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• NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2019 – May 13-18, 2019 • 2019 MCPA / MSA Professional Development Training Seminar & Vendor

Show • Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Opportunities • TRAINING

o Homicide Investigation School – Hosted by Carroll County Sheriff’s Office

• The Trace – ERPO Overview • Officer Safety & Wellness • Training • Upcoming MCPA & MSA Meetings • Upcoming MCPA Supported Charitable Events

o NLEOMM Harley Raffle o Blue Honor Gala o National Police Week 5K o 20th Annual Maryland C.O.P.S. Ride o Maryland Law Enforcement Torch Run

WEEK OF May 6, 2019

National Police Week

May 13th to 18th, 2019 Washington, DC

http://www.policeweek.org/

POLICE WEEK SCHEDULE

Monday, May 13, 2019 31st Annual Candlelight Vigil The Candlelight Vigil will be held at 8:00 p.m. at the National Mall between 4th and 7th streets. The event is sponsored by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. No tickets are required and everyone is welcome. For additional information please call 202-737-3400. Tuesday, May 14, 2019 FOP DC Lodge #1 Events The FOP DC Lodge will be hosting the local daily events on Lot 8 at RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capital Street S.E. Washington D.C. 20003. The event starts at 11:00 a.m. and goes until 2 a.m. Vendors will be set up during this time and will be there for all three days. Our bar and food service will also be open along with music and entertainment. Pipe bands will be required to check in with security before starting to play. No pipe bands will be allowed to play on May 15 at the site.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 38th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service Sponsored by the Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police and the Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary. The Memorial Service will be held on the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The Service begins at 11:00 a.m. and is expected to run approximately 2 hours. Contact: Lou Cannon (lcannon@dc-fop.org) or Linda Hennie (lshennie@aol.com). The Wreath Laying Ceremony will be held immediately following the Memorial Service. Media inquiries: media.policememorialservice@gmail.com. Honor Guard and Color Guard Teams participating in the Memorial Service should report to First Street and Maryland Avenue SW to meet the USCP Honor Guard Commander. Plan to be in position from 0830 hrs to 1500 hrs when the service concludes. As a reminder, all honor guard rifles must be inert. Please note: Service begins promptly at 11 a.m. FOP DC Lodge #1 Events The FOP DC Lodge will be hosting the local daily events on Lot 8 at RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capital Street S.E. Washington D.C. 20003. The event starts at 11:00 a.m. and goes until 2 a.m. Vendors will be set up during this time and will be there for all three days. Our bar and food service will also be open along with music and entertainment. Pipe bands will be required to check in with security before starting to play. No pipe bands will be allowed to play on May 15 at the site.

The Maryland Chiefs of Police Association (MCPA) and the Maryland Sheriffs’ Association (MSA) will host our Annual Professional Development Training Seminar & Vendor Show at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau in Ocean City, Maryland on September 8-11, 2019.

Our Association's work tirelessly on behalf of our members and our communities in several critical areas: Legislative and Legal Advocacy, Training and Member Services. Our active engagement on issues of public safety policy has allowed the associations to effectively shape legislation that impacts legal, social, and budgetary issues. MCPA & MSA are recognized as the voice of law enforcement advocacy on behalf of local law enforcement in Maryland. MCPA & MSA provides contemporary training to law enforcement leaders statewide, ensuring our members remain current on leading issues as well as preparing the next generation of Maryland's law enforcement executives.

MCPA/MSA’s Annual Professional Development Seminar & Vendor Show is the Association’s flagship event and the premier annual training seminar in the law enforcement community in Maryland. The three-day conference brings together more than 350 leaders in law enforcement with industry partners for amazing networking opportunities, educational sessions, awards ceremonies and a marketplace showcasing the products and services of over 70 exhibitors.

Here is our current list of “early bird” exhibitors & vendors. Please be sure to visit them and thank them all at the Seminar, as we would not be able to do this without them!

