REMEMBERING FALLEN HEROES – All you can eat, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Fundraiser. All proceeds to benefit the families of Officer Raetz and Firefighter Harper. Sponsored by the officers of: the Phoenix Police Department, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge … Continue reading →
Bulletproof vest subsidy program expired last year in ideological battle over government spending WILMINGTON, Del. – In an effort to muster support for a program that pays up to 50 percent of the costs of body armor for local police … Continue reading →
End of Watch: Sunday, May 19, 2013 Age: 29 Tour of Duty: 6 years Badge Number: 8899 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Suspect Info: At Large Police Officer Daryl Raetz was struck and killed by an SUV while making an … Continue reading →
Officer Tim Huffman Arizona Department of Public Safety End of Watch: Monday, May 6, 2013 On 5/6/2013, Officer Tim Huffman was killed when his patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer on I-8 near Dateland, Arizona, at approximately 5:00 pm. … Continue reading →
On Friday, May 17, 2013, from 0700-0800 hours, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office along with the Phoenix Police and Fire Departments and the Arizona DPS will hold the 12th Annual Memorial Tribute Ceremony at 201 W. Jefferson in downtown Phoenix. … Continue reading →
PEORIA, AZ – A Maricopa County deputy spoke out in public for the first time Friday — three months after a suspect shot him in the face. ABC15 sat down with Ruben Garcia and his wife Georgina. Garcia has a … Continue reading →
The Fraternal Order of Police has been asked by the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) Ballistic Resistant Body Armor Special Technical Committee to assist them by obtaining information from law enforcement agencies that will be used to develop the next … Continue reading →
ARIZONA — Spurred by the pleas of a widow of a Department of Public Safety officer, Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation Friday to ensure that survivors of fallen police officers and others have taxpayer–provided health insurance for as long as … Continue reading →
A Department of Justice/National Institute of Justice Special Technical Committee for Ballistic Resistant Vests (Body Armor) has started meeting to formulate the next set of standards for the body armor that police officers wear. This nationwide committee has government officials, scientists, laboratory … Continue reading →
A Maricopa County deputy is fighting for his life after he was shot early Tuesday morning before the suspected gunman was found dead following a pursuit. The incident began around midnight Monday when the sheriff’s office received a called from … Continue reading →