Grant Police Department gets new bullet proof vests
The department needed the vests for their two full time officers and they cost anywhere from five hundred to a thousand dollars a piece.
Posted: Jul 13, 2021 6:48 PM
Posted By: Sophia Borrelli
A police department in Marshall County getting a life saving donation to protect its officers. This could save his life, it could be the difference between life or death, said Keith Wilson, Marshall County Lodge #18 Fraternal Order of Police Vice President.
The Grant Police Department now has two new bullet proof vests. It s thanks to a donation from the Marshall County Lodge #18 Fraternal Order of Police. The department needed the vests for their two full time officers and they cost anywhere from five hundred to a thousand dollars a piece. Now those officers have the tools they need to protect our community.
Alabama State Fraternal Order of Police reacts after Huntsville police officer found guilty of murder
The president of the Alabama State Fraternal Order of Police said he was disappointed in the guilty verdict.
Posted: May 7, 2021 5:08 PM
Updated: May 7, 2021 5:24 PM
Posted By: Nicole Zedeck
Following Huntsville Police Officer William Darby s guilty verdict, the president of the Alabama State Fraternal Order of Police said he was disappointed in the verdict.
FOP President Everette Johnson says law enforcement wants to protect their community, but they need to protect themselves as well. We have a society now that thinks it s okay to kill police and it s not okay for police to protect themselves, and we feel like Officer Darby was protecting himself. And for the jury to decide this is disappointing, and we will trust the justice system to do the right thing, says Johnson.
Bill would support first responders who suffer from PTSD (Source: WAVE 3 News) By WBRC Staff | January 28, 2021 at 11:29 AM CST - Updated January 28 at 1:53 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBRC) - The Alabama State Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and members of the Professional Firefighters Association of Alabama (PFFA) announced a bill that would support first responders who suffer from PTSD.
Representative Matt Simpson said the bill was introduced Thursday in Montgomery.
The event and the announcement will take place on the steps of the Alabama State House.
Simpson said the bill will help the men and women who work as first responders who face mental health challenges, and help provide these men and women mental health services.