, and because of term limits, many of the candidates that prevail in the election will be newcomers to Lans...

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