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MCOLES Report: Jim DeVries

May 6, 2010

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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...

MCOLES Report

May 6, 2010

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By JIM DeVRIES, MCOLES Board Member MCOLES offices have moved to the historic Hollister Building in downtown Lansing. The new address is 106 W. Allegan, Suite 600, in Lansing, Zip 48933. Telephone num...

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...

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...

Vice-President’s Viewpoint – Fall

May 4, 2010

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by Dan Kuhn As I near the end of my police career I’ve noticed something that I think could become even more of a problem then I initially anticipated. During my 20 plus-year career there have been ...

Mixing Police and Politics

May 4, 2010

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By Barry Sherman First, let me start out by telling you when I feel these two do mix. Several weeks ago I received a call from a newspaper reporter who was writing a story on a local police labor orga...

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