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Economy Adds New Stress to the Life of an Officer – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

By Barry Sherman Instruct the “Senior Seminar” capstone course for graduating Criminal Justice Seniors at Madonna University. The students in the class are both officers from the field and...

8th Annual POAM Police Appreciation Party on Tap at the Tune Inn

May 2, 2011

POAM President Jim Tignanelli has announced that our organization will once again host an informal gathering at the Tune Inn for police officers attending Police Week activities in Washington, D.C. Th...

A Touch of Class, Honor and Distinction – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Every Wednesday night a group gathers at the American Legion Hall in Berkley to practice for something they all pray they will never have to do again. The group is the Metro ...

MCOLES Report – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

Changes at MCOLES By Jim DeVries, MCOLES Board Member MCOLES has gone through personnel changes brought on by early retirement incentives. In total MCOLES has eight less employees and is in the middle...

The Cutting Edge – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

By Jim Binder Advantage, by definition is superiority of position or condition and is frequently the deciding factor in surviving a lethal engagement, where only skill and training are of greater impo...

Port Huron Police Department Still In Business – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Like every other Michigan City, Port Huron has been hurt by decreasing home values and revenue sharing cuts from the state. Add to that a significant decline in manufacturing...

A New Generation of Police Motorcycles – Spring 2011

May 2, 2011

By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor In early 2006 the father and son duo of Quince and Nick Lefurgey embarked on a new project together, a full line Honda Powersports dealership. Quince, with a life time of Pow...

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

April 28, 2011

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...

POAM’s Newest Executive Board Member Has Old School Ties

April 28, 2011

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...

State of the State: Fewer Police and More Prisoners Released

April 28, 2011

By Bill Shuette This winter, Governor Granholm delivered her eighth and final State of the State. But as in the past, only one paragraph was devoted to public safety. Most of her speech was devoted to...

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