Joe Gamaldi National FOP VP

12/27/2020

National Fraternal Order of Police

Great job James Smallwood, it’s a calling and that’s exactly why those 6 officers ran towards the danger to evacuate everyone from the area.

Its what we do...

Nashville FOP President James Smallwood explains why we do the job against all obstacles:

"Policing and law enforcement, it's a calling. You have to have a servant's heart and a love for the community and without it, you would not survive in this profession...exactly why you are seeing the resiliency of officers across this country".

12/25/2020

Reports are officers recognized the RV looked suspicious and were evacuating people from the area as the bomb went off. Truly a Christmas miracle no one lost their life, all thanks to the officers who were willing to risk theirs.

Heroes all of them!

12/25/2020

From my family to yours have a very Merry Christmas!

Here’s hoping you have a day filled with laughter and joy.

12/24/2020

A wrong has finally been righted, thankful that former officer Stephanie Mohr has received a pardon.

🚨BREAKING: We applaud President Donald J. Trump for pardoning Stephanie Mohr, a former Prince George’s Co. Officer.

What happened to Stephanie was unjust and unfair. Thank you, President Trump, for supporting our law enforcement!

12/22/2020

#EnoughIsEnough

🚨 The attacks we’ve seen on law enforcement this year has occurred at an extremely disturbing pace. With 1 week remaining in 2020:

⚠️ 305 officers were shot this year. The number of officers shot is up ⬆️ 7% over 2019’s historic numbers and is up ⬆️ 30% from 2018.

⚠️ 47 officers were killed by gunfire

⚠️ 50 officers were shot in 40+ separate ambush attacks

12/19/2020

National Fraternal Order of Police

Police officers in this country continue to be attacked at record numbers, thankfully the coward that fired missed both the trooper and innocent bystanders.

Please continue to keep all law enforcement in your prayers as the violence against us seemingly has no end.

https://ktar.com/story/3760162/arizona-state-trooper-shot-at-during-traffic-stop-in-phoenix/

12/17/2020

Officer Jason Shuping of the Concord, NC Police Department was shot and killed last night. He was only 25 yrs old and had his whole life ahead of him.

He won't be with his family for the holidays because a coward didn't want to go to jail.

This is infuriating...

Please keep the other officer shot and the families in your thoughts and prayers. #enoughisenough

12/15/2020

National Fraternal Order of Police

You better be nice, Santa ain’t playing this year.

Great job Santa! This year, #UndercoverSanta is bringing a big ol’ sack filled with justice!

Santa Claus and an elf were captured on video foiling an alleged car theft during a surveillance operation targeting would-be shoplifters.

12/13/2020

National Fraternal Order of Police

National Fraternal Order of Police

Joe Gamaldi National FOP VP joined America’s News HQ to discuss the dangers of defunding police departments and the skyrocketing murder rates in major cities across the country.

"Let me give these politicians a tip, no one gives a damn how their esplanades look when people are being murdered in the streets.”

12/13/2020

Joe Gamaldi on Minneapolis cutting $8M from police budget

ICYMI: We at the FOP will continue to speak out about the dangers of defunding police departments. Especially given the sky rocketing murder rates in major cities across this country.

Fraternal Order of Police National Vice President Joe Gamaldi provides insight on ‘America’s News HQ.’

12/12/2020

I will be on America’s News HQ Fox News at 12:30pm eastern/11:30am central talking Minneapolis City Council defunding their police department by $8 million dollars while crime sky rockets:

Murders up 83%
Car jackings up 537%

I kid you not, there is where we are in 2020. #TuneIn National Fraternal Order of Police

12/10/2020

Law enforcement finds ourselves in a no win situation. We continually arrest violent criminals and they are released over and over again.

It’s the equivalent of mopping the floor when the pipe is still leaking water.

#ItAintRocketScience

12/09/2020

We have the individuals who push revolving door criminal justice policies to thank for this. It is terrible what is happening to our urban communities.

🚨👇 This is what happens when more and more politicians embrace revolving door criminal justice policies: our communities suffer.

