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Instead of “defund the police,” We at the United Police Fund say: “DEFEND THE POLICE!”

The murder of an officer in the very center of our democracy is being treated as just some random thing that happened, all because the narrative didn’t fit. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLESo a crazed white nationalist fanatic professing allegiance to a notorious hate group rammed a car into a security fence on Capitol Hill, killing a … Read more

In mid-March, one of our K-9’s was attempting to apprehend a dangerous felon who was hiding in a pond. The suspect grabbed the K-9’s head and shoved it under water in an attempt to drown the dog. Fortunately, the K-9 wasn’t harmed and the bad guy went to jail.In light of this, it became clear … Read more

Major cities throughout the country have seen massive spikes in crime since they have pulled funding from their police departments. Unfortunately, these cities are finding out the hard way that fewer police officers do not equal less crime. Quick Turn Around In Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority chose to increase the funding for their … Read more

 By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive They trashed police management. They mocked city leaders. They bemoaned the lack of true community-based policing. And they were all Portland officers and supervisors who chose to leave the state’s largest police force in the last year. In 31 exit interview statements, the employees who turned in their badges or retired … Read more

As the House of Representatives considers the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021” this week, the bill’s proponents rightly decry pernicious stereotyping and generalizing based on race. Yet many of those who rightly condemn such dangerous biases, and the lies they are built upon, make misleading claims of their own to advance another … Read more

The pandemic, police violence, and more guns all contributed to an unprecedented rise in murders across the United States. Rob Arthur, Jeff AsherFebruary 21 2021, 7:00 a.m. AMID THE PANDEMIC, lockdown orders, and nationwide protests against police violence, a historically large increase in murders occurred in 2020. Previously, the largest recorded one-year rise in murders in U.S. … Read more

A new study offers a glimpse into how police-force reductions impact crime. The role of policing in the United States is being hotly debated, with many liberal activists calling for reductions in police funding. Although advocates of defunding the police have failed to win over the general public, the political climate in certain Democratic-leaning cities, … Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis is planning to spend $6.4 million to hire dozens of police officers, at a time when some City Council members and activist groups have been advocating to replace the police department following George Floyd’s death. The City Council voted unanimously Friday to approve the additional funding that police requested. The department says … Read more