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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2022

Number of Officers Shot Has Increased 14% in 2022

As of the end of July, 210 officers have been shot in the line of duty during 2022. This marks a 14% increase over officers shot on duty during the same timeframe in 2021.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2022

Judge Rules in Favor of LEOSA Suit Against State of New Jersey

“FLEOA and the NJ FOP joined in this lawsuit to address the injustice the State of New Jersey has been carrying out against law enforcement officers for decades."

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2022

FOP Slams Biden Judge Nominee for Statement that Cops Kill Unarmed Black Men “Every day”

At a hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary this week, Nusrat Jahan Choudhury was asked if she believed that “cops kill unarmed Black men in America every single day”—a statement she made while participating as a panelist at Princeton University.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2022

FOP: More Than 100 Officers Shot So Far in 2022, 17 Fatally

"We are in the midst of a real crisis. The violence directed at law enforcement officers is unlike anything I’ve seen in my 36 years of law enforcement," National FOP President Patrick Yoes said in a statement.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2022

FOP Issues Statement Supporting "Broken Windows" Policing

"We have to address this now with a sense of urgency, which is why I was so heartened to see the recent comments by New York City Mayor and former police captain Eric Adams calling for a return to “broken windows” policing," FOP President Patrick Yoes said.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2022

Philadelphia FOP Sues City Over Driving Equity Bill

"These stops, they lead to bigger things, they find guns, they find drugs, it leads to bigger things. Whether you're black, whether you're white, whether you're Asian, whether you're Hispanic, obey the law. Get behind the wheel of a legally safe car and you'll be fine."

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2022

Columbus Could Lose 100 Officers to Retirement Buyback Program

With the program moving forward, there’s more concern during a time when the department is already understaffed. In 2021, 140 officers left the department with just 50 hired.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2022

346 Officers Shot—63 Fatally—in 2021, FOP Reports

The number of officers shot in the line of duty last year is up from 312 officers shot in 2020, 47 of whom were killed, and 293 shot in 2019, 50 of whom were killed, according to an FOP analysis.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 13, 2021

FOP Sends Disaster Response Team to Help KY Officers Affected by Tornadoes

"The National FOP DART will be working to rehab their homes, so these first responders can continue to serve and protect their community."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2021

FOP: 45 Officers Shot, 11 Fatally in January and February

On the same day the FOP issued the statistics, Decatur County (GA) Sheriff's Lieutenant Justin Bedwell succumbed to a gunshot wound he suffered during a vehicle pursuit.

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