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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 29, 2012

National Law Enforcement Museum Draws 50th Major Law Enforcement Donor

The Riverside Sheriffs' Association has become the 50th law enforcement association to donate $100,000 or more to the National Law Enforcement Museum.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 15, 2012

Ex-L.A. Mayor To Debate Police Union on 401(k) Plan

Multimillionaire businessman and former Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan agreed Wednesday to three debates with the police union on his pension revamp initiative that would create a 401(k)-style retirement plan for newly hired officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2012

Maryland Police Lose Bargaining Rights

Voters in Montgomery County, Md., stripped the Fraternal Order of Police's Lodge 35 of some of its bargaining rights by approving the Question B measure.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 6, 2012

Ballot Measures 2012: Death Penalty, Legal Marijuana, Bargaining Rights

Today, voters in three states will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana and in California will consider reshaping sentencing for violent offenders.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2012

Philly Union Holds Fund-raiser for Fired Cop

The Fraternal Order of Police will fete the 19-year veteran dismissed for punching a woman at the Puerto Rican Day Parade with a $30-per-person benefit Oct. 28.

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Articlesby Jon AdlerOctober 10, 2012

Caring for 9/11 Responders

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced its recommendation on Sept. 9 that 50 forms of cancer coverage be included under the James Zadroga Act.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2012

Police Union Warns Visitors About 'War-Like' Detroit

As the Detroit Tigers got ready to host the Oakland Athletics for playoff baseball, the city's police union warned visitors about the city's "war like" atmosphere, high crime rate, and low police morale.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2012

Phoenix Officers Protest Order to Wear Polyester Uniforms

Phoenix Police Chief Daniel V. Garcia has ordered that beginning Oct. 1, the department's 2,500 patrol officers must wear only their polyester-blend uniforms with dark-blue button-down shirts and dress-style pants. The black, cotton-blend polo shirt and tactical pants that patrol officers have had the option of wearing for the past 15 years will no longer be allowed.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2012

Video: 6 Mich. Cops Cleared In Fatal Shooting

The president of the union representing the six Saginaw (Mich.) Police officers who shot Milton Hall expressed his pleasure this evening with Saginaw County Prosecutor Michael D. Thomas' decision to not criminally charge the officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2012

Jury Awards Minn. Cop $184K In Discrimination Suit

Officer Sean Coffey had lobbied for members of the police officers union to issue a vote of no confidence against Chief Bill Sullivan. The suit alleged that Sullivan retaliated by placing Coffey on paid administrative leave and later recommending to the City Council that it fire him.

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