fraternal order of police

• Opinion

Union attacks on Baltimore police commissioner damage department

The last thing that Baltimore needs right now is the FOP leader picking a public fight with the police commissioner.

• Opinion

Note to Baltimore's FOP: Some cops are bad

The Fraternal Order of Police needs to putting up obstacles to rooting out bad cops.

• Opinion

Maryland leaders, will you take a pledge to support black kids?

ACLU: We call on Md. elected leaders to pledge that they will not use nor tolerate disparaging and dehumanizing language about people of color, kids especially

• Maryland

Baltimore police union draws online criticism calling youths 'criminals' after Inner Harbor incident

Baltimore's Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 called some young people who met Saturday at the Inner Harbor "criminals." The ACLU says that's unacceptable.

By Phil Davis

May 26, 2019

• Laurel Leader

Laurel police union endorses incumbents, challengers in City Council race

The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 11, a union representing the Laurel Police Department, invited candidates for Laurel City Council to an endorsement forum Sept. 28.

By Melanie Dzwonchyk

Sep 28, 2017

• Maryland

Letter: Police support Dominick, Yingling for Westminster

I am writing to you as the President of the Carroll County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 20 which represents police officers from the Westminster City Police

• News

Baltimore police win lawsuit against union over civilian oversight

A judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit from the Baltimore police union that sought to block the city's police department from sharing internal affairs files

By Catherine Rentz

Nov 4, 2016

• News

Amid law enforcement scrutiny, a rising black voice enters top ranks of Baltimore's police union

Many in the Baltimore Police Department took notice of Lt. Kenny Butler's outspokenness after last year's unrest, and last month elected him first vice president of the local Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 — making him the highest-ranking black officer in the organization's history.

By Kevin Rector

Oct 24, 2016

• Opinion

The FOP's offensive tweets

Deleting messages gloating about the acquittal of an officer involved in Freddie Gray's arrest isn't enough because they reflect a pattern of damaging rhetoric.

• Baltimore City Paper

Commissioner Davis, FOP condemn BPD lieutenant for controversial tweets [UPDATED]

• Maryland

Baltimore police union joins call for boycott of Quentin Tarantino film

The president of the Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police lodge is urging the public to boycott an upcoming film by Quentin Tarantino to protest comments the director made at a rally against police brutality.

By Jessica Anderson

Nov 5, 2015

• Opinion

Policing the police

It's time to reform Maryland's decades-old law protecting the rights of officers accused of misconduct

• Opinion

The tail wags the dog at BPD

The power to control the culture in the BPD now lies with Lodge No. 3 of the Fraternal Order of Police, which represents not only the rank-and-file officers but also the sergeants and lieutenants who supervise them. When it comes to discipline and qualitative personnel management, the tail clearly wags the dog in the BPD.

• News

Document: Baltimore FOP's After-Action Review

Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police report on after-action review related to Baltimore riots after death of Freddie Gray.

• News

Batts: More officers likely to be arrested, forced out as result of reforms

Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Anthony W. Batts vows to fight Fraternal Order of Police to continue reforming the agency and root out corrupt cops.

By Doug Donovan

Jun 19, 2015

• News

Police, Mayor butt heads with union over reform

A dispute between Baltimore police, the police union and the mayor's office played out in public Tuesday as the union released a statement questioning the department's commitment to reform, while police and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake accused the Fraternal Order of Police of misleading the public.

By Justin George

Jun 16, 2015

• Baltimore City

Baltimore police contract hurts accountability, study says

The contract between Baltimore and the Fraternal Order of Police contains several impediments to accountability, according to a report from a criminologist who often examines policies for the U.S. Department of Justice.

By Mark Puente

May 24, 2015

• Maryland

Protesters march to police union to demand apologies for rhetoric

A group of about 50 protesters marched several miles from the Gilmor Homes housing project in Sandtown-Winchester to the Baltimore police union's headquarters in Hampden on behalf of Freddie Gray Tuesday.

• News

Police union wants Rawlings-Blake investigated too

Police union wants Rawlings-Blake investigated too

• Baltimore City

Baltimore police union president likens protests to 'lynch mob'

The Baltimore police union president Wednesday drew outrage by comparing Freddie Gray protests to a "lynch mob" because they called for the officers involved to be jailed immediately.

• Baltimore County

Baltimore County loses appeal in police retiree case

An appeals court denied the Baltimore County government's latest attempts not to reimburse hundreds of police retirees who were overcharged for health insurance.

By Pamela Wood

Dec 18, 2014

• Opinion

Black police officers decry union's legal fund donation [Commentary]

• Politics

Brown receives endorsement of Maryland State Fraternal Order of Police

• Baltimore County

Baltimore County police ratify two-year contract

• Maryland

Police union to erect fraud hot line billboard in Westminster

• Unions

FOP: Baltimore doesn't need more cops

• Crime

County police union chief under investigation

• Unions

City police union overwhelmingly rejects contract

• Unions

AFSCME backs O'Malley; FOP for Ehrlich

• Fraternal Order of Police

Police endorse Jessamy opponent in primary

• Fraternal Order of Police

City FOP endorses Bernstein; senators' endorsement sparks controversy

• Unions

City police union poised to help cover Tshamba's legal fees

• Crime

Mayor's proposed budget generating anger

• Unions

Baltimore police accept city's final contract offer

• Unions

Police union, City Hall prepare for arbitration on budget cuts

• Sheila Dixon

Officer robbed, shoots suspect

• Fraternal Order of Police

City cop union enters fray over prof arrest in Cambridge

• Crime

MdTA Police probing civilian employee in alleged financial irregularities

• Unions

Sheriffs union endorses Mitchell in mayoral race

• Law Enforcement

Mikulski aims to trace guns used in crime

• Drunk Driving

Union asks for O'Malley form

• Fraternal Order of Police

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• Unions

Police union suspends president

• Unions

Police union sues department for files on exam

• Unions

FOP lodge seeks ouster of police commissioner Leaders request meeting with mayor, who backs Frazier

• Unions

Teamsters gain in quest to represent police, deputies County delays talks with FOP on contract

• Unions

Police union members vote to have election mediator FOP also dismisses charges against 5 officers

• Unions

FOP battles Teamsters over representation

• Unions

FOP fights back against Teamsters Ouster of 5 officers sought for support of rival union; Dissidents may sue; Groups in conflict over representation of county police

• Fraternal Order of Police

Police union sues to block pension bill