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Ford thanks First Responders with bonus cash
Ford Motor Company would like to thank First Responders for their service by offering $500 bonus cash off eligible Ford vehicles. You can re...
Ford 2020 Interceptor Utility boasts lifesaving design
Excerpted from news media Police Officers have one more line of defense against being injured by other drivers. Ford Motor Company has redesigned the body of the 2020 Police Interceptor Utility, which includes 160 pounds of extra steel to create a substructure that helps protect occupants in a rear-end collision. Police Interceptor Utility is […]
Good first impression lands Oakland Academy grad LEEP Award, Officer job
– By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor Nicholas Shoemaker made a good impression at Oakland Police Academy right from the start. His hard work and demeanor landed him a $1,000 Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) Award and a full-time Police Officer position with Royal Oak Police Department. “He’ll be able to graduate in uniform,” said Oakland […]
Pinckney Village Patrol joins POLC for lasting change
– By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor Pinckney Village Police Department has been more of a stepping stone for officers who have historically moved on to other departments. POLC Labor Rep. Duane Smith hopes to change that. “It’s one of those places that people leave, so my job is to make it enticing enough that they […]
LEEP Award winner follows in family’s footsteps
– By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor Macomb Police Academy graduate Eric Posavetz is following in his family’s footsteps. The Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) Award winner graduated alongside his brother, Ryan on May 20, 2019. Ryan, 27, was hired by Clinton Township Police Department right after graduation. The brothers’ father, Fred Posavetz, is Clinton Township […]
Study examines racial influence in officer involved shootings
NAPO is sharing the results of a new study by faculty researchers at the Departments of Psychology at the University of Maryland and Michigan State University about the influence of race in fatal officer involved shootings. The study examines both the race of the officer and the race of the offender. The authors were looking […]
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South Lyon PD grows beards to support Pigs 4 Wigs
— By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor Residents may have wondered why South Lyon Police all seemed to be sporting beards in November and Office...
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Posted by: jgomori Posted date: September 27, 2019
Ford 2020 Interceptor Utility boasts lifesaving design
Excerpted from news media Police Officers have one more line of defense against being injured by other drivers. Ford Motor Company has redesigned the body of the 2020 Police Interceptor Utility, which includes 160 pounds of extra steel to create a substructure that helps protect occupants in a rear-end collision. Police Interceptor Utility is […]
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Posted by: jgomori Posted date: August 30, 2019
Pinckney Village Patrol joins POLC for lasting change
– By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor Pinckney Village Police Department has been more of a stepping stone for officers who have historically moved on to other departments. POLC Labor Rep. Duane Smith hopes to change that. “It’s one of those places that people leave, so my job is to make it enticing enough that they […]
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Posted by: jgomori Posted date: October 1, 2019
Washington Report – Sept. 30, 2019
NAPO strongly opposes the Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act (H.R. 4408), which would ban the use of “chokeholds” specifically stating “the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air” would be a civil rights violation. Police agencies across the country […]
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Posted by: jgomori Posted date: September 13, 2019
Good first impression lands Oakland Academy grad LEEP Award, Officer job
– By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor Nicholas Shoemaker made a good impression at Oakland Police Academy right from the start. His hard work and demeanor landed him a $1,000 Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) Award and a full-time Police Officer position with Royal Oak Police Department. “He’ll be able to graduate in uniform,” said Oakland […]