LEORF News

I.U.P.A. Local Sarasota County School Police Association, #6046 Member School Resource Officer David Singer has been presented with a letter and certificate from the International Union of Police Associations for his quick thinking and good detective work that prevented a greater tragedy at Woodland Middle School in Sarasota County, Florida…

I.U.P.A. Local Virginia Beach P.B.A., #34 hosts the Brad Harper Memorial Golf Classic in honor of Sergeant Brad Harper who was an officer with the Virginia Beach Police Department and the U.S. Marine Corps. He was killed on August 3, 2005 in Haditha, Iraq along with 13 of his fellow…

I.U.P.A. Local Flagler Beach Law Enforcement Assn., #6086 Member Police Officer Dylan Coffman got a call that two people were in distress in the riptides at Flagler Beach and he sprung into action. He raced to the location, ran to the water, ripped off his vest, and dove into the…

I.U.P.A. Local Port Orange Police Association members along with firefighters from Port Orange Fire and Rescue, members of Port Orange Professional Firefighters Association, other officers from the Port Orange Police Department, and other firefighters from other fire departments in the area all participated in the 9/11 Stair Climb in remembrance…

Per National Today, National Police Women’s Day is “celebrated each year on September 12. The day acknowledges and celebrates the contribution of female police officers who enforce law and order around the country.” Across the country, LEO departments and I.U.P.A. members within them celebrated National Police Women’s Day vocally on…

Each year that we pass the anniversary of 9/11, we must stop and reflect on the way the world was changed that day, the lives senselessly lost, the heroes who ran into those buildings to help as others ran out, the brave passengers aboard Flight 93 who sacrificed themselves and…

I.U.P.A. Local Defiance Police Officers Assn., #166 Members Patrolman Jacob K. Vorce and Patrolman Tristan L. Sanders were awarded the Lifesaving Award from the Defiance Police Department for saving the life of a mentally ill man in distress. On this, in letters to each officer, President Cabral stated, “You we…

Lawton Police Department, including I.U.P.A. Local Lawton Police Officers Assn., #24 Members, hosted a Citizens Police Academy where they taught kids about safety, police work, and about their local law enforcement professionals. Lawton Police Department posted about the first day of the academy, “Thank you to Chief of Police James…

I.U.P.A. Local Yonkers Police Benevolent Assn, #16 hosted a Friends and Family Picnic for Yonkers officers and their families. They also grilled at four locations for members of the community for National Night Out! They posted on social media about National Night Out, “Yonkers PBA members volunteering at all four…

I.U.P.A. Local Milwaukee Police Association, #21 member, Officer Benjamin Ade and his K9 therapy dog Crush shared about the therapy dog program in Milwaukee at the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association Annual Conference and Tradeshow. Milwaukee Police Association shared the below photos on social media, “#MKEPD Officer Benjamin Ade and…