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@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENational President Patrick Yoes worked out of the National Legislative Office inWashington D.C. and recorded numerous podcasts.National President Patrick Yoes gave various media interviews regarding lawenforcement challenges on the horizon, the recruitment and retention crisis, and theNational FOP's data showing a rise in the number of officers shot in the line of duty.LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYNational President Patrick Yoes and Executive Director Jim Pasco met with EdwardA. Kelly, General President of the International Association of Fire Fighters, todiscuss various issues of mutual interest.Executive Director Jim Pasco and Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson briefedstaff from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary about S. 1306, the “COPSReauthorization Act,” and shared with them the importance of the programsadministered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and theurgent need for the Committee to favorable report a clean reauthorization.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Heather J. Fong, Assistant Secretary forState Local Law Enforcement and Senior Counselor to the Secretary for LawEnforcement at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, about the Know2Protectprogram which is expected to roll out later this month.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Hugh T. Clements, Jr., Director of theOffice of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), about last week’s summitand discussions about police and community relationships. He also discussed nextweek’s oversight hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYSenior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson represented the FOP on a videoconference call hosted by staff in the White House Office of Gun ViolencePrevention to discuss the work of that office since it was established six monthsago.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Shannon Long, Assistant Director,External Affairs Division at the COPS Office, about the upcoming oversight hearingand a future event about the use of Artificial Intelligence in law enforcement.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Marvin G. Richardson, Deputy Director ofthe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), about recruitment-related issues.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELISTEN & SUBSCRIBE WATCH PREVIOUS EPISODESTHE BLUE VIEW PODCASTLast year, over 330 police officers were shot in the line of duty. With the COVID-19pandemic behind us and after so many Americans have seen the tragicconsequences of the defund the police movement, it was our hope that thesenumbers would be a high-water mark. We were wrong. Instead, 378 officers wereshot in the line of duty in 2023, the highest number the FOP has ever recorded.Thankfully, because of dramatic improvements in medical trauma science and anti-ballistic technology, the lethality of these attacks has been reduced and only 46 ofthe officers shot in the line of duty were killed. There were 115 ambush-styleattacks on law enforcement officers this year, which resulted in 138 officers shot,20 of whom were killed. On this episode of the Blue View Podcast, NationalPresident Patrick Yoes is joined by National FOP Vice President Joe Gamaldi todiscuss the FOP’s recent report on officers shot and killed in the line of duty.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEThe House stands in recess until 9 April 2024.THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACTTOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIESLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ EQUITY ACTCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTSH.R. 132281 COSPONSORSR: 20 D: 61H.R. 82311 COSPONSORSR: 106 D: 205S. 59752 COSPONSORSR: 9 D: 43@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEH.R. 354PROTECT AND SERVE ACTNOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATEH.R. 743109 COSPONSORSR: 94 D: 1540 COSPONSORSR: 40 D: 0LEOSA REFORM ACTHELPER ACTH.R. 3170126 COSPONSORSR: 40 D: 84S. 151419 COSPONSORSR: 5 D: 14MORE RESOURCES BILLS SUPPORTEDS. 14624 COSPONSORSR: 4 D: 0H.R. 353956 COSPONSORSR: 11 D: 45NOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATES. 16583 COSPONSORSR: 2 D: 1

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEFOP NEWSROOMCPD is a competitive grant program designed to advance thepractice of community policing by providing guidance onpromising practices through the development and testing ofinnovative strategies; building knowledge about effectivepractices and outcomes; and supporting... READ MOREFOP Monthly Update: Officers Shot and KilledThe National Fraternal Order of Police regrets to report that as ofmidnight on 31 March, there have been 98 officers shot in theline of duty so far in 2024 (+1% from 2023 YTD; -6% from 2022YTD). Of those officers shot, 10 of them were killed (-9% from2023 YTD; -3% from 2022 YTD).Bane, an 8-year-old Wichita police dog, was killed in action inNovember while attempting to flush a domestic violencesuspect out of a storm drainAfter Kansas police dog strangled, legislatorsapprove harsher penalties for K-9 killings Community Policing Development (CPD) grantopportunity open and accepting applicationsAn off-duty Phoenix police officer working in uniform at abusiness was shot multiple times when he approached multiplearmed suspects trying to rob individuals in a parked vehicle.Phoenix Police Officer Shot Multiple Times in‘Violent, Ambush Style Attack’282 names to be added to D.C. memorial in honorof fallen officersThe National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund willhold a candlelight vigil to honor all officers killed in the line ofduty in 2023, as well as officers who died in previous yearsthat have now been verified

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LEARN MORE LEARN MORELEARN MORELEARN MOREOn the Blue View Podcast, you'llhear from law enforcementexperts, elected officials, andother notable leaders to gaininsight into the issues andcurrent events surrounding thelaw enforcement community. The Collaborative ReformInitiative Technical AssistanceCenter (CRI-TAC) provides no-cost, customized technicalassistance solutions designed tomeet the unique needs of state,local, tribal, and campus lawenforcement agencies.The COPS Office awards grants tohire community policingprofessionals, develop and testinnovative policing strategies, andprovide training and technicalassistance to community members,local government leaders, and alllevels of law enforcement. The Office of Justice Programs (OJP)provides innovative leadership toFederal, state, local, and tribaljustice systems, by disseminatingstate-of-the art knowledge andpractices, and providing grants forthe implementation of these crimefighting strategies. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEOFFICE OF JUSTICEPROGRAMSADDITIONAL RESOURCES@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE

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