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COVID-19 Executive Order from Governor Greg Abbott
04/01/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association As of Wednesday, March 31, 2020, there have been fifty (50) confirmed cases of COVID-19 in El Paso County (not including Fort Bliss), and we now have confirmed "community spread," which means the virus is spreading within the local community, as opposed to individuals getting the virus while traveling. Following "Stay Home, Work Safe" orders is more important than ever. |
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EPMPOA and Texas 635 Partner to Help Keep Officers Safe
03/31/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association would like to thank Texas 635 for their sponsorship with assisting in the purchase of 300 gallons of disinfectant and spray bottles. The disinfectant, germicidal detergent and deodorant will be used by members department-wide against a broad spectrum of pathogens, to hopefully include the corona virus (COVID-19). |
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A New Beat For Police: Enforcing Social Distance
03/27/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association In New York City, they've started dismantling basketball hoops to prevent people from gathering in parks and playing. In Lakewood, New Jersey, police broke up a wedding being held in violation of a ban on large gatherings. And in Austin, Texas, officers are encouraging people to call a hotline to snitch on violators of the city's orders for people to stay home. |
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Open Childcare for first responders!
03/26/20 - New Jersey Law Enforcement Commanding Officers Association The Coalition of Custody Unions, NJLECOA, NJSOA, NJLESA, PBA 105, request the opening of child care for first responders. Staff can not report to work with the schools closed and child care facilities. |
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Letter for Designated Testing Site
03/26/20 - New Jersey Law Enforcement Commanding Officers Association At close to 10,000 represented sworn law enforcement officers, we need a designated testing site for our members. Working with our brother unions, we are striving to get the necessities to complete our mission. |
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COVID-19 and HIPAA: Disclosures to law enforcement, paramedics, other first responders and public health authorities
03/26/20 - Massachusetts Municipal Police Coalition |
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COVID 19 and HIPAA: Disclosures to law enforcement, paramedics, other first responders and public health authorities
03/26/20 - Massachusetts Municipal Police Coalition |
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El Paso officials issue 'stay home, work safe' order to battle spread of Coronavirus
03/25/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association El Paso Mayor Dee Margo, County Judge Ricardo Samaniego and Dr. Hector Ocaranza agonized over the historic 'stay home, work safe' order for days. "This decision was not an easy one for me, for the judge, for any of us," Margo said. "We're dealing with lives versus livelihoods. |
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Coronavirus Has Transformed Policing In The US, As Officers Scramble To Get Tested, Stay Safe
03/24/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association After a reserve police officer in San Jose, California, tested positive for coronavirus last week, 20 of his colleagues were quarantined. Another 10 full-time employees from the police department’s family violence unit were also asked to stay home. “You can imagine. |
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Sign Up for the Emergency Alert System
03/20/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
Get alerted about emergencies and other important community news by signing up for the El Paso’s Emergency Alert System.
This system enables us to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as community events, severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods and other important information. |
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NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
03/17/20 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP 
Please review the attached pdf released by National President Pat Yoes on FOP meetings at the National, State, and Local Level. |
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COVID-19 & HLA/WC
03/17/20 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP 
The risk to law enforcement from COVID-19 is obvious. One of the many questions being asked concerns the issue of what Heart and Lung (HLA) or Worker’s Compensation (WC) benefits are available to law enforcement officers in the event an officer contracts the disease. |
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COVID-19
03/17/20 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP 
The Pennsylvania State Lodge executive board will continue to monitor the rapidly changing situation related to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). |
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EPMPOA Board and General Membership Meetings Cancelled
03/17/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
After much consideration and discussion, the El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association has made the difficult decision to cancel the Board of Directors meeting scheduled for 1:00 PM this afternoon (March 17, 2020), as well as the General Membership meeting scheduled for 7:00 PM on Thursday, March 19, 2020. |
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El Paso man faces more charges after being shot by police near Riverside High School
03/17/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association A man faces additional charges after he was shot and wounded by an El Paso police officer in a confrontation last week in the Riverside area, police officials said Monday. Alexander Scott Maestas allegedly took out a handgun and was shot by a patrol officer who had stopped to check him after a call about a man with a gun near Riverside High School on March 11. |
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Veteran El Paso police officer shoots suspicious man with gun near Lower Valley school
03/11/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association A veteran El Paso police officer shot and wounded a suspicious man with a gun who was wandering the grounds of Riverside High School, authorities said. The officer-involved shooting happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday near Hockney and Midway in the Lower Valley. That's where police said they tracked a 23-year-old man who was spotted on the grounds of Riverside a short time earlier. |
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Montgomery County Lodge 14 By-Laws
03/09/20 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP |
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Fourth Annual Fallen Officers Memorial Car Show
03/05/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association in conjunction with the El Paso Fallen Officers Memorial Foundation will host the Fourth Annual Fallen Officers Memorial Car Show on Saturday, April 4, 2020.
The event will be held at the Southwest University Diesel Shop located at 6500 Montana Ave. (inside and outside). |
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EPPD to Honor Retired Ofc. Gilbert Federico with Retired Police Honors
03/04/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of retired Officer Gilbert R. Federico #134, who passed away on February 29, 2020 at the age of 80.
