Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) today officially opened its new Tallahassee headquarters building with a ribbon cutting ceremony and remarks from the Association’s President and Executive Director. The morning ceremony was the first of two events today to celebrate the new legacy building; the second event is a community celebration later…
Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Association today issued a consumer advisory encouraging Floridians to check whether their vehicles are affected by a recent recall of defective airbag inflators. A national recall of Takata airbag inflators may affect more than 32 million vehicles, and according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Mark Rosekind, Florida…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) today announced the recipients of numerous awards honoring law enforcement officers and agencies for outstanding service and acts of bravery. The officers and agencies received their awards last night during the FPCA’s 63rd Annual Installation and Awards Banquet, held in conjunction with the association’s Summer Training…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) today will install Chief Brett Railey of the Winter Park Police Department as the association’s 2015/2016 President. The swearing in, which will be performed by Sandy Richardson, a Regional Program Manager with the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), will be conducted this evening during…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) today announced the recipient of the 2015 FPCA Legislator of the Year Award is Representative Neil Combee (R-Auburndale). Representative Combee was honored by the organization because of his work securing ongoing funding for law enforcement training throughout the state. “Training is such an essential element for…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) presented its 2014 Legislator of the Year award to the Honorable Senator Rob Bradley on Tuesday at its annual Mid-Winter Training Conference and Exposition in Tampa, Fla. The award recognizes state legislators with a proven track record of supporting law enforcement and public safety legislation in…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The Florida Police Chiefs Association offered its condolences today to the family, friends and co-workers of fallen officer Charles Kondek who was killed in the line of duty Sunday. Jupiter Police Chief Frank Kitzerow, President of FPCA, praised Officer Kondek for his selfless service to his community and called for continued support of law…
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) today announced its endorsement of Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater in the upcoming election for Florida’s Chief Financial Officer. The FPCA applauded Atwater’s history of supporting Florida’s law enforcement, specifically his efforts to eliminate the fraud that increases the cost of living for Floridians and protect…
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) today urged Floridians to rethink their support of the proposed amendment to legalize marijuana in Florida, calling the effort a potentially dangerous threat to families and communities. “Regardless of any state laws, recreational marijuana use is still illegal on the federal level because of its high…
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) today expressed its strong support of Florida’s current 10-20-Life sentences with the following statements: “The Florida Police Chiefs Association strongly opposes any reduction to mandatory minimum sentences, including Florida’s 10-20-Life legislation,” said Chief Frank Kitzerow, President of the Florida Police Chiefs Association. “These laws have been…