Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Education & Research Foundation (FPCERF) today announced it has received $5,000 in public safety funding from the Motorola Solutions Foundation to provide training for Florida’s law enforcement executives. The grant will allow FPCERF to provide police chiefs with leadership development training with an emphasis on effective communication skills.…
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…