We are seeing decades of historic crime reductions and the Renaissance of our urban communities being thrown away in record time. For what?

12/09/2020

You vilify police officers at every turn, take away all their tools but then expect us to fix everything. Do I have that right?

12/08/2020

National Fraternal Order of Police

Awesome job by this officer.

America's law enforcement officers serve and protect their fellow citizens and they go above and beyond for the communities they love. When this boy's mom asked an officer to help her son learn how to ride a bike, this officer stepped up! Well done, Officer! #iAM

12/05/2020

Thank you to my brothers and sisters from the South Dakota State FOP Lodge for endorsing me for re-election as National Fraternal Order of Police Vice President.

As always your hospitality was second to none!

12/05/2020

National Fraternal Order of Police

There is a continuing trend of violence against the brave men and women of law enforcement. These ambush attacks by cowards must stop and those responsible must be held responsible and punished to the fullest extent of the law! #EnoughIsEnough

12/05/2020

It was an honor to attend the South Dakota State Lodge Conference talking about all the great things we are doing at the National Fraternal Order of Police

12/05/2020

Just been informed that I have been endorsed by New York State FOP for my re-election as National VP of the Fraternal Order of Police. Thank you to my brothers and sisters from New York for your support and endorsement, truly honored. National Fraternal Order of Police

12/02/2020

Please keep this officer in your thoughts and prayers. #EnoughIsEnough

The violence against American law enforcement continues to increase each day. Our prayers are with this officer as she recovers. This senseless violence must end now! #EnoughIsEnough

Link to story ➡️ https://wchstv.com/news/local/charleston-police-officer-shot-on-garrison-avenue

12/02/2020

Starbucks offering free coffee for frontline workers in December

Thank you Starbucks for supporting first responders and frontline workers.

The coffee giant announced on Tuesday that it would be extending a new offer for the nation’s first responders and health care workers, granting them a free tall brewed coffee (hot or iced) at participating locations throughout the month of December.

12/01/2020

The war against law enforcement in this country is very real and it’s only escalating. Stay safe out there. #EnoughIsEnough

12/01/2020

National Fraternal Order of Police

We are watching decades of historic reductions in crime being wiped out and we will lose our urban communities for a generation if we don’t turn this around...and fast.

With one month still left in 2020, there have been 2055+ people shot in Philadelphia and 452 slayings, surpassing the highest annual total of homicides in 25 years. How bad does it have to get in the "City of Brotherly Love" before city officials stop letting criminals run the streets and start protecting the law-abiding citizens from being gunned down?

11/26/2020

I want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Please take a moment today to give thanks to all first responders and front line healthcare workers.

#thanksgiving2020🦃🍁

11/26/2020

Joe Gamaldi National FOP VP

11/24/2020

Rantz: Mass exodus worsens with 34 more Seattle police out, as Council defunds

They have completely abandoned the hard working law abiding people of their community.

While the Seattle City Council is poised to cut the police budget again, the mass exodus continues as at least 34 more officers separated from the department.

11/20/2020

National Fraternal Order of Police

Patrick Yoes National FOP President sent the following letter to Congressional leadership urging them to include the "Social Security Fairness Act” into any legislation considered in response to the #COVID19 pandemic.

See below for the full text ⤵️

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17 November 2020

The Honorable House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Senator Mitch McConnell
Majority Leader
United States Senate

The Honorable Kevin McCarthy
Minority Leader
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Senator Chuck Schumer
Minority Leader
United States Senate

Dear Madam Speaker, Senator McConnell, Senator Schumer and Representative McCarthy,

I am writing on behalf of the members of the Fraternal Order of Police to respectfully request that the House consider including the “Social Security Fairness Act” in any future legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The repeal of the “Windfall Elimination Provision” (WEP) and the “Government Pension Offset” (GPO) in current Social Security law would simultaneously end a gross unfairness against retired public employees and help to stimulate the economy by eliminating a reduction in the Social Security benefits for these Americans. This would have an immediate positive impact on public employees—putting additional cash in their pocket as they and their families struggle in these trying times.

