Local FOP News and Info

2024 FOP Lodge 24 Foundation Golf Tournament Winners
05/21/2024

We would like to congratulate the 2024 FOP Lodge 24 Foundation Golf Tournament winning team of Junior Evans, Rick Mendez, Eric Driedger and Guy Avenetti. They took home the championship jackets and other winning prizes.

47th Annual Peace Officer Memorial Service
05/12/2024

The Fraternal Order of Police Yuma Lodge #24 will be holding the 47th Annual Peace Officer Memorial Service for the Yuma Area. We hold our event on May 15th of every year and Honor the Law Enforcement Officers who either died on duty or were killed in the line of duty while serving the citizens within Yuma County. Our earliest recorded line of duty death was Yuma County Sheriff Cornelius Sage on May 3rd, 1865.

FOP Lodge 24 Foundation Inaugural Scholarship
03/20/2024

The FOP Lodge 24 Foundation is proud to announce the inaugural scholarship opportunity for current high school seniors and current college students. Dependents and grandchildren of current FOP and FOPA members in good standing are eligible for one of the $1,000 scholarships. The completed application is due by April 30th, 2024 and is to be submitted to any FOP Lodge 24 Foundation board member. See the attached application for complete rules of the scholarship. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to reach out to FOP Lodge 24 Foundation President Tom Linville at 928-246-1779.

National FOP News

05/21/2024
Sponsorship Recognition
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The FOP Lodge 24 Foundation would like to take an opportunity to thank all of our great sponsors and golfers who participated in our 2nd annual golf tournament on May 10th. We cannot support our local first responders, their families and other local non-profits without their continued support. Please see the attached flyer of our sponsors. Please thank them when you visit their place of business or see them around town. If you missed out on this year's tournament, mark your calendars for May 16th, 2025, for our 3rd annual golf tournament.
05/12/2024
47th Annual Peace Officer Memorial Service
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The Fraternal Order of Police Yuma Lodge #24 will be holding the 47th Annual Peace Officer Memorial Service for the Yuma Area. We hold our event on May 15th of every year and Honor the Law Enforcement Officers who either died on duty or were killed in the line of duty while serving the citizens within Yuma County. Our earliest recorded line of duty death was Yuma County Sheriff Cornelius Sage on May 3rd, 1865.
03/20/2024
2nd Annual FOP Lodge 24 Foundation Golf Tournament
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Attached is a flyer for the 2nd annual FOP Lodge 24 Foundation Golf Tournament (the FOP’s 501.c.3 foundation) that is going to be held on May 10th at Desert Hill Golf Course. The proceeds for this tournament will go towards helping mental health for all first responders, their families and other local non-profit organizations. I am asking for your assistance to pass this along to any person that you might think would being interested in playing in it, or sponsoring a team. If anyone has any questions about this tournament, please feel free to call me on the number on the flyer. We hope to see as many people as possible out there!

National FOP YouTube Channel

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Heart & Brain Health in Law Enforcement | The Blue View Podcast ft. American Heart Association
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National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
Posted on 05/15/2025
44TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL SERVICE
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Victory for Public Servants: How We Won the Fight for H.R.82 Social Security Fairness
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Richard Poulson, LRIS on 05/01/2025
First Thursday, May 2025
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Richard Poulson, LRIS on 04/03/2025
First Thursday, April 2025
Rick and economist Jeremy Crimmel discuss the nation’s economic outlook and what effects tariffs may have on inflation.Cases:State Court Confirms Louisiana Police Association’s Right to Engage in Political Activity, La. State Troopers Ass’n v. State Police Comm’n, 2025 La. App. LEXIS 135 (La. App. 1
Richard Poulson, LRIS on 03/06/2025
First Thursday, March 2025
In this month's podcast, Rick discusses an important free speech case involving a fight over a police association's logo and speaks with police defense attorney Lance LoRusso about a use of force case being decided by the Supreme Court. 00:01:41 -- What's going on with LRIS. 00:02:50 -- Un
Richard Poulson, LRIS on 02/06/2025
First Thursday, February 2025
This month's podcast explores the connections between all workers, whether public safety or civilian, federal or state, public or private. Rick Poulson is joined by his colleague Joe Richardson to discuss this with a focus on a recent union-busting case out of Douglas County Colorado. 0: 03:43 –
Your Mental Health Benefit
06/09/2021

The Fraternal Order of Police Yuma Lodge has contracted with "Under The Shield" to provide free stress coaching for our members. Ph # 334 324 3570 anytime day or night.