Retirement Planning & Resources
Retirement should be one of the best times of your life, but a good retirement from a police career means planning ahead
Retirement isn’t the end of the mission — it’s a new beginning. Officers share how they found fulfillment after law enforcement in the private sector and how you can too
Understanding the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)
Nine of the top 10 officers are eligible to retire as of July 1
“New Yorkers, including current and retired police officers, stand in solidarity with Ukraine,” the city’s comptroller said
Marc Coopwood, a 27-year law enforcement veteran, is committed to keeping the public sector safe, stable and secure in a different way than he did as an assistant chief of police
“I have an oxygen tank with me 24/7 and I need assistance with everything,” said Lt. Yvan Pierre Louis
Proponents say that stable benefits are needed to recruit new police and firefighters
Police historian Zane Ziegler found the badge while at the National Police Collectors Show
Dermot Shea, 52, was expected to step down as Mayor-elect Eric Adams chooses his own police commissioner
Urged to join the NYPD by his father, he has worked as an officer in every borough during his 30-year career
Lt. John White, 97, is the last living member of “The Original Nine,” Georgia’s first sworn Black officers
Born four days apart, Fire Chief Jeff Blanchard and Police Chief Walter Sweeney have been friends since middle school
Lt. Arthur Fremer and Lt. Christine Fremer served for 31 and 32 years, respectively
The retired trooper may have been trying to stop the gunman, who also killed a woman in the incident, authorities said
Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese came face to face with the bombers in a gunfight in 2013
Some suspect that Chief James Craig will seek political office, but Craig says he hasn’t made a decision. “I’m not ruling it out,” he said
Investing, in your mind, health or a hobby, can compound the benefit of a bonus on you, your family and others
Chris Lowrance will fly to Oregon to start his 90-day ride across the country
The new law allows public safety workers who reach 20 years of service within the next two years to retire with a pension, regardless of their age
Sheriff (Ret.) Dan McClelland, 67, and Midge, 16, were inseparable
A legal service plan can protect you and your family in the event of the unexpected
New Chief Rodney Harrison joined the NYPD in 1992 as a patrol officer
“I lose thousands every year,” said Gary Monto, who served as a cop for 22 years
The Tulsa Police Department’s random act of kindness helped a man get back on his feet
The two men were neighbors and had argued in the past, residents told police
The two troopers, who performed CPR and cleared the sergeant’s airway, are credited with saving his life
Agencies are bracing for a retirement tsunami as cops hired during billion-dollar federal push in the 1990s reach their 50s
Chief of Patrol Fausto Pichardo felt de Blasio and his staff were meddling in police work and ignoring the department’s chain of command, an official said
PERF survey finds a third of respondents had a higher number of resignations and retirements this year than the same time frame in the past five years
For one former LE veteran, owning a business was nothing more than a pipe dream; here’s how Signal 88 Security made it a reality for Roger Estrada
The possibility comes as the city tries to fill a massive budget shortfall induced by COVID-19
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