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We are working to strengthen and improve your law enforcement rights in California.

Houston Police Officers Hurricane Harvey Relief

Posted on August 31, 2017

Harvey Relief – Assist the Officer is currently accepting donations to aid Houston area law enforcement officers who have suffered from the severe flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. Read More

Presidential Candidate – Brian Marvel

Posted on June 2, 2017

As a fellow Law Enforcement professional, I understand the struggles, issues, and needs of the law enforcement community. I wish to announce my candidacy and request your vote for President of PORAC. I offer my experience and skills to serve and lead PORAC into the next era. Read More

Presidential Candidate – Brent Meyer

Posted on June 2, 2017

Public safety and service to my fellow officers defines my life, and that’s why I am running for PORAC President. I’ve been a member of the Sacramento Police Department for nearly 25 years, having started with SacPD as a trainee while I was still in high school. Read More

Presidential Candidate – Jacky Parks

Posted on June 2, 2017

I am truly humbled and honored to represent and serve all of you the past 8 years as a PORAC Region II E-Committee Member. I am asking for your continued support as I seek the office of PORAC President. Read More

An Open Letter to Congressman Lacy Clay

Posted on January 10, 2017

PORAC understands that members of the U.S. House of Representatives are asked to select artwork created by students in their districts to be displayed in the United States Capitol. The […] Read More

An Offensive Painting is Removed

Posted on January 10, 2017

Missouri Congressman, Lacy Clay, sparked a controversy when he decided to hang an obviously offensive painting from a local art contest on the walls of the United States Congress[…] Read […] Read More

Statement by President Durant – Removal of offensive painting at the U.S. Capitol

Posted on January 6, 2017

For Immediate Release: January 6, 2017 Contact: Terry McHale (916) 448-3444 tmchale@aaronread.com The Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC), representing more than 69,000 California law enforcement personnel throughout the […] Read More

2017 PORAC Scholarship Application

Posted on January 4, 2017

The 2017 POREF/PORAC Scholarship Application is now available for submission. The Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications for 2017.   All applications must be mailed or delivered to the PORAC Office.  […] Read More

Rebuilding Trust After Tragedy

Posted on August 2, 2016

TERRY McHALE Vice President MICHELE CERVONE Account Manager Marketplace Communications   The unfathomable has now become a harsh new reality for law enforcement in America. On Thursday, July 7, our […] Read More

Statement from PORAC President Mike Durant Regarding Anti-Law Enforcement Statements of Quentin Tarantino

Posted on November 7, 2015

Sacramento, CA – The Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) represents over 67,000 public safety members in over 910 local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
As a career cop, and as the President of PORAC, I join other law enforcement officers around the country in condemning the terribly irresponsible comments by film director Quentin Tarantino. Read More

California Law Enforcement Makes Transparency a Priority Open Justice Website Brings Public Safety Data to the Public

Posted on September 3, 2015

After months of working together, the Peace Officers Research Association of
California (PORAC), representing 67,000 public safety members and 915 associations, appreciates
the considerable efforts of Attorney General Kamala Harris on the launch of Open Justice, a website
clearinghouse for public safety data in California.
In response to concerns of those they serve, PORAC has been conferring with Attorney General
Harris on ways to improve transparency in reporting of law enforcement interactions with the public.
“Every member of our community matters to us,” said PORAC President Mike Durant. “We feel the
frustrations of our neighbors and we want to be part of the solution. Solving the problem begins with
having the data to know how to approach those concerns. Open Justice will give us a more detailed
roadmap so we can be pragmatic moving forward.” Read More

EOW Lieutenant Charles Gliniewicz from Fox Lake PD, IL.

Posted on September 1, 2015

Lieutenant Joe Gliniewicz was shot and killed while investigating suspicious activity.

At approximately 8:00 am Lieutenant Gliniewicz radioed his dispatcher that he was stopping to investigate three suspicious males that he observed near Route 12 and Sayton Road, in Fox Lake. Shortly thereafter he radioed in a foot pursuit. When backup officers arrived they found Lieutenant Gliniewicz mortally wounded. Read More

Letters: The game is up on the Reed and DeMaio plan

Posted on August 31, 2015

Re: “Pension double-cross” [Opinion, Aug. 24]: In Orange County, we are used to hearing about villains. Disneyland brings to life good and evil; we are all too familiar with diabolical acts portrayed onscreen by mischief-makers with underhanded intentions. Had I not known the facts, I might have seen your portrayal of California Attorney General Kamala Harris as a similar villainous tale. “Sabotage” and “bias” and “dismaying,” oh my. Harris must be out for blood with her title and summary of the so-called “Voter Empowerment Act.”

