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POAM Honors Loyalty

April 28, 2011

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POAM bestowed its most coveted membership award on three of its dedicated and hard-working local union executive board members. POAM’s loyalty award is given out annually to local union official...

LAST YEAR’S LOYALTY AWARD WINNER APPOINTED TO POAM EXECUTIVE BOARD

April 28, 2011

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Fresh off of his recognition as POAM’s 2009 Loyalty Award winner, Ottawa County Deputy Sheriff Matthew Van Liere was appointed to the POAM’s Executive Board at its September meeting. Matt’s devo...

POAM’s Newest Executive Board Member Has Old School Ties

April 28, 2011

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Hopefully some of you will remember former POAM President Gordon Evans. He worked tirelessly during the 1980s as our organization began laying its foundation for full service. Afterward, as Jim Tignan...

Surviving the Streets

April 28, 2011

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The words “I’m not arrestable” were uttered by a motorist to Las Cruces, New Mexico rookie Police Officer Carlos Wooten moments after the officer initiated a traffic stop on the man. Though the ...

Harper Woods Police Chief Randolph Skotarczyk is POAM’s Police Administrator of the Year

April 28, 2011

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He has served all of his 31 years in law enforcement in the City of Harper Woods. He has received a Master’s Degree from Central Michigan University and been a police academy instructor for 27 years...

Criminal Investigation Conducted by Employer Triggers Weingarten Rights

April 28, 2011

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Written by Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor POAM represents communication dispatchers within the Dearborn Police Department. In 2007, one of the members began a publicly accessible, on-line weblog, popularly re...

POAM’s Legislators of the Year

April 28, 2011

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As a Westland councilman over a nine-year period, Glenn Anderson always maintained an open and honest line of communication with his local officers that enforced our State’s laws. That dialogue cont...

The Legislative Director’s Chair – Fall 2010

April 28, 2011

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This edition of the Law Enforcement Journal features endorsements for the upcoming election. Unless you have been living in a cave, it appears that the change everybody has been asking for is going to...

Memo from Member Services

April 28, 2011

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Leelanau County Sheriff Michael Oltersdorf’s abuse of his position and the employees that work for him are legendary. His narcissistic personality earned him the dubious distinction as POAM’s only...

The Treasurer’s Ledger – Fall 2010

April 28, 2011

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The vast majority of seats in Michigan state government are up for election in November, 2010, and because of term limits, many of the candidates that prevail in the election will be newcomers to Lans...

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