(Ret.) Officer Federico served the El Paso community as a peace officer for 20+ years. He was commissioned by the El Paso Police Department on May 22, 1964 and retired on September 4, 1984. |
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A Guide To Understanding Mass Shootings In America
02/28/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association Several people were reportedly killed in a shooting at the Milwaukee campus of Molson Coors Beverage Company on February 26. According to initial reports, seven people were killed, including the shooter, making it one of the worst shootings in Wisconsin history. This isn’t the first mass shooting at a U.S. |
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Police Arrest Hit and Run Driver that Injured Firefighter
02/26/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The hit-and-run driver that hit Firefighter Armando Lopez while he was assisting at the scene of a crash on February 12, 2020 has been arrested. Special Traffic Investigations (STI) officers traced down the vehicle involved and obtained an arrest warrant for the driver. She had been identified as 46–year old Shiloh Danielle Hutchings. |
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Report: Texas Inequality linked to drop in Union Membership
02/26/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association Texas is tied with Virginia for the third-lowest union membership rate in the country at 4%, according to a new report from the Center for Public Policy Priorities. |
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Funeral Services for Detective Richard B. Allbee Jr.
02/18/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of Detective Richard B. Allbee Jr., #2171, who died on February 9, 2020 while off-duty, after being involved in a traffic crash with a suspected drunk driver in Arizona. |
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Funeral Services for Retired Lieutenant Fernando Pena Jr.
02/17/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of Retired Lieutenant Fernando Pena Jr., #111, on February 12, at the age of 82. (Ret.) Lt. Pena served with the El Paso Police Department for 21 years, from June 1961 until his retirement on June 21, 1982.
Funeral Services for (Ret.) Lieutenant Fernando Pena Jr. |
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Saint Patrick's Day Law Enforcement Fundraiser
02/16/20 - Massachusetts Municipal Police Coalition 
The Greater Boston Police Softball League and The Winchester Elks Lodge Lodge #1445 will be hosting the Sixth Annual St. Patrick’s Day Law Enforcement Benefit on March 14, 2020. The event will take place at the Winchester Elks located at 375 Cambridge Street Winchester starting at 6:00 PM. Tickets for the event are $20.00. |
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National Poll Shows 82 Percent Favorable Opinion Of Police Officers, A Law Enforcement Alliance Says
02/13/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association Results of a new national poll shows support of local police officers, according to an alliance of law enforcement officers. The United Coalition of Public Safety announced findings Wednesday, saying that 82 percent of those surveyed believe that their local officers are honest and trustworthy. |
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EPMPOA Sponsored "Wing Drive" Fundraiser for Albee Family
02/13/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association is sponsoring a "Wing Drive" lunch to benefit the family of Detective Richard Allbee Jr., who passed away on February 9, 2020 as a result of a tragic vehicle crash involving a suspected drunk driver in Arizona. This event is to raise money to assist his family with medical expenses and other unplanned expenses. |
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Funeral Services for Retired Officer Edward Saucedo
02/12/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of retired Officer Edward Saucedo #686, who passed away on February 12, 2020 at the age of 71. (Ret.) Officer Saucedo served with the El Paso Police Department for 41+ years, from April 1978 until his retirement on July 20, 2019.
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Funeral Services for Retired Officer Gerald Laneaux
02/11/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association |
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El Paso police narcotics detective killed in Arizona traffic crash blamed on drunk driver
02/10/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association An El Paso police narcotics detective and retired sergeant major in the Texas Army National Guard was killed in a weekend traffic crash in eastern Arizona that authorities blamed on a drunk driver. 51-year-old Richard Allbee died when his pickup truck was struck head-on by another pickup that crossed the center line on U.S. 70 near Bylas on Sunday evening. |
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El Paso police detective killed in Arizona head-on crash
02/10/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association A detective with the El Paso Police Department was killed in a crash in Arizona on Sunday. Officials with El Paso police identified the detective as 51-year-old Richard Allbee. The two-vehicle crash happened on Sunday around 6:19 p.m. on U.S. 70 near Bylas, Arizona. |
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HPSA Supports 7th Annual Fallen Heroes 5K Run/1.5 Mile Walk
02/06/20 - Henderson Police Supervisors Association 
The Henderson Police Supervisors Association is proud to support the 7th Annual Fallen Heroes 5K Run/1.5 Mile Walk. The event honors all law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice and given their lives while protecting and serving our communities.
The proceeds from the run/walk will directly support the Henderson Police Department Honor Guard Detail. |
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Texas officer killed, another injured after being struck by vehicle during traffic stop
02/06/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association A seven-year veteran of the Corpus Christi Police Department, Officer Alan McCollum, was killed and another officer, Michael Love, was injured during a traffic stop on the evening of Jan. 31, reports Caller Times. Department spokesperson Lt. Michael Pena said three officers were conducting a traffic stop when a vehicle struck one of the units. |
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Funeral Services for Retired Sergeant Jesse Mireles
01/31/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of retired Sergeant Jesse Mireles #1396, who passed away on January 29, 2020 at the age of 57. (Ret.) Sergeant Mireles served with the El Paso Police Department for 25+ years, from October 1990 until his retirement on October 5, 2015.
