http://www.ncfop.org North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police Fri, 16 May 2008 20:07:57 CDT en-us http://www.ncfop.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/963 http://www.ncfop.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/963 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:56:50 CST NC FOP State Lodge In an October issue of The Blue Note, I gave you information regarding the passage of House Bill 1231, which implements HR218, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act of 2004," into law in North Carolina. This Federal law authorizes State and local law enforcement officer to carry firearms nationwide so long as the law enforcement officers regularly qualified with the firearm and met certain conditions. Federal law also authorizes retired and active officers to carry concealed firearms... http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=01news%2edb&command=viewone&id=1052&op=t http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=01news%2edb&command=viewone&id=1052&op=t Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:33:05 CST Carolina Newswire CARY, N.C. - Chuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, called on Congress to act swiftly to block the decision of the U.S. Sentencing Commission to apply retroactively the new, lower sentencing guidelines for individuals convicted of crack cocaine offenses. "At least 19,500 crack dealers will have their sentences reduced," Canterbury said. "And these are not ‘low level dealers' or first time offenders--80% of them had previously been convicted of a crime, a... http://dnj.midsouthnews.com:80/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/NEWS01/80117011&template=printart http://dnj.midsouthnews.com:80/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/NEWS01/80117011&template=printart Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:13:53 CST North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested three suspects involved in last summer's Fraternal Order of Police Youth Camp break-in after a Wilson County Grand Jury returned a myriad of indictments against a former police officer and two co-defendants. http://www.ncfop.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/688 http://www.ncfop.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/688 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:45:31 CDT NC FOP State Lodge website Thank you to all who participated and we hope everyone enjoyed their stay while visiting Rocky Mount. We would like to recognize some of our guests for those of you who could not make it. It truly demonstrates the support received by this community and beyond. http://www.ncfop.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/691 http://www.ncfop.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/691 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:45:23 CDT NC FOP State Lodge website MOREHEAD CITY — Nearly 200 motorcycles, with riders from all over the state, filled the parking lot Saturday at Carteret Community College for the first Officer Down Ride and fundraiser sponsored by the Carteret County Chapter XVIII of the Blue Knights, an international law enforcement motorcycle club. http://www.ncfop.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/676 http://www.ncfop.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/676 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:51:45 CDT NC FOP - Terry Mangum In 2004, the United States Congress enacted H.R. 218 into law. Known as the "Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004," this federal law authorized state and local law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms nationwide so long as the law enforcement officers regularly qualified with a firearm and met certain other conditions. This federal law also authorized retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms nationwide so long as they met the firearms qualification... http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/09/25/meeting.html http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/09/25/meeting.html Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:44:12 CDT Rocky Mount Telegram Ricky Parks said cities that host a Fraternal Order of Police state board meeting typically are in the running for the more prestigious state FOP conference. "My personal goal is to have (the state conference) here in 2010," said Parks, a Rocky Mount police officer and sergeant-at-arms for the state FOP organization. http://www.ncfop.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/499 http://www.ncfop.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/499 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:21:54 CDT Stress is something we all have to live with. Whether it comes from the job or our home life is irrelevant. It's how we manage it that ultimately matters. That's why it's not uncommon to find an off-duty police officer on his motorcycle in his spare time. It's just one way an officer can find peace and solace in between those demanding and stressful times that a career in law enforcement tends to create. "My motorcycle is the one place where I can't be bothered," Officer Mike Hastings... http://www.wsmv.com/wordonthestreet/13739546/detail.html http://www.wsmv.com/wordonthestreet/13739546/detail.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:10:33 CDT WSMV.com Two Police Unions Battle It Out In Nashville COMMENTARY: "Word on the Street" by Larry Brinton Oil and water don't mix and neither do the Teamsters and the Metro Fraternal Order of Police. In question is which of the two unions best represents Nashville's police officers. http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20070814&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=70814048&SectionCat=&Template=printart http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20070814&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=70814048&SectionCat=&Template=printart Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:33:51 CDT The Courier Journal In conjunction with the 58th annual National FOP Conference, the River City Fraternal Order of Police will have a two-mile run in support of Special Olympics tonight. http://www.ncfop.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/649 http://www.ncfop.