<h1 class="entry-title">Category: NEPBA Police Updates</h1>

Police union questions why Pa. officers weren't in riot gear at Trump protests

By Dan Majors Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH — The president of Pittsburgh’s Fraternal Order of Police on Monday said a command decision preventing officers from wearing riot gear during Donald Trump’s appearances in town last week exposed them to danger. Police Officer Bob Swartzwelder, who was sworn in as FOP president last month, said his officers […]

Bill limiting La. access to body camera video stalled

By Megan Trimble Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana senators on Tuesday stalled, at least temporarily, a proposal to exempt all police body camera footage unrelated to criminal investigations from state public records law. Sen. Ronnie Johns, R-Lake Charles, said he plans to continue discussions on the measure and bring a reworked proposal to […]