Operation Dry Streets Focuses on Roadway Safety in Florida

For more information: Nanette Schimpf, APR, CPRC Public Relations Director, FSA 850-528-2639 cell -or- Amy Mercer Executive Director, FPCA 850-591-0174 cell For Immediate Release TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 11, 2020) – Today, the Florida Sheriffs Association, Florida Police Chiefs Association, and the Florida Highway Patrol announced the launch of Operation Dry Streets, a joint statewide initiative…

Florida Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Debunk the Myth That Drug Offenders in State Prison Are Non-Violent, Low Level Offenders

Florida Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Debunk the Myth That Drug Offenders in State Prison Are Non-Violent, Low Level Offenders (February 18, 2020) – Tallahassee, FL – Today, the Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) and Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) gathered at the Florida Capitol to debunk the myth that drug offenders in the state prison are non-violent, low…

Florida Police Chiefs Association Endorses Keith Touchberry for Indian River County Sheriff

For Immediate Release: Friday, January 31, 2020 Contact: William Stander, (850) 212-3250, william@williamstander.com Florida Police Chiefs Association Endorses Keith Touchberry for Indian River County Sheriff Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) today endorsed Keith M. Touchberry for Sheriff of Indian River County. “Chief Touchberry is an extraordinary public servant,” said the FPCA…

Make Florida Hands-Free!

For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Contact Jennifer Smith, 708.334.3058, jsmith@stopdistractions.org Keyna Cory, 850.566.9575, keynacory@paconsultants.com FL DNT TXTNDRV COALITION & StopDistractions.org: “Make Florida Hands-Free!” Tallahassee, Fla. – Standing alongside State Senator Wilton Simpson (R-Trilby) and State Representatives Jackie Toledo (R-Tampa) and Emily Slosberg (D-Boca Raton), the FL DNT TXTNDRV COALITION, along with StopDistractions.org, today…

Florida Police Chiefs Association President Chief David Perry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2018 Media Contact: Amy Mercer Email: amercer@fpca.com Office: 850-219-3631 Cell: 850-591-0174 Florida Police Chiefs Association President Chief David Perry, Florida State University Police Department Appointed to Governor-Elect Ron DeSantis Advisory Committee on Public Safety TALLAHASSEE- The Florida Police Chiefs Association, representing police chiefs and law enforcement leaders throughout the state of Florida,…

The Florida Police Chiefs Endorse Matt Caldwell for Agriculture Commissioner

   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 18, 2018 Contact: Sarah Tyson Alfano, 850-681-3200, sarah@saltermitchellpr.com The Florida Police Chiefs Association Endorses Matt Caldwell for Agriculture Commissioner (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) has endorsed Republican Matt Caldwell to be Florida’s next Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. “Matt Caldwell listens to Florida’s law enforcement…

Operation First Responder & Family Relief

For Immediate Release Tallahassee Police Department Office of Police Chief Michael J. DeLeo Contact: Officer Rachelle Denmark (850)491-5448 Operation First Responder & Family Relief As Hurricane Michael moved through our area, first responders from various agencies started working around the clock to protect their communities.  Many of these first responders left their homes and families indefinitely. …

Statement on Hurricane Michael Recovery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2018 Media Contact:  Sarah Tyson Alfano Email: sarah@saltermitchellpr.com Office: 850-681-3200 Cell: 321-419-7595 Florida Police Chiefs Association Statement on Hurricane Michael Recovery From Florida State University Police Chief David Perry, FPCA President “Hurricane Michael was the first Category 4 storm on record to make landfall in the Florida Panhandle and it…

FPCA Announces New Leadership

For Immediate Release September 5, 2018 Contact: Sarah Tyson Alfano sarah@saltermitchellpr.com | 850-681-3200   FLORIDA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP Florida State University Police Department Chief David Perry Sworn in as President  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) announced that Chief David Perry of the Florida State University Police Department was…

Outstanding Service Honored by FPCA

For Immediate Release September 5, 2018 Contact: Sarah Tyson Alfano sarah@saltermitchellpr.com / 850-681-3200 OUTSTANDING SERVICE HONORED BY FLORIDA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – At their 66th annual summer training conference, the Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) announced the recipients of 12 awards honoring police officers, agencies and leaders for outstanding service to Floridians. “These…