“The FOP has been the preeminent voice of law enforcement in Washington, D.C. for decades and our Executive Director Jim Pasco is one of the major reasons we can say that. Throughout his government and FOP career, he has been at the center of every law enforcement, criminal justice, and police labor issue that has […]
National FOP President Patrick Yoes Outraged by Nominee’s Statement that Cops Shoot Unarmed Black Men “Every day”
Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, who has been nominated to serve as a United States district judge in the Eastern District of New York, appeared and testified this week before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. At the hearing, she was asked if she believed that “cops kill unarmed Black men in America every single day”—a statement […]
Statement from National FOP President Patrick Yoes on the Administration’s Budget Proposal Increasing Funding for Law Enforcement
This week, the Biden Administration released their budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. While we are still reviewing the details, President Biden has delivered on the commitment he made during the State of the Union to increase Federal funding to State and local law enforcement. The budget proposal includes $20.6 billion for the U.S. […]
Statement from National FOP President Patrick Yoes on Community Policing and “Broken Windows”
For the past seven years, the FOP has been raising the alarm about the nationwide surge in crime. All across the country, our communities are seeing the real-life consequences of unchecked crime. In addition, violence directed at law enforcement officers is skyrocketing—it’s the worst I have seen in my 36 years in law enforcement. We […]
FOP & ICPRA Call for Global Effort to Document War Crimes Currently Being Committed in Ukraine
The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and the International Council of Police Representative Associations (ICPRA) have issued a rallying call for every police force in the world to assist with the documenting of evidence to assist with the prosecution of war crimes being committed in Ukraine. “War crimes investigations are inherently complex and lengthy,” said […]
National FOP President Applauds SCOTUS Decision in Boston Marathon Bomber Case
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded the news today that the Supreme Court of the United States has reinstated the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted of executing the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The National FOP was the only law enforcement organization to file an amicus brief last […]
Statement from National FOP President Patrick Yoes to Members of the FOP Nationwide
We have received several inquiries about the process which led to the National FOP issuing a statement regarding the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States. Approximately a week before President Biden announced the nomination, the National FOP was contacted by White House staff members who asked for our […]
FOP National President Patrick Yoes Statement on Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to SCOTUS
Today, President Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the next Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, and I wanted to provide the FOP’s perspective on this nominee as the confirmation process begins. Judge Jackson comes from a law enforcement family, with two uncles who were career law enforcement officers: one […]
FOP National President: Officers Will Enforce the Law and Keep the Peace
Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, responded to numerous questions from State and local lodge FOP presidents about the potential for protests like those in Ottawa, Canada. Yoes answered with a message of strong support for the men and women in law enforcement who are keeping their communities safe, even in […]
National FOP Launches “Blue View” Podcast
The National Fraternal Order of Police is pleased to announce the launch of “Blue View,” a weekly podcast hosted by National FOP President Patrick Yoes. Every week, “Blue View” listeners will hear from law enforcement experts, elected officials, or other notable leaders to gain insight into the issues and current events surrounding the law enforcement […]
