By Todd Fraizer Hello everyone. As we head into the holidays, the LDP Trustees hope you all are doing well, are healthy and being safe out there while protecting our community. Our profession is under tremendous scrutiny, both internally and externally with transparency the name of the game. We are held to a much higher

By Mike Cavallero Retiree Dinner Meeting: The Fresno Police Retirees held their Fall Dinner Meeting on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the Verdi Club. Approximately 75 retirees, spouses, significant others and friends gathered for an evening of great food and good fellowship. The tables were decorated in an autumn harvest theme and Halloween candy was

By David Newton Minimize Delays in Processing Your Disability Retirement I often receive calls from members wanting to know why their disability retirement application is taking so darn long to process. The answer can be a tad complicated as there is no one specific reason for the delay. A few years ago, it seemed disability

By Todd Fraizer There’s been a lot of negativity lately both around the country and within the Police Department. You’ve seen it, heard it or engaged in it. If you know me, you know I’m a ‘half full’ kinda guy, instead of a ‘half empty’ one. And even though I have over thirty years’ experience

By Damon Kurtz We are headed into the holidays after concluding this year’s FPOA elections for the board of directors (see election results below). I would like to start by congratulating those who were elected and thank all who ran for an FPOA office. This year marked the first time we utilized electronic voting and

Let me begin by offering my sincere appreciation to all of you for the incredible work you do in a very difficult policing environment.