Your editorial blasted Harris for her biased approach to the title and summary of the initiative brought forth by former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and former San Diego Councilman Carl DeMaio. With statements backed up by none other than Reed and DeMaio themselves, your paper lambasted Harris for kowtowing to unions with her words. However, the facts show otherwise. I read the initiative and the Harris title and summary. I absolutely believe that in 100 words the Attorney General analyzed an accurate summation of the initiative. And I’m not alone in those beliefs. Read More

Picking fight with public employees

Posted on August 31, 2015

In response to your editorial of Aug. 13, “Attorney general’s ambition raises some doubts,” I question the motivation behind the writing. I am proud to have spent decades doing the tough but rewarding job of protecting the streets of Santa Cruz County and now caring for those who have lost loved ones. I’ve been a police officer and now a deputy for more years of my life than I haven’t. My entire community matters to me, and I’m proud to do my part to keep our neighborhoods safe.

I began my career because I wanted to provide for my family and have confidence that, when the time comes, I will have a modest retirement I can count on after a long and satisfying career.

Today, two career politicians with a bone to pick want to take that from those of us in law enforcement, firefighting, teaching or any other area of professional public service. Read More

EOW Trooper James Bava from Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO

Posted on August 28, 2015

Trooper James Bava was killed in a single vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway FF and County Road 977, in Audrain County, shortly before 8:30 am.

He was initiating a traffic stop of a motorcycle when his patrol car crashed.

Trooper Bava had served with the Missouri State Highway Patrol for two years and was assigned to Troop F. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, and three sisters. Read More

EOW Trooper Chad Wolf from Michigan State Police, MI

Posted on August 28, 2015

Trooper Chad Wolf was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle.

Trooper Wolf was on motorcycle patrol and traveling northbound in the right lane of Dixie Highway and crossing over southbound I-75 when a vehicle towing an empty trailer traveling in the left lane quickly changed lanes in an attempt to access the I-75 entrance ramp. As the vehicle changed lanes, it struck Trooper Wolf’s motorcycle. Trooper Wolf was dragged for several miles on I-75 before the driver pulled over at a rest area. Read More

EOW Dep Darren Goforth from Harris County Sheriff’s Office, TX

Posted on August 28, 2015

Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth was shot and killed from ambush while pumping gas into his patrol car at a commercial gas station at the intersection of West and Telge Roads, in Cypress.

Deputy Goforth was on patrol and had completed an assignment at the scene of a vehicle collision. He went to a local gas station to fuel his patrol car. As Deputy Goforth stood next to his patrol car filling it with fuel, a male subject walked up behind him and fired multiple shots. After Deputy Goforth fell to the ground, the subject shot him several more times before fleeing the scene in a pickup truck. Read More

EOW PO Henry Nelson from Sunset PD, LA

Posted on August 26, 2015

Police Officer Henry Nelson was shot and killed at approximately 3:00 pm while responding to a domestic disturbance call where three women had been stabbed by a male subject at a home on Anna Street in Sunset. When Officer Nelson arrived the subject opened fire and fatally wounded him.

The subject fled the scene and crashed his vehicle into a nearby gas station where he barricaded himself for several hours. He was apprehended after a SWAT team made entry into the gas station. Read More

EOW K-9 Kojack from Maryland Division of Correction, MD

Posted on August 25, 2015

K9 Kojack and K9 Dingo both succumbed to heat exhaustion when the air conditioner in a vehicle failed.

Both canines were at the Baltimore City Detention Center to assist with the movement of inmates from that facility, which is being permanently closed, to other Maryland Division of Correction facilities. They had been placed in the vehicle while their handlers tended to other duties. Read More

EOW K-9 Dingo from Maryland Division Forrection, MD

Posted on August 25, 2015

K9 Dingo and K9 Kojack both succumbed to heat exhaustion when the air conditioner in a vehicle failed.

Both canines were at the Baltimore City Detention Center to assist with the movement of inmates from that facility, which is being permanently closed, to other Maryland Division of Correction facilities. They had been placed in the vehicle while their handlers tended to other duties. Read More

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