Click Here for Vendor/Sponsor Information

Aftermath Services LLC All Traffic Solutions AMCHAR Wholesale, Inc. Arrow Safety Device Company Atlantic Tactical Blauer Manufacturing Co. Elbeco Inc FreeState Gun Range Front Line Mobile Tech Galls Global Public Safety GlobalFlyte Hardwire LLC HCGI Heroes Come First /Access National Mortgage JAMAR Technologies, Inc. Keystone Public Safety, Inc. KPI Tactical Laser Technology, Inc. Lawmen Supply LAWMEN SUPPLY COMPANY OF NJ Leonardo/ELSAG ALPR Systems Lexis Nexis LoJack Corp Major Police Supply Mark43 Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Association

Maryland Center for School Safety Motorola Solutions, Inc. National Child Safety Council Noptic OffenderWatch Officerstore / Witmer Public Safety Group, Inc. Optotraffic, LLC Police Federal Credit Union PrimeCare Medical, Inc. Purdue University Global Radar Sign SecureWatch 24, LLC Selex ES Inc., a Leonardo Company Sensys Gatso Group Stalker Radar

Stevenson University Online SymbolArts Team One Network T-Mobile U-Haul United Public Safety Verizon Visual Labs WatchGuard Video Whelan Security Whelen Engineering Co Inc

VENDOR / EXHIBITOR “EARLY BIRD” PRICING ENDS MAY 31ST AND INCREASES BY $125.00! LIMITED SPACES STILL AVAILABLE!

IF YOU KNOW OF A POTENTIAL SPONSOR OR EXHIBITOR, PLEASE CONTACT JOHN NEWNAN AT jnewnan@jhu.edu OR 410-516-9873.

At the 2019 Maryland Chiefs of Police Association / Maryland Sheriffs’ Association Professional Development Training Seminar & Vendor Show, there is a LOT of great quality training, opportunities to see new and innovative law enforcement products and services and speak directly to their representatives, as well as participating in beneficial social networking exchanges where valuable information and insight is gained…..you don’t want to miss this! September 8-11, 2019

Don’t delay PLEASE SIGN UP TODAY and encourage members of your agency to attend as well!

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Hotel and Accommodations

Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel 10100 Coastal Highway Ocean City, MD 21842 410-524-3535

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE • OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force To Combat Human Trafficking: Supporting Law Enforcement’s Role Funding will be used to develop or enhance the role of law enforcement in domestic human trafficking task forces.

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Applications Due: June 11, 2019

Improving Justice and Mental Health Collaboration: Training and Technical Assistance to Grantees and the Field Program funding will aim to improve justice and mental health collaboratIon through TTA efforts provided to law enforcement and criminal justice agencies to help reduce crime and recidivism.

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Applications Due: June 11, 2019

A National Training and Technical Assistance Initiative to Improve Law Enforcement-Based Responses to People with Mental Health Disorders and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities This funding will help develop training and technical assistance to improve responses by law enforcement and criminal justice agencies associated with people and cases involving mental illness and intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Applications Due: June 13, 2019

STOP School Violence Training and Technical Assistance Funding will assist state, local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictions with violence reduction efforts by creating a TTA program that assesses and confronts violence in schools.

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Applications Due: June 18, 2019

SLOTS STILL AVAILABLE - please contact Terry Brandon @ SEI directly by the end of business Tuesday May 9th if interested

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Use of Red Flag Laws Varies Widely Among Local Police Several states passed civil gun-seizure laws after Parkland, but their impact has varied state by state.

BY ALEX YABLON · @ALEXYABLON In December, a man in Monroe, Washington, was arrested after posting images of himself on Facebook wearing a gas mask, holding an AR-style rifle, and surrounded by white power iconography. He also posted repeated threats to kill “30 Jews” and commit a school shooting. Local authorities charged the man with felony threatening, but two days before, they used a so-called extreme risk protection order (ERPO) to seize a dozen of his guns.

ERPOs, commonly referred to as red flag laws, allow a third party — depending on the state, it can be a police officer, family member, school official, or mental health provider — to petition a judge for a warrant to seize legally owned guns if someone is determined to be an immediate threat to themselves or others.

In the Washington case, local authorities believed the man “posed a significant danger in the near future,” Courtney O’Keefe, a spokesperson for the Snohomish County Sheriff, said in an email. “The ERPO law, which has a high threshold and is used very rarely in our state, allowed us to remove his firearms from his residence in order to protect both himself and others.”

