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Police Week Candlelight Vigil Honors 321 Fallen Officers

Last year’s total of 120 officers killed in the line of duty was a significant reduction from the 169 killed in 2011 and the lowest number since 1959. All of the speakers at this year’s vigil praised this trend as a move in the right direction and focused on the need to further reduce line-of-duty deaths.

May 13, 2013

Training

Death Benefits

The Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Act was signed into law in 1976, and it codified a means for the families of fallen law enforcement officers to file claims with the Department of Justice for financial assistance.

March 20, 2013

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Glock Donates $50K to Concerns of Police Survivors

Glock Inc. today donated $50,000 to the Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) at a ceremony at the company’s booth at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in San Diego. This marks the sixth consecutive year that GLOCK has donated to C.O.P.S., bringing total GLOCK contributions to the organization to $300,000.

September 30, 2012

Editor's Notes

Police Links: Breaking the Ice

There's so much happening out there related to law enforcement that it's difficult to keep on top of it all. Starting with this first monthly blog post, I'm going to provide a sampling of items of interest you might have missed online.

May 30, 2012

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Streamlight Renews Support of Concerns of Police Survivors

Streamlight Inc. renewed its sponsorship of Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) for the 13th year in a row with a contribution of cash and in-kind product donations.

May 24, 2012

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Law Firm Honors C.O.P.S. Ark. President

Linda Craig, president of the Arkansas chapter of Concerns Of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), was honored by a Little Rock law firm for her work supporting police survivors.

May 24, 2012

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C.O.P.S. Offers Help To Affected Co-Workers

As a part of this year's National Police Survivors' Conference in May during National Police Week, we will be offering new sessions tailored for affected co-workers. The debriefing topics will cover death by felonious action, accidental action, drunk driving, and friendly fire/friendly action.

February 20, 2012

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Alleviating Line-of-Duty Trauma

Concerns of Police Survivors will offer several training sessions to help agencies better prepare for the trauma that follows a line-of-duty death. The sessions will also cover survivor benefits, police disability, police suicide, and helping affected co-workers.

December 19, 2011

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Backing the Badge: Project Blue Light

Join us as part of "Project Blue Light," and let your blue lights shine for law enforcement during the holidays. Remember, the color blue is also a symbol of peace.

November 23, 2011

Weapons

Glock Donates $50,000 To Police Survivors at IACP

Glock donated $50,000 to the Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) during the 2011 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference in Chicago in late October.

November 1, 2011

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Walking for Police Survivors

The Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) will host its seventh annual "COPS Walk" early next month to bring together survivors and members of the law enforcement community willing to accept the challenge of walking 25 miles in two days to support family, co-workers, and other supporters of fallen officers.

September 26, 2011

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C.O.P.S. Kids Camp Nurtures Friendships

The surviving children of our nation's fallen law enforcement officers and their parents or guardians leave the comfort of their own homes and spend a week sleeping in bunk beds or tents, eating camp food, singing silly songs, swimming in a lake, and getting a big dose of that irreplaceable camp commodity: lasting friendships.

August 17, 2011