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Written by Robert F. Cherry, Jr.
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 10:06 |
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The Maryland State FOP Biennial Conference will be held from September 20 - 23, 2010 in Ocean City, Maryland. Delegates to the Biennial Conference were chosen at the June General Membership Meeting. All delegates are reminded to sign up for any events with Conference Committee Chairperson Lisa Riha by emailing her at
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The deadline for all event requests is August 23, 2010 and the event listing was included in a recent mailing to all Lodge #3 delegates. |
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Written by Robert F. Cherry, Jr.
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Friday, 23 July 2010 14:51 |
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On August 4, 2010, a Parole Hearing will be held for Shane Weiss who was convicted of Vehicular Manslaughter in the deaths of Sergeant John Platt and Police Officer Kevin McCarthy. Sergeant Platt and Police Officer McCarthy were killed on October 14, 2000 in the NED. The FOP is asking all members and their family and friends to send a letter to the Maryland Parole Commission urging them to deny parole for Shane Weiss. Please address all letters to: David Blumberg, Chairman of the Maryland Parole Commission, 6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 307, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. Refer to Inmate Shane Weiss, DOC# 359272.
Keep in your prayers the families of both Sergeant Platt and Police Officer McCarthy during this difficult time and never forget all those Baltimore Police Officers who gave their lives in the Line of Duty.
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Written by Robert F. Cherry, Jr.
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010 15:30 |
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Baltimore City FOP Lodge #3 has been working diligently with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) to establish a program that will allow our retired police officers to qualify with their handguns as permitted under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) that was signed into law by former President George W. Bush.
FOP #3 and the Baltimore Retired Police Benevolent Association (BRPBA) have approved funds to purchase equipment for the BPD to get the program started. Recently, FOP President Robert Cherry, FOP Trustee Ed Wagner and FOP Chaplain Don Helms met with Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld and his staff to discuss implementation of a LEOSA qualifying program here at the BPD so our retired police officers may qualify with their handguns. More information will follow as we work to finalize the program with the BPD. |
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Written by Robert F. Cherry, Jr.
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 15:28 |
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The FOP and City of Baltimore will sit down shortly to begin formal contract neogotiations for FY2011. FY2010 ended on June 30, 2010. The City has forwarded to the FOP a confirmation letter agreeing to continue all the terms and conditions of employment in our Memorandum of Understanding for FY2010; however, the monetary concessions agreed to in FY2010 ended on June 30, 2010. The FOP Labor Committee will meet next week to review our options and will schedule a meeting with the City of Baltimore and keep the Membership updated. |
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Written by Robert F. Cherry, Jr.
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Monday, 21 June 2010 20:47 |
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On Monday, June 21, 2010, Council Bill 10-0519 - Pension Benefits - passed the City Council on Third Reader by a vote of 9-5.
Voting against Council Bill 10-0519 and with the FOP and IAFF were Council members Mary Pat Clark, Nick D'Adamo, Jim Kraft, Belinda Conaway and Warren Branch. To each and every one of them, we say "Thank You" and we appreciate your support for the hard work and dedication to duty every police officer and firefighter perfoms each day in our City.
Voting in favor of Council Bill 10-0519 and against the FOP and IAFF were Council members Bill Cole, Helen Holton, Carl Stokes, Ed Reisenger, Agnes Welch, Sharon Green Middleton, Rochelle Spector, Robert Curran and President Bernard "Jack" Young. To each and every one of them, we say "We Will Remember" today's vote and the fact that despite the Unions offering a compromise that would have saved the City close to $70 million for FY2011, you chose instead to break the promise the City made to each and every police officer and firefighter.
We expect the Mayor to sign Bill 10-0519 and the Unions' lawyers from Saul Ewing, LLP will be providing an update shortly as to our next step. The fight to protect and preserve our pension benefits continues......
Fraternally, Bob Cherry |
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