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El Paso Police Department struggles to fill its ranks as latest academy only has 23 cadets
06/01/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association It’s an issue across the country, fewer people want to be police officers. It’s a problem that seems to be getting worse in El Paso, with the El Paso Police Department struggling to fill their ranks, partially because the public perception of police has changed. |
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National Conference Update
05/26/23 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP Hello Brother and Sisters, I’m Gil Cortinas, Nevada FOP State Treasurer. The time is almost upon us to meet up in fabulous Las Vegas for the 66th Biennial FOP Conference & Expo. For the first time in FOP history, we will all be under one roof at the famous MGM Grand Hotel & Convention Center. |
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Graduates of 130th El Paso Police Academy Class sworn in on Thursday
05/19/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
City officials and the El Paso Police Department on Thursday honored the graduates of the 130th Police Academy.
Interim police Chief Peter Pacillas led the ceremony. District Attorney Bill Hicks was the keynote speaker. Dignitaries in attendance included City Clerk Laura Prine, who administered the oath of office, city Reps. |
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EPPD Promotion Ceremony
05/19/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association encourages all members to attend the El Paso Police Department's Promotion Ceremony at 10:00 AM on Monday, May 22, 2023.
The ceremony will take place at the Pebble Hills Regional Command Center Community Room, 10780 Pebble Hills Blvd. |
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EPPD 130th Academy Class Graduation Ceremony
05/18/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association invites members and their families and the general public to attend the graduation ceremony for the El Paso Police Department’s 130th Police Academy Class. The event will take place on Thursday, May 18, 2022, 2019 at 9:00 AM at the Bowie High School Fine Arts Auditorium, 801 S. San Marcial St. |
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El Paso officer injured after trying to prevent thief from fleeing outside of Walmart
05/15/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association An El Paso police officer was injured after he was trying to prevent a thief from fleeing outside a Walmart in northeast El Paso. The incident happened Saturday around 9:25 a.m. at the Walmart located at 5632 Dyer. An 11-year-old veteran officer was working extra duty security at Walmart when a man walked out of the store without paying for some items. The items were valued at over $300. |
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PA FOP MEMORIAL SERVICE VIDEO
05/12/23 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP . |
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April - May 2023 Gendarme
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Pennsylvania Lodge FOP Files Brief With The Pennsylvania Supreme Court
05/08/23 - Pennsylvania State Lodge FOP "The Pennsylvania Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police has filed a brief with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in support of the receiver for the City of Chester. The PA's FOP brief in support of the receiver states that since 2013 the city has failed to make the required municipal payments to the Chester Police Pension Fund. |
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April - May 2023 Gendarme
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April - May 2023 Gendarme
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2023 EPPD Fallen Officers' Memorial Ceremony
05/05/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Police Department and the El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association invite everyone to the 2023 Fallen Officers' Memorial Ceremony to be held at 9:00 AM on Friday, May 12, 2023. The memorial event will take place at Charles "Chuck" Heinrich Park, 11055 Ofc. Andrew Barcena Dr. in northeast El Paso. |
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El Paso begins process to hire new police chief
05/04/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association The City of El Paso has begun the recruitment process for the new police chief position. |
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Man Kills 5 In Texas After Family Complained About Gunfire
05/01/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association A Texas man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside the house, after the family asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday. |
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Funeral Services for Retired Lt. Royce G. Seybold
05/01/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of Retired Lieutenant Royce G. Seybold #378, who passed away on March 30, 2023, at the age of 90. (Ret.) Lieutenant Seybold served with the El Paso Police Department for 22+ years, from March 1956, until his retirement on April 28, 1978.
