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To All Members of State Law Enforcement Officer, Florida Highway Patrol and Special Agent Bargaining Units - Special Notice

Over the past two days, the...

A photojournalist sued police officers who arrested him for taking their pictures arresting a man while on duty. The U.S. Department of Justice issued a statement supporting the constitutional rights...

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****Editor's Case Alert****

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld a decision of the Florida Supreme Court suppressing evidence of marijuana plants and drug trafficking...

Update: Senate and House budget conference agreed over the weekend to pay raises

This weekend the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives worked out the differences between the two...

Update: Senate and House budget conference agreed over the weekend to pay raises

This weekend the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives worked out the differences between the two...

What a week.

Before I even get into all the changes to the municipal pension legislation, I thank all those who were in Tallahassee this week for their help. It was a true team effort. Not...

Proposed Pay Raises for State Law Enforcement Officers

This week both the Senate and the House passed their respective budgets. Over the next few weeks the Senate and House will meet to work out...

Response to the FOP President James Preston letter regarding PBA's support for SB 1392


If you have read or heard about yesterday's letter from FOP President James Preston then you will...

SB 458 was scheduled to be heard on Thursday, March 28th, but the legislation was postponed because of time constraints.

Legislative Proposals for the Florida Retirement System

As you know by now, the Legislature is proposing reforms to the Florida Retirement System for new employees. Both chambers have released...

* Canine Searches

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, rejected the ruling of the Florida Supreme Court that the state had to, in every case, present an "exhaustive set of records"...

Probation search without warrant and without suspicion upheld

Detectives suspected King of involvement in a homicide. They learned that he was on probation with a condition authorizing...

The three most important numbers in today’s Q-poll have little to do with Rick Scott

By Peter Schorsch on March 20, 2013

The three most important numbers in this morning’s Quinnipiac...

New "invisible gorilla" study adds to proof of "inattentional blindness"

Additional evidence of the phenomenon known as inattentional blindness has emerged from a new study of sensory focus and...

Study pinpoints vehicle stop vulnerabilities

Important officer safety findings from a groundbreaking study of vehicle stop performance have been reported by the Force Science Institute.

An...

Weekly Wrap Up: For the Week Ending February 22, 2013

Municipal Police and Firefighter Pensions were the major topics of the week in Tallahassee. The Senate Governmental Oversight & Accountability...

In Pension Debate, Experts Deride Well-Publicized Non-Profit Study On The Health Of Municipal Plans
On Feb 21, 2013 09:53 am


TALLAHASSEE, FL – Actuarial and financial investment experts told...

Weekly Wrap Up: For the Week Ending February 15, 2013

The week in Tallahassee was mainly a series of special reports and presentations on state and local pensions. These actions are necessary to...

2013 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE

Pension reform plan put on hold
By Michael Van Sickler

Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau

TALLAHASSEE -- House Speaker Will Weatherford’s push to close the state’s...

Clayton Harris was driving a truck with expired license plates in Blountsville, Florida, when he was stopped by a Liberty County deputy sheriff. Harris was breathing rapidly, shaking and was...

"Panel Ok's revamp of Florida public employee pensions"

A proposal to end guaranteed pensions for new teachers, state and county workers and other public employees began moving through the Florida...

Check out the Florida PBA "Capitol Report" for this week.


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"Looming": Important consideration when cops fire at moving cars

Skepticism often arises when officers shoot at vehicles they claim were about to run them over. Questions range from "Why didn't...

$6.6 Trillion Retirement Savings Shortfall Shows 401(k)'s No Replacement for Pensions

Last week the Washington Post ran a story on the weaknesses of 401(k) retirement accounts, focusing on the the...

"Florida Senator files bill on local government pensions"

Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) filed SB 534 – Publicly funded defined-benefit retirement plans, designed to bring transparency...

Negligent or Inadequate Investigation

Two men and two women were convicted of participating in a woman's rape and murder. They were later exonerated when DNA testing revealed that the semen and...

Indianapolis Police Officers To Pay Fee For Take-Home Cars

On Nov 12, 2012 04:34 pm


INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The free ride is over for Indianapolis police officers.

Starting Dec. 1, the city...

How To Save Your Pension Seminar

Jacksonville, Florida

January 30 and 31, 2013

If you are serious about saving your pension, come to Jacksonville. If you are looking for happy talk or macho...

Research findings mark the dismal toll of police stress

"Policing," writes Dr. John Violanti, one of the leading researchers of law enforcement stress, "is psychologically stressful work filled...

When you don't see what's visible: The inattentional blindness factor

Experiments mirroring a real-world case that resulted in an officer going to prison for perjury have confirmed that a trick...

"Halo" position found most effective for badge display

During early evolutions of our force-on-force active-shooter training, we inserted two plainclothes (PC) officers into a scenario where...