When the WEP was enacted in 1983, its stated purpose was to remove a “windfall” for persons who spent some time in jobs not covered by Social Security and who also worked other jobs where they paid Social Security taxes long enough to qualify for retirement benefits. This provision has created a very real inequity for many public employees, particularly law enforcement officers, who retire earlier than other government employees and often begin second careers which require them to pay into the Social Security system. Law enforcement officers who had second careers face as much as a 60% cut to the Social Security benefits. This is a reduction of a benefit to which they are entitled because they paid into the system—not an adjustment for a “windfall.” In the current climate of the pandemic, these reductions have a detrimental impact on our vulnerable retirees and on the economy.

Similarly, the GPO offsets the Social Security benefit to which a surviving spouse is entitled by two-thirds of the monthly amount of any government pension that they might receive. For example, the widow of a retired law enforcement officer who collected a government pension of $1,200 would be ineligible to collect the Social security survivor’s benefit of $600. Two-thirds of $1,200 is $800, which is greater than the spouse’s benefit of $600 and thus making her unable to collect it. If the spouse’s benefit was $900, she would collect only $100, because $800 would be “offset” by the government pension. Again, this offset scheme currently in place penalizes those employees least able to afford it and to an older population that is at greater risk during the pandemic. We believe this “offset” is a drag on the economy and its repeal would provide the economic stimulus our nation desperately needs right now.

The “Social Security Fairness Act” has wide bipartisan support. The Senate bill, S. 521, has 38 cosponsors and the House bill, H.R. 141, has 262 cosponsors—nearly two-thirds of that body. We believe that the repeal of these two provisions will help our vulnerable retirees make it through this pandemic and will help stabilize our nation’s economy.

On behalf of the more than 355,000 members of the Fraternal Order of Police, I urge that you make the repeal of the WEP and GPO a part of any bill Congress considers to further address the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you in advance for your consideration of our views on this matter. If I can be of any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to contact me or Executive Director Jim Pasco in my Washington, D.C. office.

Sincerely,

Patrick Yoes
National President

11/14/2020

Proud to announce that I have been endorsed by the brave men and women from Colorado State FOP Lodge for re-election as National VP.

Thank you for the faith and support you have placed in me. With 10 months to go until the election that brings the total to 10 state endorsements. Truly honored and humbled. #FOPStrong

11/12/2020

RIP brother, we will take it from here.

11/11/2020

To every veteran, thank you for protecting our freedom and our way of life.

11/11/2020

Police arrest suspect in shooting death of Sgt. Sean Rios; 'extreme person of interest' on the run

Monster is in custody, thank you to the Detectives who worked around the clock to track him down. Incredible job!

One more to go...

Robert Soliz, 24, was arrested after a traffic stop on the Katy Freeway. Police are looking for a person of interest seen on surveillance cameras.

11/10/2020

Please keep Sgt Sean Rios who was shot and killed this afternoon in your thoughts and prayers, along with his family and all Houston Police Officers. We will not stop until we find the monster/monsters responsible.

11/09/2020

National Fraternal Order of Police

We've been saying it for months: Americans do NOT want to Defund, Dismantle, or Abolish the police!

It is way past time to abandon the radical agenda of "Defund The Police." The FOP has said from the very beginning that we are ready and willing to have fact-based conversations and to work to fix the divide between police officers and the communities we love.

Read More ➡️ https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/525053-clyburn-defund-the-police-slogan-hurt-democratic-candidates?amp&__twitter_impression=true

11/07/2020

Humbled and honored to learn I have been endorsed by the following states today in my bid to be re-elected National FOP Vice President:

Alabama
Tennessee
Texas
Utah

Thank you all for the support and faith you have placed in me. #FOPStrong

11/07/2020

Congratulations to newly elected Texas State FOP President Karla Pruneda.

Karla has been an exceptional leader for years and I am excited to see her take on the role of President of Texas FOP.