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• Feb 15, 2008 UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HR218
  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...     NC FOP State Lodge        more   
• Feb 13, 2008 FOP Urges Congress to Reverse Ruling on Crack Dealers
  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. ...     Carolina Newswire        more   
• Jan 17, 2008 Three indicted for FOP camp break-in
  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.     North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police        more   
• Oct 2, 2007 NC FOP 2007 Fall Board Meeting Follow-up 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.     NC FOP State Lodge website        more   
• Oct 1, 2007 Cycle ride honors those who lost lives 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...     NC FOP State Lodge website        more   
• Sep 26, 2007 Implementation of HR 218 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...     NC FOP - Terry Mangum        more   
• Sep 25, 2007 Police lodge to host state board meeting 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...     Rocky Mount Telegram        more   
• Aug 29, 2007 Motorcycle Club Riding For A Cause 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... NC Fraternal Order of Police        more...  
• Aug 23, 2007 Two Police Unions Battle It Out In Nashville 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.     WSMV.com        more   
• Aug 14, 2007 FOP to host run tonight for Special Olympics 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.     The Courier Journal        more   
• Aug 12, 2007 Thank you given by State President Yoes on behalf of all of us in Louisiana 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...     NC FOP State Lodge        more   
• Aug 12, 2007 2007 National Conference Election Results 2007 National Conference Election Results     NC FOP State Lodge website        more...  
• Aug 8, 2007 Authorities: Shooting Suspect Committed Suicide 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.     WRAL.com        more   
• Aug 7, 2007 Warrants say pipe bombs inside car 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.     Chalotte Observer        more   
• Aug 6, 2007 Search Continues For Suspect in Rocky Mount Officer Shooting 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...     WRAL.com        more   
• Aug 5, 2007 FOP, Teamsters digging in for police union fight amid criminal probe 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...     Nashville City Paper        more   
• Jul 21, 2007 Police sue to keep 2nd jobs 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... Maryland Gazette        more   
• Jul 17, 2007 Ex-police officer arrested in union feud 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...     Tennessean.com        more   
• Jul 12, 2007 Grand jury declines to indict deputy 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...     The News & Observer Publishing        more   
• Jul 11, 2007 No indictment in Peyton Strickland shooting 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     StarNewsOnline.com        more   
• Jul 11, 2007 Grand Jury Declines To Indict Ex-Deputy 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.     MSNBC.com        more   
• Mar 26, 2007 Senate adds more bite to police dog protection law 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...     The News & Observer Publishing Company        more   
• Aug 3, 2006 Police, dogs at heel, mourn loss of K-9 cop 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...     The News & Observer Publishing Company        more   
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