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MERS Update

May 6, 2010

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MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MICHIGAN BRIDGED BENEFIT PROGRAM On July 15, 2009, the Board conditionally amended Plan Document Section 43 and Section 43a in response to requests by m...

By Jim DeVries, MCOLES Board Member The past few months have proven to be challenging for MCOLES. At its June meeting, the Commission received notice that Executive Director Raymond W. Beach, Jr. woul...

UPDATE: Michigan Hutaree Militia to be Released?

May 5, 2010

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Last month POAM wrote a blog covering the Hutaree Michigan Militia raids. Since then all 9 members have been incarcerated awaiting their trial. It was on Monday (May 3rd) that U.S. District Judge Vict...

JOHN R. SANTOMAURO IS POAM’S ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

May 4, 2010

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Honesty. Integrity. Humility. Without those qualities it’s nearly impossible to survive in a Public Safety Director’s Job, especially in a large community where t...

FIRST-TIME REPEAT WINNER OF THE HORSE’S ASS AWARD

May 4, 2010

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Eavesdropping on personal and union telephone calls, discriminating against employees, disciplining deputies for lost badges while saving lives, and incarcerating correction ...

An Education in Media Distortion of Criminal Justice

May 4, 2010

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By Barry Sherman If you want to know the influence television has on young people, just talk to new college students during their initial academic advising session. The show C.S.I. has created a whole...

Police Officers of the Year 2009

May 4, 2010

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KENT COUNTY DEPUTIES MIKE HOPKINS, MARIO MOREY AND CHRIS HAWLEY With an armed gunman on the loose, back-up officers can make the difference between life and death. But reinforcements were a luxury tim...

An Examination of Michigan’s Law Enforcement Policies, Procedures and Practices When Arresting a Caregiver of Minor Children

May 4, 2010

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On October 29, 2007, the Ann Arbor News ran the following story: “Husband arrested first, wife soon follows.” A couple ended up in jail, both facing drunken driving charges, after Ypsilanti Police...

MATT VAN LIERE AND VINNIE FINN RECEIVE LOYALTY AWARD

May 4, 2010

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor The POAM bestowed one of its most coveted awards to Ottawa County Deputy Sheriff Matthew VanLiere and Roseville Police Officer Vinnie Finn at its Annual Convention in Grand R...

Despite Tough Times, POAM Remains Confident

May 4, 2010

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by Jim Tignanelli It has been awhile since we last spoke and it has been an eventful year here at the POAM. Our gathering at the Tune Inn in Washington, D.C. during Police Week in May was an exception...

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MERS Update

MCOLES Report: Jim DeVries

UPDATE: Michigan Hutaree Militia to be Released?

JOHN R. SANTOMAURO IS POAM’S ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

FIRST-TIME REPEAT WINNER OF THE HORSE’S ASS AWARD

An Education in Media Distortion of Criminal Justice

Police Officers of the Year 2009

An Examination of Michigan’s Law Enforcement Policies, Procedures and Practices When Arresting a Caregiver of Minor Children

MATT VAN LIERE AND VINNIE FINN RECEIVE LOYALTY AWARD

Despite Tough Times, POAM Remains Confident