LEORF News

Law enforcement officers across our great nation recognized Veterans Day and our brave U.S. military veterans, both in our communities as well as many of whom serve among our active duty law enforcement officers. International Union of Police Associations President Sam A. Cabral put out a statement last week about…

Just over four years ago, on the night of October 1, 2017, a deranged murderer opened fire on a crowd of concert goers at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. Numerous people who were there said that in the terror and confusion going…

    We all know of some of the horrors that our brothers and sisters take home with them each night and live with - the scenes that cannot be unseen. Many of us cannot share these things with our family as we don’t want them to house the demons…

Due to a rise in crime and a lack of resources to address crime, local business leaders have been reaching out to the City of Tacoma, Washington to express their concerns. One local business owner contacted Tacoma Police Union I.U.P.A. Local 6 to ask what could be done to address…

The Sarasota Police Department will host National Night Out 2021 on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., outside Sarasota Police Headquarters, 2099 Adams Lane, Sarasota.  This free, fun, family event is open to everyone.  Residents, citizens, visitors, and community members are invited and welcome to spend…

September 18, 2021 was a very lucky day for Adam Ditfurth from California who won a 2021 Harley-Davidson® FLHTK Ultra Limited Peace Officer Special Edition in Dark Blue!   The raffle took place at the Casa Marina Key West, A Waldorf Astoria Resort. President Sam A. Cabral and Secretary-Treasurer Michael V. Crivello asked Mayrell Jakubowski-Corachea, Complex Events Manager…

In advance of the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, I.U.P.A. Local Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association 34 presented a wreath of flowers to each of the four city precincts, their police memorial, and the Virginia Beach Fire Department Training Center.     Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association 34 posted on Facebook,…

    The I.U.P.A. keeps a framed photograph of the Tribute in Light at our International Headquarters, which is a commemorative public art installation that is lit every year, from dusk until dawn, on September 11. It has grown to be an iconic symbol that honors those killed and celebrates…