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/649 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:22:43 CDT NC FOP State Lodge Thank you given by State President Yoes on behalf of all of us in Louisiana. President Yoes addressed an eerily quite crowd of over 4000 delegates offering them our heart felt thank you which ended in a 6 minute video tribute put together by Vice President Tommy Tizzard. You could have literally heard a pin drop. http://www.ncfop.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/652 http://www.ncfop.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/652 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:27:20 CDT NC FOP State Lodge website 2007 National Conference Election Results http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1679000/ http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1679000/ Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:59:51 CDT WRAL.com Rocky Mount — A 20-year-old man who shot a police officer Sunday during a traffic stop later killed himself outside a local car dealership, authorities said Tuesday. http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/226687.html http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/226687.html Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:55:22 CDT Chalotte Observer MONCKS CORNER, S.C. --Two men found with several pipe bombs in their car near a Navy base were charged Monday with possession of an explosive device, authorities said. http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1672331/ http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1672331/ Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:31:30 CDT WRAL.com Rocky Mount — A Rocky Mount police officer is recovering after being shot twice during a traffic stop early Sunday morning. Two suspects are in custody and three others are still on the run, including the man investigators say pulled the trigger -Alexander Damion Whitaker. Whitaker, 20, is charged with the attempted murder of Senior Police Officer Darrell Martin. http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=57145 http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=57145 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:42:17 CDT Nashville, TN - In the midst of a criminal investigation involving members of the local Teamsters union, the Fraternal Order of Police yesterday took a significant legal step toward reclaiming their place as the top union of Metro police officers, a title it lost to the Teamsters nearly 18 months ago. http://www.hometownglenburnie.com/vault/cgi-bin/gazette/view/2007G/07/21-14.HTM http://www.hometownglenburnie.com/vault/cgi-bin/gazette/view/2007G/07/21-14.HTM Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:54:29 CDT Glen Burnie, MD - The Fraternal Order of Police has sued the county citing unfair policy changes regarding secondary employment for officers. The July 11 lawsuit - which also names county police Chief James Teare, Sr. and the county's ethics commission - was filed about a week after the police chief announced a policy change banning officers from working in any establishment that sells liquor effective July 13. http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070717/NEWS01/707170338 http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070717/NEWS01/707170338 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:14:22 CDT An ongoing feud between two unions vying to represent Metro police officers has taken a bizarre twist with the arrest of a former police lieutenant in the planting of hidden surveillance cameras. Calvin Hullett was arrested Saturday evening and released on $5,000 bail Sunday morning on a charge of aggravated burglary for installing two hidden cameras on the grounds of a Fraternal Order of Police camp for underprivileged youth, po lice said. http://www.newsobserver.com/print/thursday/city_state/story/634627.html http://www.newsobserver.com/print/thursday/city_state/story/634627.html Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:43:02 CDT Wilmington, NC - Eighteen New Hanover County residents gave former Deputy Chris Long the opportunity to move on with his life Wednesday. After more than two hours of discussions, a grand jury refused to indict the former sheriff's deputy on manslaughter charges for the Dec. 1 shooting death of Peyton Strickland, a college student from Durham. With that, state Attorney General Roy Cooper declared the case closed. http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/article/20070711/BREAKING/70711002 http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/article/20070711/BREAKING/70711002 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:01:18 CDT A New Hanover County grand jury decided this morning not to indict former sheriff's deputy Christopher M. Long on a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Peyton Strickland http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19711716/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19711716/ Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:58:00 CDT WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A grand jury declined Wednesday to indict a former New Hanover County sheriff's deputy in the shooting death of a teenager accused of stealing video game consoles. http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/557542.html http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/557542.html Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:05:55 CDT When Danny the K-9 cop in Rocky Mount was shot and killed while chasing a suspect last summer, some said it was tantamount to murder. The dog's death spurred an outpouring of sympathy and outrage that has prompted legislation to increase the penalty for willfully killing or trying to kill a police animal. http://www.newsobserver.com/141/v-print/story/467109.html http://www.newsobserver.com/141/v-print/story/467109.html Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:42:26 CDT Police dogs from across the state on Wednesday helped Rocky Mount salute Danny the K-9 cop, a fellow four-legged officer killed on duty while helping his human partner. In a formal ceremony replete with police honors, Rocky Mount Police Chief John Manley Jr. said Danny made the "ultimate sacrifice." The five-year veteran of the force was shot last month while helping two officers hunt a felon.