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Fraternal Order of Police
BlueNote
Official Publication of the North Carolina State Lodge
Volume 3, Issue 27 www.ncfop.org May/June 2017
2017 Officer of the Year Inside This Issue
By Phillip Ferguson – Awards Committee Chairman
Directory 3
BlueNote Info and
Deadlines for 2017 3
It was my great honor to present the his brother officers began taking fire Chaplain’s Corner with
North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police while at the city fuel area. Without NCFOP Chaplain, Phil
2017 Officer of the Year Award to regard for his own safety, Brother Wiggins. 3
Brother Daniel Battjes of the Winston- Battjes drove in to the line of fire, John Ledford Case by
Terry Mangum, Legal
Salem/Forsythe County Lodge 8 at our positioned his vehicle to provide cover Aid Committee 5
Spring Board Meeting in Lexington. for his brother officers, and executed an
Brother Battjes began his career with extraction of those officers from that 2017 State Presidents
the Midland (Michigan) hot zone. A suspect Meeting by State
Police Department, was later identified President, Randy
served with the Saginaw and charged. Hagler 7
County Sheriff’s Office, Congratulations to Message from the
and joined the Winston- Bro. Battjes on being President 11
Salem Police Depart. the 2017 Fraternal One of Two 25 Year
where he has served for Order of Police Retirement Bills Inches
over 11 years. Brother Officer of the Year Forward 13
Battjes has been a Award recipient! Retirement “Defined
Contribution” Bill by
member of Lodge 8 From left to right, 2017 FOP Officer of Please remember NC FOP Legislative
Agent, Jeff Gray 15
since June 2015. During the Year recipient Corporal Daniel that the nominations
his time at the Winston- Battjes and Bruce Gouge of Lodge 8. for the 2017 Mark
Salem Police Depart., Brother Battjes has Tucker Memorial Award are now open. The Forgotten Ones by
State Sergeant at
served as a patrol officer and currently I will be sending out the nominations Arms, Greg Brown 17
serves in the department’s Special notice soon.
Operations Division at the rank of Your Awards Committee Members Grand Lodge News by
NC National Trustee,
Corporal. His duties include investigations are: Jimmy Wingo of Harold C. Enloe Dennis McCrary 19
in the Gang Task Force, SWAT, and the Lodge 1, Rick Eades of Iredell County No COLA for Local
Government Retirees 21
Bomb Response and Disposal Squad. Lodge 10, Greta Philbeck of Cleveland
Through his stellar work ethic and County Lodge 18, Jesse Jernigan of
dedication, Brother Battjes and his Wayne County Lodge 62, Byron Trivia! 21
brother and sister officers are a positive Highland of Pitt-Greenville Lodge 69,
force in their community; he puts his life Robert “Reo” Griffith of Avery County
on the line each day in bringing to justice Lodge 91, and Phil Wiggins,
violent street gang members and by Committee Advisor, of Durham County
providing special services to his agency Lodge 2.
and his city. His dedication to these ends
was clearly shown when on June 2, 2016,
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