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Top Golf Tournament
04/28/23 - Stockton Police Officers' Association Dear SPOA Member, We recently purchased two teams (6 players) for the upcoming the "Foundation 1849 Top Golf Tournament" which is scheduled to take place on May 21st from 1200-1700. If you would like a chance to play, please submit an email to Sherman (Chris.sherman1107@yahoo.com) and names will be drawn at random at the next board meeting (05-03-23). |
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El Paso police video surveillance system adding 300 cameras in $7 million expansion
04/27/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association An El Paso police video surveillance network is undergoing a $7 million expansion that will add 300 cameras at nightlife districts, some parks and city buildings. |
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Jury finds EPPD officers violated pursuit policy in deadly chase
04/27/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association Two El Paso Police officers involved in a vehicle pursuit in 2016 did not follow department policy or accurately assess the risk to innocent bystanders before beginning a high-speed chase on Stanton Street that resulted in the death of a bystander, a jury found last week. |
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Director for El Paso Fire and Police Pension Fund explains Proposition I on ballot
04/27/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association There are 11 different propositions on the ballot that would make amendments to the City of El Paso's charter. KFOX14 spoke to the Executive Director of the El Paso Fire and Police Pension Fund, Tyler Grossman, about Proposition I and what change would be made if it is approved by voters. |
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Blood Drive at Police Headquarters
04/20/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association encourages its members to participate in a blood drive being held by Vitalant at Police Headquarters on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The blood drive will take place at Police Headquarters in the Chief's Large Conference Room. |
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Motor Officer Hospitalized After Crash
04/11/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association Date/Time: 04/10/2023 @ 1:18 P.M. |
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El Paso Police get raises as city seeks to bolster force
04/02/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association With three months more on the job, City Manager Tommy Gonzalez took what will likely be one of his last major actions last week when he signed a collective bargaining agreement that provides a significant boost to El Paso police officers’ salaries. |
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February / March 2023 Gendarme
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Funeral Services for Retired Police Chief Robert E. Minnie
03/23/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of Retired Police Chief Robert E. Minnie, who passed away on March 17, 2023, at the age of 95. (Ret.) Chief Minnie served with the El Paso Police Department for 27 years, from July 1950, until his retirement on January 13, 1977.
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El Paso Police Gang Unit works hard to keep El Pasoans safe
03/18/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association CBS4 got an inside look to El Paso Police's Gang Unit and how they're working with several other law enforcement agencies to help keep the Sun City safe. Cincinnati Entertainment District is a common place for El Pasoans to enjoy nightlife. There are several bars for people to choose from. |
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Funeral Services for Retired Lieutenant Carlos Pinon
03/16/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of Retired Lieutenant Carlos Pinon #53, who passed away on March 9, 2023, at the age of 88. (Ret.) Lieutenant Pinon served with the El Paso Police Department for 28 years, from November 1958, until his retirement on November 7, 1986. He then went on to become a court bailiff for another ten years. |
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Janae Edmondson Benefit Night
03/06/23 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association |
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City council approves renaming El Paso police headquarters after late police chief Allen
03/01/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association The El Paso City Council voted Tuesday to approve renaming the El Paso police headquarters after late police chief Gregory K. Allen. Allen's widow Roseanne Allen was present at the city council meeting as well as interim police chief Peter Pacillas. “Chief Allen was my friend. I had the highest respect for that man,” said council member Joe Molinar. |
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CBA Review and Voting
02/27/23 - Saint Louis Police Officers Association Members, We will be holding an informational meeting at the SLPOA hall on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at 6:30pm. At that time, we will go over the details of the new collective bargaining agreement that has been tentatively agreed to by the SLPOA Bargaining Team. Please make every effort to attend. |
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‘Hard on problems, respectful of people’: What Texas police group says El Paso should look for in next police chief
02/23/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association As the city embarks on a national search to replace its longest serving police chief, the leader of a state police association said past performance – not promises – should be key when filling the position. “There is no playbook for the current environment in which police executives find themselves. |
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RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR'S POSITION ON DEATH PENALTY
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El Paso police respond to shooting inside Cielo Vista Mall; 1 killed, 3 hurt
02/16/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association Two people are in custody after a shooting at Cielo Vista Mall killed one person and left three others injured. Interim police Chief Peter Pacillas said the gunman was taken down quickly by an off-duty police officer who was working security at a store in the mall. He said the officer did not fire his weapon. The names and ages of the suspects were not released. A motive also was not released. |
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Texas man pleads guilty in racist, deadly 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting
02/08/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn’t seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty Wednesday to 90 charges in connection with the Aug. |
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El Paso Police Department receives more than 700 body-worn cameras
02/08/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association Body-worn cameras will now be a part of more El Paso Police Department officers’ uniforms. This comes after the City Council unanimously approved $6.6 million to purchase 792 body cams and 410 mobile video recorders last March. “I felt like it was essential El Paso police dept to be fitted with body cameras," said Henry Rivera, City Council member. |
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Memorial for EPPD Chief Greg Allen part of public art plan
02/08/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association The El Paso City Council has approved five new works of art as part of the 2023 Public Art Plan, including a memorial that will honor the late El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen. The five new projects join 24 public art projects currently in the works that comprise the beginning of a Public Art Master Plan. |
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El Paso Police Department names 38-year veteran as interim police chief
02/03/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The City of El Paso announced the appointment of Peter Pacillas as the interim police chief.