Although the first civil gun-seizure law in the United States has been in place for two decades, such laws have been spreading rapidly, particularly since last year’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida. States created the laws to limit shootings, and though a handful of studies have suggested that they work, it’s still too early to fully measure the effectiveness of the laws.

“We don’t have empirical evidence of extreme risk protection orders’ impact on future violence. But the logic behind them is sound,” said April Zeoli, a public health criminologist at Michigan State University who recently began a study of ERPO laws in Florida, Oregon, and Vermont.

“The fact that they are modeled after domestic violence restraining orders gives us good reason to think they will reduce gun violence,” Zeoli added. She explained that while ERPOs are not yet widely applied and its thus hard to determine their effectiveness, the example of domestic violence orders suggest that, over time, they will become more common, driving down shooting rates. “When domestic violence restraining orders first hit the scene almost 30 years ago, no one knew about them,” she said. “But now everyone knows what they are.”

Connecticut created the first ERPO in 1999 after a workplace shooting. Indiana passed a similar law in 2005. In 2014, California created Gun Violence Restraining Orders after the Isla Vista shooting, in which a young man killed six people, three by gun, and injured 13. Before the rampage, the perpetrator’s parents had pleaded with local police to confiscate his weapons. But the police had no recourse, because he hadn’t been convicted of a felony or involuntarily committed to psychiatric care.

Since 2014, 12 more states have passed similar laws. Twenty-three other statesare now considering similar legislation.

An ERPO is only as good as its enforcement

While the purpose of ERPOs is clear, implementation varies over time and from place to place.

Despite California’s legislation, police and civilians in the state were slow to file petitions during the first year the law was in effect: Judges in the nation’s most populous state issued only 86 orders in 2016. In comparison, Oregon, which has about one tenth of California’s population, issued 42 orders in the first six months its law was in effect.

In some states, authorities have had to remind authorities that ERPOs were an available legal tool in the first place. After Parkland, Indiana’s attorney general issued an advisory

to remind prosecutors that the state had had a civil gun-seizure law on the books for more than a decade.

But other localities have a dedicated staff for pursuing ERPOs and training authorities in their use.

Kimberly Wyatt, who runs the gun-seizure program for the prosecutor’s office in King County, Washington, said when she first began filing the petitions she was surprised at how many were for people at risk of suicide. In the last six months, law enforcement have referred more and more cases of people threatening to harm others, she said.

“I have seen folks who were in the midst of a behavioral health crisis come into court and thank law enforcement for saving their lives,” she said.

MARYLAND SEEN AS THE NATIONAL LEADER

Of all the states with ERPO laws on the books, some experts say Maryland has become the national leader in implementation, despite having had a law in effect only since October. “I was really struck by Maryland’s first three months using the orders. The law was filling a needed function,” said Lindsay Nichols of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which advocates for stronger gun laws.

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GUN POLICY Red Flag Laws: Where the Bills Stand in Each State Since the Parkland shooting, nine states have enacted legislation that allows law enforcement to remove guns from individuals deemed a risk to themselves or others.

BY SEAN CAMPBELL AND ALEX YABLON

Part of the reason for their effectiveness in Maryland is that authorities there can issue an order 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Sheriff Darren Popkin of Montgomery County, just outside of Washington, D.C., said in an interview that Maryland judicial officers, called district court commissioners, who are on duty after normal business hours are crucial. Most of the incidents that might prompt police or family members to seek an order — like domestic violence, substance abuse or suicide threats — happen in the evening, once courts have closed.

But even within Maryland, the use of ERPO laws can vary widely by county, according to data provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff, which tracks the monthly petition totals. In Anne Arundel County, which was the site of the June 2018 Capital Gazette mass shooting, police and residents petitioned for 73 gun seizures in March. But in Baltimore City, with a comparatively larger population and a higher rate of violence, citizens and law enforcement have yet to file more than 14 petitions in a single month.

Fears and realities

Despite the diffusion of ERPOs since Parkland, gun rights organizations remain hostile to the laws. The National Rifle Association signaled some openness to the them in the immediate aftermath of the Parkland shooting, but the group has opposed ERPO legislation since then. It cites threats to due process in the rush to confiscate guns, or the possibility that people with grudges could file false reports.

In practice, the laws are subject to judicial oversight. In Maryland, judges granted 258 petitions in March, or slightly more than half those sought. Another 146 were denied, and 102 were dismissed as no longer necessary.

