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Avis offers travel advantages for all POLC Members
Extended discount rates of up to 30% on Avis car rentals are yours just for the asking. No strings attached. Avis Corporate Awards Program r...
Financial advisors launch retirement site for members
LJPR has launched a public safety/public employee financial and retirement planner website specifically for POLC and GELC members to address estate planning, tax laws, retirement, future career moves and more. Visitors will find informational articles and videos as well as opportunities for personal meetings and department seminars at www.polcretirement.com.
Police academy grad earns LEEP, Top Gun awards
— By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor Cade Barwig made a great impression on his instructors at Wayne County Regional Police Academy (WCRPA), receiving a $2,000 award for overall performance from Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP). Barwig, 23, of Southgate, was recognized during the Schoolcraft College academy graduation ceremony May 3. During the ceremony, he was […]
National Law Enforcement Museum opening this fall
The long awaited National Law Enforcement Museum at the Motorola Solutions Foundation Building is gearing up for their grand opening this fall and the interactive, high-tech museum is sure to impress. Visitors will have a unique look at the profession through interactive “walk in the shoes” experiences of law enforcement officers, connecting them to past, […]
LERTA grad got timing right for police work
— By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor LEEP Award winner Eric Abbey always wanted to be a law enforcement officer, but it seemed like his timing was off in the late 1990s. Communities at that time weren’t hiring too many police officers. Abbey, 47, delayed his dream, finding other work as he pursued two Criminal Justice […]
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The Police Officers Labor Council welcomes the following new units: UNIT FORMER AFFILIATION Burton Command COAM Burton Patrol POAM
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Allegan County Deputies help needy families for the past 15 years
— By Jennifer Foley, POJ Editor Residents of Allegan County might have been wondering why most of the Sheriff’s Deputies in their commun...
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Posted by: Jennifer Gomori Posted date: August 20, 2018
National Law Enforcement Museum opening this fall
The long awaited National Law Enforcement Museum at the Motorola Solutions Foundation Building is gearing up for their grand opening this fall and the interactive, high-tech museum is sure to impress. Visitors will have a unique look at the profession through interactive “walk in the shoes” experiences of law enforcement officers, connecting them to past, […]
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Posted by: Jennifer Gomori Posted date: August 21, 2018
Welcome Aboard
The Police Officers Labor Council welcomes the following new units: UNIT FORMER AFFILIATION Burton Command COAM Burton Patrol POAM
News New Legislation
Posted by: Jennifer Gomori Posted date: October 3, 2018
Washington Report – Oct. 1, 2018
Congress passed the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6), the negotiated final bill between the House-passed measure and the Senate’s Opioid Crisis Response Act (S. 2680). The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act is a package of opioid-related legislation that provides significant resources to […]
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Police academy grad earns LEEP, Top Gun awards
— By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor Cade Barwig made a great impression on his instructors at Wayne County Regional Police Academy (WCRPA), receiving a $2,000 award for overall performance from Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP). Barwig, 23, of Southgate, was recognized during the Schoolcraft College academy graduation ceremony May 3. During the ceremony, he was […]