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Former El Paso police officer found guilty of raping woman he met on the job
01/31/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association A former El Paso police officer was convicted Thursday afternoon of raping a woman nearly two years ago that he first met while on duty. The jury deliberated for just over four hours before delivering the guilty verdict against William Alexander. Alexander was arrested and charged with the sexual assault in May 2018. |
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Line of Duty Death - Newport News Virginia
01/28/20 - Massachusetts Municipal Police Coalition 
From Brotherhood of the Fallen Boston
Newport News Police Officer Katie Thynes, who was tragically killed in the line of duty after being dragged during a motor vehicle stop on January 23. 2020 will be laid to rest Saturday in Lowell Massachusetts. |
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Name of El Paso County sheriff's deputy to be added at National Law Enforcement Memorial
01/28/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association A deputy killed in the line of duty will have his name displayed on the National Law Enforcement Memorial. The Texas Ford Dealers donated $25,000 to Sheriff Richard Wiles and the Sheriff’s Office Foundation to show their support of local law enforcement on Monday. Deputy Peter Herrera died in the hospital March 24, 2019, following a shooting during a traffic stop in San Elizario. |
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Thinking of Promoting?
01/23/20 - Henderson Police Officers' Association 
The Henderson Police Officers Association (located in the Las Vegas valley) will be hosting Assessment Centers for Public Safety taught by Rick Michelson with the KSA Group. Dates are Saturday March 14 & Sunday March 15 and the cost is $345, or $295 for HPOA Members. Please see flyer for more details. http://assessmentcentertraining. |
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10th Annual "Jail Break" Half Marathon & 5K Runs
01/22/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
All EPMPOA members are invited to participate in the 10th Annual "Jail Break" Half Marathon and 5K Runs that will be held on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Lee College in Baytown, Texas (outside of Houston). The "Jail Break Run" is brought to you annually by the police charity - Project Blue.
The half-marathon was designed by runners for runners. |
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Funeral Services for Retired Detective Francisco Loya
01/22/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of retired Detective Francisco Loya #239, who passed away on January 19, 2020 at the age of 72. (Ret.) Detective Loya served with the El Paso Police Department for 20+ years, from May 1970 until his retirement on December 30, 1990.
Funeral Services for (Ret.) Detective Francisco M. |
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Funeral Services for Retired Detective Robert A. Pell
01/20/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of retired Detective Robert A. Pell #232, who passed away on January 2, 2020 at the age of 72. (Ret.) Detective Pell served with the El Paso Police Department for almost 28 years, from December 1969 until his retirement on September 26, 1997. Prior to joining the El Paso Police Department, Mr. |
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IRISH ANGEL COMING TO BOSTON
01/17/20 - Massachusetts Municipal Police Coalition 
Irish Angel is coming to Boston on March 27, 2020. Irish Angel is a support network for Law Enforcement, Firefighters, EMS, and Military personnel. Irish Angel provides education, awareness, and resources about PTSD. Through partnerships, Irish Angel, offers opportunities to inform, heal, and promote a healthy lifestyle for first responders. |
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Fallen Border Patrol K-9 agent honored by local, state, federal dignitaries
01/16/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association The U.S. Border Patrol and other agencies gathered at the Abundant Living Faith Center Wednesday morning to say their final goodbyes to one of their own. A K-9, Bulder, was killed in the line of duty last month. The Border Patrol, CBP, El Paso police, El Paso Mayor Dee Margo and many other agencies came to pay their respects to Bulder Wednesday morning. |
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EPPD and the Texas Department of Public Safety now accepting applications for Citizen's Academy
01/16/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association The El Paso Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety are now accepting applications for the law enforcement citizens academy. The program is free and open to anyone 18-years of age and up, and the applications will be open until Jan.17. According to a release, the academy will begin on Feb. 4, and classes will meet from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, and 9 p.m. to 12 p.m. |
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EPPD Promotions Ceremony
01/13/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association encourages all members to attend the El Paso Police Department's Promotion Ceremony at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
The ceremony will take place at the El Paso Regional Communications Center located at 6055 Threadgill Ave. |
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Record number of LEOs died by suicide in 2019
01/06/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association A record number of current or former law enforcement officers died by suicide in 2019, according to Blue H.E.L.P., a nonprofit that works to reduce the stigma around mental health issues in law enforcement. According to figures announced by Blue H.E.L.P. on Thursday, 228 current or former officers died by suicide, compared with 172 in 2018. |
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EPPD: Car running red light crashes into unmarked Police vehicle in east El Paso
01/01/20 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association Special Traffic Investigators were called to investigate a crash that involved an unmarked police vehicle New Years Eve morning. The crash happened Tuesday morning at 10:35 a.m. near the intersection of Gateway East and Lomaland. According to police reports, Rene Diaz, 50, was driving northbound on Lomaland heading towards Gateway East when he failed to stop at a red light. |
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