
Police partner with Faith & Blue for 'most collaborative' community outreach project in US history
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Major law enforcement organizations at the international, federal, state and local levels are partnering with social change group Faith & Blue for its second annual weekend of activities as part of the "largest nationwide police-community initiative,"
Speaking during the Tuesday morning press conference, Patrick Yoes, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, emphasized that the 800,000 men and women in law enforcement are also members of the communities that they represent, but "were demonized just by simply wearing their badge." "During this period of time, we'd rather talk at each other, rather than with each other, Yoes continued. "We need to do some work in this country. The powers that law enforcement officers have, the very powers that we have in order to be able to police our communities, are directly related to the trust and interrelationships we have within our communities." Other law enforcement groups working with Faith & Blue on the event include the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the National Black Police Association, among several others.More Related News