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!

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Richard Poulson, LRIS on 07/04/2024
First Thursday, July 2024
LRIS recently lost a member of our extended family. Arbitrator Dave Gaba, a frequent LRIS seminar speaker and co-author of the book Interest Arbitration passed away last month. We extend our sincerest condolences to Dave's family and friends. Rick Poulson interviewed Arbitrator Michael Loconto fo
Richard Poulson, LRIS on 06/06/2024
First Thursday, June 2024
Will Aitchison is on the other side of the microphone in this month's podcast as Rick Poulson interviews him about his career in public safety labor relations. They discuss how long Will has been practicing, how he got into labor law, when and why he started LRIS, and why have seminars for both mana
Richard Poulson, LRIS on 05/07/2024
Interview With Attorney Lance LoRusso
The complete interview with police attorney Lance LoRusso is available only to LRIS Premium subscribers. Rick Poulson and Lance, founder of the Blue Line Institute, discuss Lance’s background as a sworn police officer and a police attorney, as well as the current challenges facing police officers an
Richard Poulson, LRIS on 05/02/2024
First Thursday, May 2024
Rick Poulson interviews attorney Lance LoRusso, founder of the Blue Line Institute. They discuss Lance's background as a sworn police officer and a police attorney, as well as the current challenges facing police officers and their advocates. This month's cases: Court Reverses Decision Grantin
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.