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Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, expressed his strong support for yesterday’s announcement that President Trump will be expanding Operation Legend and provide much needed assistance and manpower in jurisdictions where violent crime is raging out of control. “Law enforcement and the maintenance of public safety is primarily the responsibility of […]

Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded the news that H. Amdt 1, the “Corporate Transparency Act and COUNTER Act,” was adopted as an amendment to H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), by the House of Representatives yesterday on a 336-71 vote. “Transnational criminal organizations and terrorist operations are […]

Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded today’s news that the United States House of Representatives considered and unanimously passed S. 3607, the “Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act,” which was introduced by Senators Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) and Corey A. Booker (D-NJ). The legislation will be transmitted to the President, who […]

The National Fraternal Order of Police has had positive and productive conversations with Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate to build a bipartisan consensus on legislation to improve policing in our country. We believe that there are broad areas of agreement and that it is possible to build consensus on issues like […]

Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, thanked President Trump for signing H.R. 3735/S. 2746, the “Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act,” into law on Tuesday. “Law enforcement officers, unfortunately, see the very worst of humanity with some statistics suggesting that a police officer will experience more traumatic events in six months […]

The Fulton County District Attorney’s hasty decision to charge former police officer Garrett Rolfe with felony murder raises serious questions of impartiality and fairness. A District Attorney has the responsibility to fully review the facts of a possible crime judiciously before bringing a criminal charge, especially one that carries a sentence of life in prison […]

Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary yesterday at a hearing entitled: “Police Use of Force and Community Relations.” “The men and women of America’s law enforcement were angered to see the disgraceful conduct committed by one of their own and they are committed […]

In the last few weeks, the Fraternal Order of Police has had numerous positive conversations with the Administration, House Democrats and Republicans, and Members of the Senate. In all of these efforts, we have been focused on having a fact-based discussion about how to improve policing in our country. These conversations have been candid and, […]

The National FOP has completed an initial review of the legislation entitled the “Justice in Policing Act.” We were heartened to see that there were provisions in the bill that we believe, after good faith discussions, will create a law that will have a positive impact on law enforcement and policing in our country. We […]

Following the tragic events in Minneapolis last week, our nation was justifiably horrified by this event and we share in the pain and anger from the communities we protect. In the aftermath of an event like this, we struggle to understand how such incidents occur in policing today. It is why I am so saddened […]