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LEORF News
January 10, 2023

Virginia Beach LEOs Giving Gift Cards to Needy Families

I.U.P.A. Local Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association 34 collected money from the Virginia Beach, Virginia community and used the funds to purchase gift cards at Food Lion grocery stores. They then gifted the cards to Virginia Beach Human Services for them to distribute to needy families for holiday groceries.  They…
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LEORF News
January 3, 2023

LEOs Bringing Holidays Smiles to Local Families!

I.U.P.A. Local Milwaukee Police Association, #21 shared on social media about their efforts to bring smiles to the faces of two local families during the 2022 holidays when they gave them meals for Thanksgiving and Christmas as well as gave them gifts for Christmas! Milwaukee Police Association posted, “The MPA…
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LEORF News
December 15, 2022

Announcement: LEORF Harley Raffle 2022 Winners!

  The winners of the LEORF Harley Raffle 2022 are:   1st Prize: Grand American Touring 2022 Street Glide® Special in Black for Mr. Jon Miller from New York. 2nd Prize: $1,000 for Mr. James Cady from Florida. 3rd Prize: $500 for Mr. Hector Corchuelo from New York.   The…
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LEORF News
December 12, 2022

Message from C.O.P.S.: Officer Suicide Linked to Trauma on the Job

  Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) has more than doubled in membership in the past 10 years. The average used to be between 140-160 officers die in the line of duty each year, however, COVID, deaths from 9/11 cancer, and increased violence has made that average inaccurate. Our membership has…
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LEORF News
December 5, 2022

Behind the Badge: Shining a Spotlight on Police Officer Mental Health

Law enforcement can be a tough—and oftentimes distressing—career, which makes it important to acknowledge police officer mental health and its unique stigma in the police community. Though police officers have never had it easy, public unrest especially in 2020 and beyond has added new stressors to the job and taken a toll…
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LEORF News
November 28, 2022

22 Pushups for 22 Days: Raising Suicide Awareness

The Milwaukee Police Department has been busy throughout the month of November, raising awareness of suicide and PTSD in American veterans by doing 22 pushups for 22 days. On November 1, the department posted on social media, “MKEPD Chief Norman takes the 22-a-Day Push up Challenge to Raise Suicide Awareness…
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LEORF News
November 21, 2022

Get a Harley Ticket to Help LEOs Before December 7!

  Get your ticket for the 2nd Annual Harley Raffle NOW before it is too late. The deadline to get a ticket is December 7, 2022! The drawing date for the raffle is December 16. 2022.   Thanks to the combined efforts of the Law Enforcement Officers Relief Fund and…
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LEORF News
November 14, 2022

Hero Spotlight: Middletown Police Officer Evan Barone

Middletown Police Officer Evan Barone was awarded the New York State Police Officer Medal of Valor, chosen from among 300 nominees around the state. Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado spoke of Barone’s heroism on August 29, 2020 when he congratulated him on the award, “Despite taking fire and being wounded, Barone…
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LEORF News
November 7, 2022

Police Suicide Prevention

Law enforcement officers (LEOs) risk their lives and their safety to protect our communities on a regular basis. Unfortunately, the mental health support for those who serve and protect often fails them, particularly in police suicide prevention. A recent study even puts police officers at the highest risk of suicide of any occupation,…
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LEORF News
October 31, 2022

Hero Spotlight: Clermont Police Officers

The Clermont Police Department COPPS Unit was awarded the Crime Prevention Unit of the Year Award for 2022! It was given out by the Florida Crime Prevention Association at its 53rd Annual FCPA Training Conference. This particular award was for smaller agencies, less than 100 sworn.The COPPS Unit was nominated…
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