A scholarship recipient can only receive one NPDF scholarship in their lifetime. Once a person receives an award, they will no longer be considered for future scholarships or grants. If a family has more ... Read More...
The NPDF mission statement is to “Protect & Support” the interests of law enforcement officers. Too often, dedicated law enforcement officials are victimized by criminal elements that fabricate allegations ... Read More...
The National Police Defense Foundation recently initiated "SAFE NET" in order to address the serious increase of pedophile activity on the internet. The program is being coordinated with several law enforcement... Read More...
President Donald Trump signed two bills on Friday assisting law enforcement officers, vowing to back the community “100 percent.”
“We are here today to reaffirm our unbreakable support for the American heroes ... Read More...
President Donald Trump signed three new executive orders on Wednesday 'designed to restore safety in America' as part of the swearing in ceremony for new U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
The first takes ... Read More...
REMEMBERING
DETECTIVE JOE SIMONE
A SPECIAL EDITORIAL BY J. R. DE SZIGETHY
The American Law Enforcement community was saddened by the sudden death in January, 2017 of former NYPD Detective Joe Sim... Read More...
Press Release
Contact: Joseph Occhipinti
Executive Director
1-888-SAFE-COP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
01:52 PM EDT,
January 14, 2017
PORTRAIT OF POLICE AS PIGS HANG... Read More...
YOU WOULDN'T CALL A COP WHO PUBLICLY FORGAVE THE KID
WHO SHOT AND PARALYZED HIM A “PIG!” BUT SOME HAVE!
The National Police Defense Foundation denounces members of Congress who supported the d... Read More...
Please take a moment of silence to remember NYPD 1st. Grade Detective Steven D. McDonald who passed away today, after suffering a heart attack several days ago. Steven was a stand-up cop, who forga... Read More...
On January 9, 2017, John R. McLaughlin, Administrator of the Safe Cop program, expressed the NPDF's deepest condolences on the loss of Orlando Police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton who was shot and kille... Read More...
The NPDF mourns the loss of CORE Founder Roy Innis, a dedicated civil rights leader who had the courage to support law enforcement officials when it was politically incorrect to do so. D... Read More...
The man who fatally shot a Texas cop as he sat in his patrol car writing a traffic ticket was arrested Monday, authorities said — revealing that the suspect had staked out police headquarters hours before the m... Read More...
By Joseph Occhipinti, Founder & Executive Director
National Police Defense Foundation
October 26, 2016
On October 25, 2016, the New York Post published an article entitled "Union wants cops to ignore NYP... Read More...
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has stated that she considered Baltimore's police response to the unrest to have been relatively restrained and "much different" from what took place in Ferguson and other places
... Read More...
MORGANVILLE, NJ, MARCH 6, 2015:
It is with deepest sadness that the National Police Defense Foundation announces the memorial service for recently passed ATF Special Agent William Sheldon. Special Agent Shel... Read More...