While Wyatt, the Kings County official, noted that Washington did not have data as detailed as Maryland’s, she described a similarly rigorous process. Moreover, filing a false ERPO is a crime in all states with such a law, and lying during the hearing process would be perjury.

Sheriff Popkin said he has found that many petitioners use the ERPOs not to settle a grudge or even protect themselves, but to help troubled people they care about. In Maryland, he said, six in 10 petitions are filed by family members or mental health providers. “I’ve received phone calls back from some petitioners in the case, and the petitioners have told me they are very grateful,” Popkin said. “It saved their loved one’s life.”

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Department of Justice Releases Reports Focused on Improving Safety and Wellness of the Nation’s 800,000 Law Enforcement Officers The Department of Justice today released two complementary reports that focus on the mental health and safety of the nation’s federal, state, local and tribal police officers. The reports, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act: Report to Congress and Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Programs: Eleven Case Studies, were published by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) as required by the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) of 2017. The LEMHWA passed both chambers unanimously and without amendment and was signed by the President shortly thereafter. These actions show that its purpose and intended effects are uncontroversial among policymakers – law enforcement agencies need and deserve support in their ongoing efforts to protect the mental health and well-being of their employees. Congress took the important step in improving the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services that will help our nation’s more than 800,000 federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers. "Serving as a law enforcement officer requires courage, strength, and dedication," Attorney General William P. Barr said. "The demands of this work, day in and day out, can take a toll on the health and well-being of our officers, but the Department of Justice is committed to doing our part to help. I want to thank the men and women of our COPS office for their hard work to support our officers every day, and specifically for these thoughtful and insightful reports, which detail both the challenges facing our officers and some specific ways we can give them the support that they deserve." "A damaging national narrative has emerged in which law enforcement officers – whether federal, state, local, or tribal – are seen not as protectors of communities but as oppressors," said COPS Office Director Phil Keith. “In this environment, where an inherently stressful job is made more so by a constant undercurrent of distrust and negative public opinion, the risks to officer wellness are exacerbated. This report is an important measure and reflection in our ongoing commitment to protect those who protect us. " Under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act, the COPS Office was required to submit reports to Congress that addressed:

(1) Recommendations to Congress on effectiveness of crisis lines for law enforcement officers, efficacy of annual mental health checks for law enforcement officers, expansion of peer mentoring programs, and ensuring privacy considerations for these types of programs; (2) Mental health practices and services in the U.S. Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) that could be adopted by federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies; and (3) Case studies of programs designed primarily to address officer psychological health and well-being. The first report, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act: Report to Congress, includes 22 recommendations to Congress ranging from supporting programs to embed mental health professionals in law enforcement agencies to supporting the development of model policies and implementation guidance for law enforcement agencies to make substantial efforts to reduce suicide. The case studies report, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Programs: Eleven Case Studies, is designed to provide an overview of multiple successful and promising law enforcement mental health and wellness strategies with the joint aims of informing Congress, state and local government officials, and the law enforcement field. The report includes 11 case studies from a diverse group of sites across the United States. The Department of Justice is pleased to respond to the LEMHWA as officer safety, health, and wellness is a longstanding priority of the agency. The reports released today address some of the most pressing issues currently facing our law enforcement community. The COPS Office has a near 25-year history of supporting the efforts of state, local and tribal law enforcement, including the management of the National Blue Alert Network. The agency awards grants to hire community policing officers, develop and test innovative policing strategies, and provide training and technical assistance to community members, local government leaders, and all levels of law enforcement. Since 1994, the COPS Office has invested more than $14 billion to help advance community policing. Component(s): Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office of the Attorney General Press Release Number: 19-390 Updated April 17, 2019 Deborah L. Spence Assistant Director Training & Partner Engagement U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) Two Constitution Square | 145 N Street NE | Washington, DC 20530 202-514-6004| deborah.spence@usdoj.gov Web: www.cops.usdoj.gov | Twitter: @COPSOffice | Facebook: DOJCOPS

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The next General Membership Meeting will be held:

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 10:00 a.m.

Montgomery County Police

100 Edison Park Drive – 1st Floor Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878

Sponsored by Sunflower Systems

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

The June MCPA Executive Board Meeting will be held:

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 10:00 a.m.