Pacillas, who has been serving as Assistant Police Chief since 2009, graduated from the El Paso Police Academy in 1988 and has served in all ranks within the Police Department.
"We will continue the mission of the police department which is public safety. |
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Funeral Services for Retired Commander Gene D. Gwyn
02/02/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the passing of Retired Commander Gene D. Gwyn #765, who passed away on January 27, 2023, at the age of 69. (Ret.) Commander Gwyn served with the El Paso Police Department for 28+ years, from June 1981, until his retirement on September 12, 2009.
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City of El Paso interviews candidates for interim police chief position
02/02/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association City of El Paso officials are interviewing applicants for the interim police chief position, city spokesperson Laura Cruz-Acosta said in an email Wednesday. An announcement about who will serve as interim police chief following the death of Police Cheif Greg Allen is expected after interviews are completed this week, Cruz-Acosta added. |
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Texas police officer arrested, charged with 27 counts of child sexual assault, indecency
02/02/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association A Texas police officer was arrested this week after being indicted on 27 counts of indecency with a child and aggravated sexual assault of a child over a period of at least three years, jail records showed. Officer Eric Bernardino Ramirez was arrested on Monday following a multicount indictment handed up on Dec. 21, police officials said. |
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LELS
01/30/23 - Duluth Police Local #807 We have officially moved to LELS. Please complete the registration form placed in your mailbox and send in to the address located at the bottom of the form. |
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El Paso police shoot pit bull after 2 dogs attack, bite 2 people in far East Side
01/30/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association A pair of pit bulls bit at least two people before an El Paso police officer shot and mortally wounded one of the dogs Sunday afternoon in a far East Side neighborhood, police said. The dog that was shot was not expected to survive. The shooting is under investigation, as is standard procedure with all officer-involved shootings, according to a police media statement. |
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EPMPOA Sponsored Cookout to benefit Detective Sal Dominguez #973
01/30/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association is sponsoring a fundraising cookout (hamburger/hotdog, chips, side, and drink) to benefit Detective Salvador Dominguez #973. It is being hosted at the Westside Regional Command Center on Friday, February 3, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. |
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Memorial Tribute and Funeral Services for Police Chief Greg Allen
01/25/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers’ Association sadly announces the death of El Paso Police Chief Gregory K. Allen #646, who passed away on January 17, 2023, at the age of 71. Chief Allen served with the El Paso Police Department for 44+ years, from April of 1978, until his untimely death last week. Mr. |
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EPPD Promotion Ceremony
01/25/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association encourages all members to attend the El Paso Police Department's Promotion Ceremony at 10:00 AM on Monday, January 30, 2023.
The ceremony will take place at the El Paso County 911 District (Communications Center) at 6055 Threadgill Ave. |
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LELS membership form
01/24/23 - Duluth Police Local #807 We have received approval from Noah Schuchman and are very close to sealing the deal with LELS. You will find a LELS membership form in your mailbox. Please read and fill out the entire form. By signing the form, you are authorizing the monthly deduction for LELS membership dues. As a reminder, LELS membership dues are $65.00. |
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Faced With Shrinking Ranks, LAPD Looks To Rehire Retired Officers
01/19/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association The Los Angeles Police Department is making a simple but unusual pitch to its retired cops: Come back. Please. Faced with a flood of departures and a trickle of recruits entering its training academy that have led to dwindling staffing levels, LAPD officials have drawn up plans that call for as many as 200 retired police officers to be rehired. |
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Candlelight Vigil for Chief Greg Allen
01/18/23 - El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association 
The El Paso Municipal Police Officers' Association will hold a Candlelight Vigil in memory of Police Chief Greg Allen. The vigil will be held during the General Membership meeting on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the Memorial Hall, 3601 Rutherglen St. The meeting starts at approximately 7:00 PM. The candlelight vigil is not open to media or the general public. |
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