SAN DIEGO, Ca., (KNOE 8 News) - Louisiana's top cop, State Police Superintendent Colonel Mike Edmonson, was elected General Chair of the Division of State and Provincial Police at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in San Diego this past weekend.
The IACP's Division of S&P was founded in 1938 and has the responsibility of organizing, directing, coordinating, and promoting IACP programs relating to the needs of state and provincial police agencies. The division is a membership organization comprised of the 49 state law enforcement agencies, Puerto Rico and three provincial police agencies; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Ontario Provincial Police and Sureté du Québec. It is the division's goal to address key policy issues, facilitate information sharing amongst S&P agencies to foster collaboration and cross-jurisdictional problem solving.
In accepting the role, Col. Edmondson said, "I am honored and humbled to be chosen by my peers to lead such an important division of the IACP which champions programs that directly support state and provincial law enforcement officers across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. We have spent the last four years strengthening partnerships amongst law enforcement agencies in Louisiana by sharing resources and training. I now have the opportunity to share our success story beyond the Louisiana state line. I also look forward to learning of other state and province's successes and bring them back home to Louisiana."
Colonel Edmonson, still in San Diego, is leading a plenary session among police officers from across the world on "Preventing Violence Against the Police" recounting some of the significant incidents and recent lethal encounters by Louisiana State Troopers and other Louisiana law enforcement officers.
Friday, May 17 2013 12:09 PM EDT2013-05-17 16:09:18 GMT
FARMERVILLE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - The family of a Farmerville teen who died at football practice last week says it is overwhelmed by the community's gratitude.
FARMERVILLE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - The family of a Farmerville teen who died at football practice last week says it is overwhelmed by the community's gratitude.
