LEORF News

    What Is Secondary Traumatic Stress? When analyzing trauma on a complete, holistic level, and understanding how it can affect any particular person in a variety of ways, an often overlooked and undiscussed form is secondary traumatic stress. Also known as vicarious trauma, second hand trauma, PTSD by proxy, and…

Lakewood Police Department Detective Monique Gilstrap retired this month after a thirty-year career in the law enforcement profession. Lakewood Police Department shared on social media about many aspects of her impressive career, including her service on the Honor Guard, Theft Team, Internal Affairs, as the founding Detective on Lakewood’s Family…

Across the United States this January 9, people thanked officers, dispatchers, and other law enforcement professionals, showing their appreciation in honor of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Las Vegas was no exception, and like most things in Las Vegas, they did it big and in bright lights – big, bright blue…

Toledo Police Department posted on Facebook, “Last night area first responders partnered with Light Ohio Blue for #OperationSantaSleigh2022. The caravan made its way around ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital to spread holiday joy to children in need. Thank you to everyone who participated! #toledopolice”. Mr. Greg Zattau, Vice President…

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…

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…

  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…

  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…

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…

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…