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- HOLIDAYS SPELL DANGER FOR AMERICA’S
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
The December holidays can be one of the most dangerous times of the year for law enforcement, NLEOMF research shows. [Read More]
- A RACE TO REMEMBER
NLEOMF representatives Craig W. Floyd, Chairman and CEO, and Megan McMullen, race organizer and Law Enforcement Relations Manager, visited DC MPD to accept the $10,000 check and recognize MPD and the FOP for their invaluable work in organizing the Race to Remember.. [Read More]
- FLORIDA FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE DONATES $100,000 TO NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM
Under the leadership of State Lodge President James Preston, local lodges, and individual members and donors of the Florida FOP have raised $100,000 for the National Law Enforcement Museum, scheduled to open in Washington, DC, in 2012. [Read More]
- SHOP TAX FREE AT NLEOMF VISITORS CENTER
During DC’s Sales Tax Holiday, November 29-December 7, purchases of individual clothing items and accessories costing less than $100 each are exempt from sales tax. [Read More]
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 Senior Officer Specialist Melissa Foy
Federal Bureau of PrisonsU.S. Penitentiary Hazelton, West Virginia
Working in a correctional institution is stressful and extremely dangerous. Every year, hundreds of correctional officers are injured in confrontations with inmates, and more than 500 correctional officers have been killed in the line of duty, making corrections one of the toughest beats of all.
On February 7, 2007, in an unprovoked attack, an armed inmate viciously assaulted one of Officer Foy's fellow correctional officers. Responding to the distress call, Senior Officer Foy was the first on the scene and found her colleague being stabbed repeatedly. With little regard for her own safety, she quickly took the assailant down and restrained him until help arrived. The victim, who had been stabbed ten times, was able to escape. Undoubtedly, Senior Officer Foy's instincts and decisive actions saved her colleague's life.....
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 The NLEOMF Officer of the Month Program is sponsored by a generous contribution from THE FORCE.
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2008 Preliminary
Law Enforcement
Officer Fatalities
as of
December 4
Total Fatalities Down
-20%
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3M SCOTCHLITE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL
3M is helping to spread the roadway safety message to law enforcement personnel, emphasizing the new Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) visibility regulation that goes into effect on November 24, 2008.
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