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Mike Cavallero’s passing is a great loss for his wife Marsha, and a huge loss for my family, Fresno POA and PORAC. It’s with great sadness and admiration that I’m […] Read More

PORAC and its partner organizations were busy “trying to fit two years into one Conference,” as President Brian Marvel put it, when they gathered for the 69th Annual Conference of […] Read More

The Northern California Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) was recently awarded the 2021 Chapter of the Year by the C.O.P.S. National Office. The NorCal Chapter furthered the mission […] Read More

The 28th annual National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) Top Cops Awards dinner was held on October 15 in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the celebration of in-person events during […] Read More

Thousands of law enforcement officers, family members and supporters from across the country traveled to Washington, D.C., to honor the fallen during National Police Weekend, held October 13–17. The weekend […] Read More

Representatives from PORAC and the Sheriff’s Employees’ Benefit Association (SEBA) made their way to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to cheer on Kyle Weatherman during the Alsco Uniforms 302 NASCAR […] Read More

One of the most difficult aspects of law enforcement is the unpredictability and outright danger of the job, which makes line-of-duty injuries and deaths far too common. But even in the darkest hours, one of the best things about the profession is the way its members take care of their own. Read More

Every year between September 15 and October 15, the United States observes National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to honor the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans of Hispanic and Latino descent (including those from Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean). Read More

DAVID BAUTISTA BRIAN AVERA This is the third in a three-part series on the need for law enforcement to take back the narrative on use of force in the profession. […] Read More

It was 20 years ago this month when the world stood still, watching in shock and fear as a series of terrorist attacks took the lives of almost 3,000 people on American soil. The catastrophic events that transpired on September 11, 2001, rocked our country to its core, forever transformed our national security landscape and caused more law enforcement line-of-duty deaths than any other single event in American history — close to 400 over the course of that terrible day and the ensuing two decades. Read More