Chuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded the work done by the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to increase funding for two FOP priorities: the hiring program administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing … Continue reading →

NFOP Foundation will raffle off $5,000 worth of police products! If you are attending National Police Week 2012, please stop by our FOP Foundation tent at the DC #1 Event at 1880 2nd Street SW, Washington, DC, and enter our … Continue reading →

Deputy Sheriff William Coleman, age 50, was shot and killed while responding to a burglary call in Anthem at approximately 4:15 am January 8, 2012. As he and another deputy arrived at the scene they encountered a male subject inside … Continue reading →

Across the nation, 173 officers died in the line of duty. Oregon police chief was killed when a man allegedly took the officer’s gun and shot him in the head. A policeman in Arizona was fatally shot when he went … Continue reading →

The one hour Critical Incident Training for FOP members, presented by the National Labor Services Division on Nov. 3, 2011, is available on the member’s only side of our web site. To view the presentation, you must be an Arizona FOP … Continue reading →

Police Officer Brad Jones Glendale Police Department October 29, 2011 Police Officer Brad Jones, age 27, was wounded while accompanying a probation officer on a meeting with a convict at an apartment complex near the intersection of North 75th Avenue … Continue reading →

By Chuck Biedka, Pittsburgh Tribune Monday, October 24, 2011 When Lower Burrell Patrolman Derek Kotecki was slain just after 7 p.m. on Oct. 12, he became the 53rd officer killed in the line of duty across the United States this … Continue reading →

Following a two year decline, law enforcement fatalities in 2010 spiked to 162. This was an increase of nearly 40 percent compared to last year, when 117 officers were killed in the line of duty. Preliminary data from the National … Continue reading →

by Jackee Coe – May. 2, 2011 The Arizona Republic Buckeye Police Officer Rolando Tirado (right) had no warning before a 27-year-old man fatally shot him from behind early Sunday morning, authorities said. Suspect Cesar Tomas Quiroz Leon was killed … Continue reading →