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Special Units
Obama Signs 9/11 Health Bill
Obama took time out of his Hawaiian vacation on Sunday to sign the law that provides $4.3 billion in health benefits to the first responders, including NYPD officers, of the 9/11 attacks.
January 2, 2011
Patrol
Retiree Health Care Cuts Looming for OH Officers and Firefighters
Starting in 2019, retired law enforcement officers and firefighters will no longer receive health care benefits through the Ohio Police & Firefighters Pension Fund but instead will receive a stipend to buy coverage on the open market.
March 31, 2017
Patrol
LEO Mental Health Act Signed into Law by President Trump
The new law makes grants available to initiate peer mentoring pilot programs, directs the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services to develop resources for mental health providers based on the specific mental health challenges faced by law enforcement, and provides funding for studying the benefits of crisis hotlines and annual mental health checks for officers.
January 10, 2018
Patrol
Memphis Police Fight Pension Cuts
Memphis public safety personnel continue to call in sick, fighting proposed cuts to retirement health benefits.
July 27, 2014
Command
Officer Shortage Has LAPD Asking Retirees to Come Back
Officers would be paid the salary they had when they left but wouldn’t receive vacation time or any health, disability and retirement benefits.
January 17, 2023
Training
Detroit Declares Bankruptcy, Police Union Sues
Detroit filed for bankruptcy today, setting up an historic municipal bankruptcy process in which the city's police union has vowed to fight for retirement and health care benefits for current and retired officers.
July 17, 2013
Patrol
Family of Fallen Ariz. Cop Given Discounted Benefits
The family of deceased Glendale police Officer Brad Jones was about to lose its health insurance through the city one year after the 27-year-old father of two was killed on the job.
November 18, 2012
Patrol
Bill to Enhance Retirement Benefits for Federal LEOs Introduced
According to the senators, certain federal law enforcement officers are not eligible for enhanced benefits even though they perform the same tasks as other law enforcement officers – an imbalance the legislation is designed to rectify.
May 26, 2016
Patrol
LAPD Launches Program for Mental Health Professional to Support Officers on Some Calls
The Los Angeles Police Department has begun a program to dispatch a mental health response team, consisting of a sworn officer and a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health clinician, to certain mental health calls, Assistant Chief Horace Frank announced this week.
February 10, 2021
Patrol
Bill Would Extend Insurance Benefits to Families of Fallen Colorado Officers
According to current Colorado law, insurance benefits for families of a state employee who is killed on the job expire on the first day of the next month. For Velma, that was six days after her state trooper husband died.
February 9, 2018
Patrol
Tampa Offering Signing Bonus to Mental Health Professionals Willing to Team with Patrol Officers
The Tampa Police Department will soon have officers and mental health professionals in the same vehicle on patrol.
July 28, 2021
Patrol
Family Will Get Disability Benefits in Ex-Phoenix Officer's PTSD Suicide
A police board on Wednesday approved disability benefits for the family of Craig Tiger, a former Phoenix officer whose suicide became a rallying cry for changes in how the department handles PTSD.
April 14, 2016
Patrol
Video: Utah Officer's Widow Says State's Survivor Benefits Need to Improve
The murder of Utah County Sgt. Cory Wride Jan. 30 during a traffic stop in Eagle Mountain exposed a fault with Utah's retirement plan for police officers, Wride's widow Nannette Wride says.
April 10, 2014
Careers
New-Hire Benefits: Read the Fine Print
Many agencies are changing their benefits due to the economy. Some are even changing benefit packages for future hires, so if a cop tells you about how good his or her benefits may be for them, it could well be far different for you.
December 19, 2010
Training
Covering the Retirement Health Insurance Gap
You may retire before you are eligible for Medicare and your healthcare benefits are subject to change, so you have to make plans for covering your medical expenses.
January 4, 2022
Women in Law Enforcement
Eating Healthier: Picking the Right Ingredients
The next time you are tempted to reach for a doughnut or munch on a bacon cheeseburger or hot dog, instead choose a snack or meal that contains anti-inflammatory ingredients that will boost your immune system and help get rid of your gut.
July 7, 2011
Training
Maintain a Healthy Mind
If you don't work to maintain a healthy mind, you will lose a running battle with things like memory, stress, and empathy, which are all important for a law enforcement officer's daily routine.
February 2, 2014
Patrol
Recharging Your Batteries: The Benefits of "Unplugging"
There is certainly benefit to being current on events involving the people you consider family—your brothers and sisters across the country with whom you share a special bond—as well as the world at large. However, it's also important—and extremely beneficial—to spend some time completely disconnected from the job. This is a lesson I recently re-learned.
November 16, 2018
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