Cambridge Police Department

8 Washington Street Cambridge, Maryland 21613

2019 Executive Board and Quarterly Membership Meetings

The following is the schedule for the 2019 Executive Board and Quarterly Membership Meetings.

Please mark these important dates on your calendar.

All meetings will start at 10:00 A.M. unless otherwise stated.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS

February 6, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. April 10, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. June 19, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m.

November 6, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m.

QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS (Locations TBD)

January 9, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. March 6, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. May 22, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m.

September 9, 2019 @ Clarion Hotel, Ocean City, MD

MCPA/MSA ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SEMINAR September 8-11, 2019

Clarion Fountainebleau Resort, Ocean City, Maryland

Maryland Sheriffs’ Association 2019 Board Meeting Schedule

January 24, 2019 – Meeting in Annapolis prior to Legislative Reception

February 21, 2019 - Carroll County Sheriff’s Office

March 21, 2019 – Worcester County Sheriff’s Office

April 18, 2019 – Cecil County Sheriff’s Office

May 16, 2019 – Harford County Sheriff’s Office

June 2019 - No Meeting

July 18, 2019 – Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office

August 2019 - No Meeting

September - Meeting at the Professional Development Training Seminar in Ocean City

October 14-15, 2019 - Allegany County Sheriff’s Office

November 21, 2019 – Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office

December 2019 - No Meeting

NEXT MSA BOARD MEETING

Thursday, May 16, 2019 10:00 a.m.

Hosted by Harford County Sheriff’s Office 45 South Main Street

Bel Air, Maryland 21014

Sponsored by Panasonic

Dear Supporter,

We are excited to kick-off our 2019 Harley raffle and give you, a loyal supporter of the Memorial Fund, the first opportunity to win your own brand new Harley-Davidson®.

Support the Memorial Fund and get a chance to win a 2019 Harley-Davidson® FLHTK Ultra Limited Peace Officer Special Edition®, by entering this year's raffle.

This beautiful Harley-Davidson® motorcycle, in Vivid Black, with a single blue pinstripe, has an MSRP of $28,089 and features a 1690cc High Output Twin-Cooled Twin Cam 103™ engine, 6-speed Cruise Drive® transmission, Reflex™ linked brakes with ABS, electronic cruise control, Smart Security System, Boom!™ Box 6.5 GT Audio system with GPS and touchscreen, premium luggage rack, heated hand grips, and contrast chrome impeller wheels.

Purchase your $25 raffle ticket(s) today! Raffle tickets must be purchased online.

All proceeds from the raffle support the National Law Enforcement Museum, a project of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The winning ticket will be randomly selected online at 4:00pm (ET) on May 15, 2019, at Harley-Davidson of Washington, DC. The raffle winner does not need to be present to win.

Raffle tickets are just $25 each, and only 8,000 tickets are being sold. Purchase three or more tickets and receive a 2018 and 2019 challenge coin (while supplies last).

2019 Harley-Davidson® Raffle

Receive a 2018 and 2019 Harley-Davidson® Commemorative Challenge Coin with your purchase of 3 or more tickets (while supplies last!

Blue Honor Gala

Gala celebrating the 35th anniversary of C.O.P.S. and the 10th anniversary of Law Enforcement United Tuesday, May 14th at 7:00 PM Hyatt Regency Crystal City 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202 Blue or black formal/semi-formal attire is expected, as a tribute to our fallen heroes. Uniforms are acceptable. $125 per ticket/$1,100 per table. Please Note:

• Doors Open at 6:30 PM • Formal dinner will be provided • Cash bar will be available • Limited edition raffle items will be available • Transportation will be provided to and from this event from all official C.O.P.S. National Police Week

hotels • If you are driving, there will be a $20 sell park fee.

Special return appearance by multi-platinum selling country music star, Mark Wills!

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

If you can't make it to the Officer Down Memorial Ride in April, join us for the National Police Week 5K in Washington D.C. in May! More than 2,000 runners and walkers come together in our nation's capital to run in honor of fallen law enforcement officers and to kick off Police Week.

Register today!

Contact Ms. Betsy Jiron at Special Olympics Maryland 410-242-1515 X115