Florida Police Chiefs Respond to Supreme Court Decision on State Attorney Sentencing Case

2017 Press Releases

For Immediate Release August 31, 2017 Contact: Sandi Poreda, APR sandi@bulldogstrategygroup.com / 850.766.1906 Florida Police Chiefs Respond to Supreme Court Decision on State Attorney Sentencing Case Tallahassee, FL  – The Florida Police Chiefs Association today released the following statement in response to the Florida Supreme Court’s ruling that the Governor can use his executive authority to reassign cases to…

Florida Police Chiefs Association Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant

2017 Press Releases

For Immediate Release August 22, 2017 Media Contact: Sandi Poreda, APR 850.766.1906 / sandi@bulldogstrategygroup.com FLORIDA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION RECEIVES MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION GRANT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA), today announced it has received a grant for $10,000 from the Motorola Solutions Foundation. Through the grant, FPCA will develop and provide a…

Florida Police Chiefs Announce New Leadership for 2017/2018

2017 Press Releases

For Immediate Release July 13, 2017 Contact: Sandi Poreda, APR sandi@bulldogstrategygroup.com / 850.766.1906 FLORIDA POLICE CHIEFS ANNOUNCE NEW LEADERSHIP FOR 2017/2018 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) today announced that Chief Kevin Lystad of the Miami Shores Police Department was installed yesterday as the President of the Association for 2017/2018. Chief Kevin Lystad was…

Outstanding Service, Self-Sacrifice, Heroism Honored by FPCA

2017 Press Releases

For Immediate Release July 11, 2017 Contact: Sandi Poreda, APR sandi@bulldogstrategygroup.com / 850.766.1906 OUTSTANDING SERVICE, SELF-SACRIFICE, HEROISM HONORED BY FLORIDA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) announced the recipients of numerous awards honoring police officers and agencies for outstanding service and acts of bravery. The FPCA is presenting a total…

FPCA Statement on Punta Gorda Case

2017 Press Releases

For Immediate Release March 21, 2017 Contact: Amy Mercer amercer@fpca.com / 850-219-3631 FPCA Statement on Punta Gorda Case Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Association today released the following statement from Executive Director Amy Mercer regarding the criminal charges filed in February against Punta Gorda Police Chief Tom Lewis: “The Florida Police Chiefs Association…

FPCA Applauds Governor, Legislature For Affirming Capital Punishment in Florida

2017 Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2017 FPCA APPLAUDS GOVERNOR, LEGISLATURE FOR AFFIRMING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN FLORIDA Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Association today released a statement applauding Governor Scott and the Florida Legislature for their commitment to reintroducing the death penalty as a violent crime deterrent in Florida. Senators Randolph Bracy (D-Ocoee) and…

Florida Police Chiefs Urge State Attorney to Reconsider Death Penalty in Police Shooting

2017 Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2017 FLORIDA POLICE CHIEFS URGE STATE ATTORNEY TO RECONSIDER DEATH PENALTY IN POLICE SHOOTING Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Police Chiefs Association is extremely grateful to Governor Scott and Attorney General Bondi for taking such a strong stance against the decision by State Attorney Aramis Ayala for the Ninth Judicial…

Florida’s Police Chiefs Meet in Orlando for Training, Professional Development

2017 Press Releases

For Immediate Release January 9, 2017 Media Contact:  Sandi Poreda, APR 850.766.1906 / sandi@bulldogstrategygroup.com ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) today kicked off its Annual Mid-Winter Conference and Training Exposition in Orlando. The conference features training sessions with experts on making split second decisions, building an exemplary policy agency and communicating effectively…

Florida Police Chiefs Condemn Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting

2017 Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2017 Contact: Sandi Poreda, APR sandi@bulldogstrategygroup.com / 850.766.1906   TALLAHASSEE, FL  — The Florida Police Chiefs Association today released the following statement from its president, Coconut Creek Chief of Police Butch Arenal, in the wake of the deadly shooting at the Fort Lauderdale airport: “We are shocked, angered and saddened at…