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National Law Enforcement Museum On New Extended Timeline

Planners for the first-ever National Law Enforcement Museum today announced an extended timeline and substantial cost-saving measures "to keep the project on track despite the very challenging economic times that our nation is facing.

February 22, 2009

Police Unity Tour Becomes Member of NLEOMF Board of Directors

For the first time in the organization's 25-year history, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has added a new member to its Board of Directors. Meeting in Washington, DC, NLEOMF board members voted unanimously to add the Police Unity Tour to the group of law enforcement organizations that oversee operations of the Memorial Fund.

February 19, 2009

Officer Timothy Tonkin of Suffolk County (N.Y.) PD Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month

For rescuing trapped victims on two separate occasions, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has announced the selection of Officer Timothy Tonkin of the Suffolk County (N.Y.) Police Department as its Officer of the Month for December 2008.

January 27, 2009

Number of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the U.S. Falls Sharply in 2008

Based on analysis of preliminary data, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) found that 140 officers have died in the line of duty so far this year. That is 23 percent lower than the 2007 figure of 181, and represents one of the lowest years for officer fatalities since the mid-1960s.

December 29, 2008

Florida FOP Donates $100,000 to National Law Enforcement Museum

The first-ever national museum dedicated to law enforcement in the United States is one step closer to reality, thanks to a generous donation from the Florida Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).

December 2, 2008

BOP Senior Officer Specialist Melissa Foy Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has announced the selection of Senior Officer Specialist Melissa Foy of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) as its Officer of the Month for October 2008 for saving a colleague who was being stabbed by an inmate.

November 23, 2008

Officers and Families to Mark 17th Anniversary of National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Jennifer Thacker, national president of Concerns of Police Survivors, will join law enforcement officers, supporters, and surviving family members of officers killed in the line of duty in commemorating the 17th anniversary of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC.

October 13, 2008

LAPD Officer Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has announced the selection of Police Officer III Andrew Taylor of the Los Angeles Police Department as its most recent Officer of the Month.

October 12, 2008

3M and NLEOMF Team Up to Protect America's Peace Officers on Our Roadways

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and 3M Scotchlite Reflective Material are teaming up to urge motorists and police officers to exercise care on the roadways and keep America's peace officers safe—during the upcoming Labor Day weekend and throughout the year.

August 28, 2008

National Police Week Traditions

This May 11–17, 2008 every officer should plan on attending a local or state police week memorial service if you can't attend the events in Washington, D.C., where the national law enforcement officers memorial stands.

April 1, 2008

Line-of-Duty Deaths Increase More Than 25 Percent in 2007

It has been a deadly year for law enforcement in the United States, with 186 officers killed nationwide as of Dec. 26, according to preliminary statistics from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.).

December 27, 2007

How to Justify Officer Safety Searches

On average, 60,000 officers are assaulted on the job every year. That's an average of 164 per day. The risk level you face on the job makes it important not only to resist complacency and to follow prudent tactics, but also to understand how to ensure that your interactions with suspects are constitutionally justifiable, so that you are never forced to choose between being safe and being sued.

September 30, 2007

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