Daniel Kang, an Asian man, began working as a corporal for the Savannah Police Department (SPD) in Georgia beginning in 2012. In April 2020, Kang and other officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant on Kahlil Kelly. During the operation, they detained Darryl Faitele, mistakenly believing him to b
The 2013 CBA between the Newark Fire Officers Union and the City of Newark provided two terminal leave options for retiring officers. The traditional option allowed the officer to remain on the payroll and receive full salary, earning pension credits, while not reporting for work during their termi
Alicia Bragg, who served as president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE) Troopers Unit, was appointed to the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) Strategic Improvement Committee (SIC), which was tasked with analyzing a climate survey of troopers to guide organizational improvements. On
In 2014, Quintin Grillone, a police officer in Murray City, Utah, resigned while under investigation for allegedly providing false information to a prosecutor handling a traffic citation against his mother. Grillone, while in uniform, accompanied his mother to court and reportedly gave inaccurate d
Kenneth Zipovsky had been employed as a police officer for the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania since 1993. The CBA between the Fraternal Order of Police, Power City Lodge No. 18 and the City outlined three different pension options for officers based on their date of hire: Plans A, B, and C, each wi
John Nawara, a correctional officer at Cook County Jail and employee of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois since 1998, was involved in several altercations with colleagues in 2016, including his superior officer and human resources personnel. As a result, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office
The Camp Hill Borough Police Association and the Borough of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, were subject to a collective bargaining agreement that expired on December 31, 2023, and were engaged in arbitration proceedings for a successor agreement. Prior to 2024, police officers had never been required to c
Philadelphia Police Department Officer Andre Coles was terminated in May 2021, which the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5 (Lodge 5) grieved, arguing the termination lacked just cause. Lodge 5 and the City entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in March 2023, requiring the City to pay back
In March 2022, City of Minneapolis police officer Christopher Humphrey applied for promotion to sergeant while under investigation for alleged misconduct involving alcohol and a weapon during a police training event. Despite the pending investigation, the City allowed Humphrey to test for the posit
Deputy sheriffs assigned to the Albany County courthouses in New York were granted paid time off on state and federal holidays, without being required to use their accrued leave time, since the courthouse was closed on those days. When a deputy was off on a holiday, their time was entered into the
LOS ANGELES — The family of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the law enforcement agency after he died from being critically injured in a fire that broke out inside a mobile gun range.Deputy Alfredo “Freddy” Flores died April 20 after enduring third-
The Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC) considered a case involving the Police Officers Association of Michigan and its affiliate, the Leelanau County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, and Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office. The dispute arose after the parties reached a tentative collective ba
Note: The following article concerns the resolution of a case that had previously been covered by LRIS, “City Council Had Authority To Fire Police Officer After High-Speed Chase,” published in the January 2025 issue of PSLN.Gregory Moliere, a police officer with the City of Buffalo Police Departme
Emanual Brandao was sworn in as a full-time police officer of the Boston Police Department in June 2017. In February 2019, he was placed on administrative leave pending investigation of allegations of misconduct, and on March 28, 2019, he was discharged for failing to properly secure his department
Patrick Vargas began working as a firefighter in 1994 for the Tracy Fire Department in California and rose to the rank of division chief by 2017. In 2018, the Department merged with the Tracy Rural Fire Department to form the South San Joaquin County (SSJC) Fire Authority, a joint powers authority.
On August 30, 2022, the City of Trenton’s former business administrator, Adam Cruz, sent an email to PBA Local 11A, Superior Officers Association (SOA) President Jason Woodhead. Cruz was responding to an email Woodhead sent from his non-work-related Gmail account to the mayor of Trenton, which Cruz
The Supreme Court of Washington ruled on a case involving Seattle police officers who attended the January 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C. The officers sought to prevent the disclosure of their identities in response to public records requests, arguing that disclosure would vi
Green Brook, New Jersey police officer John Skikus had accrued 25 years of service but lacked the required 20 years of creditable service as of June 28, 2011, to qualify for free retiree healthcare benefits under N.J.S.A. 52:14-17.28d (Chapter 78). The Township of Green Brook initially paid Skikus’s
Prior to 2003, the City of Pittsburgh provided healthcare at no cost to its employees. On December 29, 2003, due to the City entering Act 47 protection as a financially distressed local government, a minimum employee contribution of 15% for healthcare was mandated, and the City became self-insured
The Supreme Court of Rhode Island addressed whether retired firefighters were entitled to occupational cancer disability benefits under a state law or a city ordinance. The plaintiffs, represented by the Providence Retired Police and Firefighter’s Association, sought a declaratory judgment requiri
The Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 109 (PBA), filed an unfair practice charge against Hudson County, alleging that the County violated the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act by unilaterally altering the regularly scheduled days off for 67 COs during negotiations for a new collect
Brenda Sasnett and Luther Gregory Cummings were married on January 16, 1985. Cummings began his employment as an Oklahoma firefighter in September 1985, making him eligible for retirement in 2005. They remained married until April 9, 2010. In the divorce decree, Sasnett was awarded 50% of the benefi
The Fraternal Order of Police Pennsylvania Lodge, the Springfield Township Police Benevolent Association, and individual police officers Christian Wilbur, Robert Baiada, and Chris Calhoun, challenged a policy enacted by Springfield Township that restricted Township employees from displaying a Thin B
Prior to 2019, the City of Great Falls, Montana had collectively bargained workplace drug and alcohol use and testing policies with all its employees. The existing policy prohibited employee use of alcohol or drugs on city premises or while performing city business, and it allowed for temporary i