May 2017

UCOPS Treasurer

Over the past two years, criticism of law enforcement by some in the political arena, by certain media organizations, and certainly by the anti-police professional protestors has reached a frenzied state. The unrest has largely been based on false accusations and misinformation about our profession. We law enforcement labor organizations up and down the west coast of the United States have had enough. We have organized and are united to fight the media assault.

Sergeant Michael Moody was recently contacted by an investigator from the Fremont Police Department asking for assistance in apprehending a career criminal who was responsible for approximately twenty armed commercial robberies throughout the East Bay. This suspect also led police in 2 high speed chases one of which resulted in the death of an innocent pedestrian the other in the attempted murder of two police officers.

Mark your calendars for the following meetings and events by the POA and its friends and supporters. All dates and times are subject to last minute changes, so always contact the event coordinator to confirm dates and times. If you have an event you would like posted on our calendar, contact the editor at journal@sfpoa.org. Download the calendar.

The headline of this article is a classic quote delivered by the frustrated fictional character SFPD Inspector Harry Callahan in the 1971 movie Dirty Harry. In the movie, Inspector Callahan was having a conversation with the District Attorney and a Judge about key evidence in a case. Both the DA and the Judge told Callahan that the evidence would not hold up in court, which led the Inspector to blurt out this classic line.