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Passing of Sgt. Manual Curry |
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I bring the news of the passing of a beloved and long time member of the New Orleans Police Department and the Fraternal Order of Police.
Sergeant Manuel R. Curry, 84 years old, passed away this morning after surgery. He fought a great battle, but was called to service on a higher plane. Please keep his wife of over 50 years and his family in your prayers and thoughts as they go through these trying times.
At the time of his death, Manual was an active police Sergeant Major with the New Orleans Police Department, assigned to the 6th District. He has served our city for over 62 years.
Funeral arrangements will be announced as soon as they are completed.
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FOP News & Information (6.2.09) |
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CONGRATULATIONS CAPTAIN DEAN
Earlier today Superintendent Warren Riley of the New Orleans Police Department promoted Henry Dean, President of the Fraternal Order of Police, Crescent City Lodge, to the rank of Captain and assigned him to the Office of Policy and Planning. Also promoted to Captain at this morning's ceremony was Lt. Simon Hargrove. Simon is the President of the Black Organization of Police, and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. Simon will remain in his present position as commander of the Electronics Division (Radio Shop).
Our heartfelt congratulations to both Captain Dean and Captain Hargrove.
NEW F.O.P. PLAN ATTORNEY
The Fraternal Order of Police, Crescent City Lodge, is proud to announce the addition of Edward J. Rantz, Sr., as one of our approved FOP Legal Plan attorneys.
Eddie, who retired from the New Orleans Police Department in 1997 after 27 years of service, has been practicing law since 1999. His main areas of interest are Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Personal Injury and Business Law. He is a graduate of Loyola University and Loyola University School of Law, with additional graduate work at Tulane University.
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FOP News & Information (5.31.09) |
FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS
There are at least three ongoing federal investigations that potentially involve members of the New Orleans Police Department.
Several NOPD officers have been contacted by federal agents (FBI) to give statements regarding these investigations.
The Fraternal Order of Police will take this opportunity to remind our members of their absolute right to be represented by an attorney when providing a statement to any investigator, including agents of the FBI. Further, members have a right to a reasonable period of time in which to secure an attorney, before giving a statement.
Members of the Fraternal Order of Police, covered by the FOP Legal Defense Plan, will be provided an attorney from the moment the member is contacted regarding any investigation, interview, interrogation, or subpoena to appear, whether the member is to be questioned as a target or as a witness.
If any member is contacted by the FBI, or any other federal agency; by NOPD Public Integrity Bureau, by the District Attorney's office, or by district ranking personnel in regards to an investigation, that member should immediately
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FOP News & Information (5.20.09) |
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UPDATE ON LIEUTENANT'S EXAMINATION
On Monday, May 18, 2009, the Civil Service Commission again discussed the recent Lieutenant's examination at their monthly Commission meeting.
As most already know, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Police Association of New Orleans had suggested the creation of an additional Lieutenant's position within the New Orleans Police Department to mitigate the damage that may be caused by two officers having retaken the video portion of the examination. According to Lisa Hudson, Director of Civil Service, Superintendent Riley declined to fund that additional position.
At Monday's meeting, Civil Service staff again suggested the second test results for the candidates who had been allowed to retake the video portion be counted. According to those scores, one candidate did not improve his placement in the banding system, and the second candidate improved his position from band seven to band four.
When given an opportunity to comment on the suggestion, The Fraternal Order of Police stated that the test results should not be held up any longer, and that the final list for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant should be released immediately. Further, the Fraternal Order of Police reserved the right to litigate the issue if it felt any members were disadvantaged by the Civil Service Commission's decision.
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FOP News & Information (5.15.09) |
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National Police Memorial Day Each year, on May 15th, National Police Memorial Day is observed. Please take a few minutes to reflect on our members, here and across the country, who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our communities. Today in Washington DC, at the FOP sponsored National Police Memorial Service, NOPD Officer Nicola Cotton, who was killed in the line of duty on January 28, 2008, is being honored. Please keep Nicola Cotton, her family, and all of our deceased members in your thoughts and in your prayers. Lieutenant's Exam Update As most are aware, the fairness of the recent NOPD Lieutenant's promotional examination was called into question when two of the ninety candidates were allowed to re-take the video scenario portion of the exam, due to an error by a Civil Service staff monitor. As a result of that error, one of the two candidates was moved from band seven to band four on the promotional list, which has yet to be published. At the April meeting of the Civil Service Commission a recommendation was made by the three representative organizations (BOP, FOP, PANO) that an additional Lieutenant's position be created, which would be reserved for the candidate in question should the Superintendent decide to promote that candidate upon reaching band four of the promotional list. In this way, no other candidate would be disadvantage by the error or by the promotion of that candidate. This past week the FOP received an email from Ms. Lisa Hudson, Director of Civil Service, informing us that Superintendent Riley "does not plan to create an additional Police Lieutenant's position", and therefore the issue was being placed back on the Civil Service Commission agenda for further discussion.
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FOP News & Information (4.24.09) |
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UPDATE ON LIEUTENANT'S TEST Yesterday (Thursday, April 23, 2009) representatives of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Police Association of New Orleans, and the Black Organization of Police attended the Civil Service Commission meeting to discuss problems with the recent NOPD Lieutenant's examination. For those unaware, when the video portion of the test was given, candidates were allowed 3 - 5 minutes to gather their thoughts and make any notes they thought would be helpful. During the administration of the video portion of the test, candidates were allowed pencil and notepad to take notes on the video. Due to an error by a particular Civil Service room monitor, two candidates were denied this privilege. The two candidates viewed the entire video and supplied answers as directed. Upon returning to the group of candidates who had completed the video, the two became aware that they were treated differently than the other 88 candidates and complained to Civil Service staff on-site. A decision was made by Civil Service staff to allow the two candidates to retake the video portion of the examination. Obviously, this created an advantage/disadvantage situation, and the three organizations filed complaints with Civil Service. In previous meetings it was decided that Civil Service would move forward with grading all candidates' test, including both videos for the two candidates allowed to re-take the video portion.
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