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FOP Training @ Royal Range• March 11th8:00 – 4:00• Vehicle Tactics• Reality Based Room Clearing Tactics• Limited to the first 35 registrants• COMPLETELY FREE
HOST: NASHVILLE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LOCATION: Andrew Jackson Lodge #5, FOP 440 Welshwood Drive, Nashville, TN 37211 DATE: February 11, 2019 • 8am – 5pm Calibre Press Presents READ, RECOGNIZE, RESPOND De-Escalation, Detecting Deception, & Pre-Attack Indicators REGISTER ONLINE @ calibrepress.com Single Registration: $159 Groups of 3+: $149 per person (use discount code AAA10) Groups of 6+: $129 per person (use discount code AAA30) For more information or to register a larger group, please contact: Linda Arnold at (630) 460-3247 or linda@calibrepress.com One of the greatest tools a law enforcement professional possesses is the ability to influence the overall outcome of interactions. Read, Recognize, Respond focuses on today’s peacekeeper and their ability to effectively evaluate others and utilize communication skills to make sound decisions that result in safe and successful resolutions. This course utilizes scientific research, numerous case studies, and a wide array of videos of real-life encounters to offer training scenarios with the goal of understanding and improving officer interaction skills. While this seminar is dynamic, practical, and fun, Calibre Press takes the subject of officer and community safety seriously. Students will develop a thorough understanding of human nature and how communication skills can be utilized to effectively read body language, detect deception, and recognize pre-attack indicators. We offer techniques to successfully build rapport, calm the irrational, and present one’s self as an aware and tactically sound professional law enforcement officer. Course topics include: • Beyond Words Calibre’s Premier Communication Content! • Solutions for De-Escalation • Verbal & Non-Verbal Cues: Did You See Them? • Treating People with Dignity & Respect: It’s a Must • Recognizing Pre-Attack Indicators: The Visual Edge • Detecting Deception • The Professional Mindset • Professionalism During All Encounters • The Pros & Cons of Stress Response • The Benefits of Command Presence
CPR ProgramMr. Carpenter’s vehicle caught fire while driving to work and quickly became fully engulfed! He had just cashed his weekly paycheck from his construction job and all the cash was inside the vehicle. Sgt. Swoner overheard him telling the TDOT driver that he didn’t know what he was going to do. Sgt. Swoner reached out to the FOP and we were able to provide two $100 gift cards to help Mr. Carpenter through his hardship. Have use for a gift card? See your detail supervisor for more information. Have a more serious request? Click the link below and fill out the form!
Tyler Page was crossing the street when her mother pushed her out of the way of oncoming traffic. Unfortunately, her Mother was hit buy the oncoming vehicle and died days later in as a result. Officer Gentry reached out to the FOP to see if the CPR program could provide some assistance. Through the CPR program, we were able to put Ms. Page in a hotel for the duration of her Mother’s stay in the hospital and provide her with a $100 gift card to take care of any immediate needs. Ms. Page is now safely with her extended family. Great work Officer Gentry!
This year, the FOP took over 80 disadvantaged children to our annual Shop With a Cop event! It was a great success! Thanks to all that participated. We hope to see you again next year!
Meet your 2019 FOP board members! We know you’re eager to get to know them and what they do for the FOP! Check back each month for a message from a different board member.President: James SmallwoodVice President: Harold Burke2ndVice President: Allen HeraldSecretary: Andrew GregaTreasurer: Robert YoungConductor: Noble Taylor
Past President: Danny HaleTrustees: Shane McCormick, Jeanine Hale, Brandon TennantState Trustee: Jimmy WheelerSgt. at Arms: Melvin BrownChaplain: Michael Payne
Wondering what that black wall at MNPD HQ is?When the old MNPD headquarters building was demolished, the existing FOP memorial was repurposed to the MNPD Training academy. The wall pictured below is the new FOP Memorial. The names of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice will now be honored at both locations.
The Solution is Here!There is no reason to struggle alone! The MNPD PASS program has been nationally recognized by the Department of Justice as one of the top 10 Police behavioral health services in the country!FREE Services offered for you and your family:• Individual Counseling Services• Couples / Marriage Counseling• Family Counseling• Substance abuse assistance• Critical Incident Debriefing• Wellness Checks• Peer Support Program• Completely Confidential!Don’t let the stressors of life or the job build up unchecked! Too often we hear, I just wish I had gone sooner! Contact PASS now @ (615) 862-7887!
For too long our government officials have ignored the fact that Nashville is not keeping up with the pace of its own growth. This is the driving factor behind the Nashville FOP’s #DoBetter campaign. Nashville’s not broke but their priorities sure seem to be! Like, follow and share us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.Have content for the DoBettercampaign? Send it to fopconcerns@gmail.com!
Are you tired of these issues with Metro Police cars?• In the garage too long.• Returned from the garage with the same problem.• Riding two, or three, to a car due to fleet shortage.• Excessively high mileage vehicles still in service.• Telling dispatch to put you out at the station waiting on a car.• Any other vehicle issue that prevents you from efficiently performing your duties.The Nashville FOP has heard these concerns and many more. In the coming weeks and months we will be collecting data from the front lines. If you have any issue with a metro vehicle that you feel is not being resolved properly, or have concerns about fleet deficiencies, send an email with vehicle year, decal#, mileage, problem and any other information you feel is important to fopconcerns@gmail.com. Your personal information will be kept completely confidential! We are only tracking data on vehicles to show the deficiencies in our fleet and necessity of updating it. We need your help to get this done.
• The Tennessee state legislature seems poised to step in and create some boundaries that all oversight committees must comply with. We will be watching to see how that unfolds.
We want to know! Did you enjoy this new version of the journal? What are some topics YOUwould like to see covered in next months issue? The Fraternal Order of Police is a member driven organization! Let us know what topics you want to see covered by sending an email to fopconcerns@gmail.comand we will try to include it in a future issue!