Posts tagged police union
DC police lieutenant celebrated as first gay union boss accused of soliciting underage boy
April 21, 2026 // A veteran Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer and former head of a D.C. police union has been arrested in what authorities described as a "disturbing" child exploitation case, MPD told Fox News Digital. Lt. Matthew Mahl, 47, who previously made history as the first openly gay chairman of the police union, allegedly exchanged text messages with an undercover Maryland detective posing as a 15-year-old boy, according to charging documents.
Houston police union recruits ‘disgusted’ NYPD officers after New York City elects Mamdani
November 5, 2025 // The Houston union posted another flyer which listed the benefits of their the police force. From a "36.5% pay raise just approved over 5 years" to "affordable housing" and "supportive citizens," the Houston union sought to seize on what could be a life-changing reality for cops in the Big Apple under Mamdani’s leadership.
Santa Ana Councilman Calls on State Attorney General to Probe Police Union Spending
October 6, 2025 // Santa Ana City Councilman Ben Vazquez is calling on the State’s Attorney General Rob Bonta to thoroughly probe how Santa Ana’s police union spent taxpayer dollars over the last decade to see if there has been any misuse of public dollars. It comes as the city’s police department faced a host of accountability questions this past summer and as city officials brace for an expected deficit in a couple years that city staff project will be tens of millions of dollars deep. Vazquez says he is requesting the investigation after a city audit found officials overpaid $3.4 million for officers’ health benefit plans in 2023 despite the union’s health benefits account operating at over $608,000 deficit.
85% of Americans Want Union Transparency. Connecticut’s Labor Dept Says No
October 5, 2025 // Connecticut tried to close that gap. The state enacted Conn. Gen. Stat. §31-77, requiring any union with more than 25 members to file verified annual financial reports with the CTDOL. The statute’s intent is straightforward: protect workers from abuse, make sure dues were spent responsibly, and give members the right to demand audits. Yet the safeguard has little force today. In an Aug. 8 letter to state Senators Stephen Harding (R-Brookfield) and Rob Sampson (R-Wolcott), Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo described §31-77 statute as “redundant” and “burdensome” — and announced the department’s decision not to enforce it. That choice effectively renders the law optional.
Milwaukee police union leader says he’s considering asking Trump to send Guard troops to the city
September 8, 2025 // The discussion of National Guard troops in Milwaukee comes after President Donald Trump sent thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles in June to quell protests. Last month, he deployed troops across Washington, D.C., and has threatened to make similar moves in Chicago.
DC Police Union backs Trump’s takeover, citing ‘out of control’ crime
August 13, 2025 // n a statement to multiple news outlets, union chair Gregg Pemberton said the group supports Trump’s decision, citing concerns that crime is “out of control” and that officers are operating beyond their limits. Mayor Muriel Bowser called Trump’s takeover order “unsettling and unprecedented,” saying she was caught off guard by the move’s scale. On Monday, she highlighted that violent crime in the city has dropped to its lowest point in 30 years, continuing a downward trend that began in 2019 before the pandemic.
Salt Lake City reaches budget agreement with police union before new bill kicks in
April 22, 2025 // Groups opposed to the new law say they've gathered over 320,000 signatures to put it up for a referendum on next year's ballot. As of Friday, at least 33,000 of the signatures have been verified toward the qualifying requirement of about 141,000 signatures, which also includes a certain number of signatures in 15 of the state's 29 Senate districts.
Trump, Elon Musk, and Philly unions are the wild cards in this year’s DA race
February 24, 2025 // But with risk comes reward. If Dugan prevails, it would be seen as a major win for the building trades and would represent the second time in three years that the group helped install its preferred candidate in a major citywide election. One union that has been silent so far is the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, which represents current and retired Philadelphia police officers.
Police Union, Real Estate Interests Spend Big in Santa Ana Elections
October 23, 2024 // Public safety unions and real estate interests are spending tens of thousands of dollars on their preferred candidates in Santa Ana’s city council races this year – amid allegations that the police union has outsized influence on city hall.
Former Alton police officer accused of stealing funds from police union
July 31, 2024 // According to a release from the AG, Jeremiah Dressler, 41, of Brighton, Ill., has been charged with theft, felony theft by deception, and wire fraud. Dressler turned himself in on Friday at the Madison County Sheriff’s Office after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He set to reappear in court on August 9.