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Message from the President

By Randy Hagler – State President

Season’s greetings from the up the toys donated by the Penn- misrepresen-

North Carolina Fraternal Order sylvania FOP. The toys were tations con-

of Police! As we move into the brought back to Charlotte and tinue to oc-

holiday season please keep all of held until being distributed to cur we must,

our working Brothers and Sisters eleven local North Carolina when possi-

in mind as we celebrate the holi- lodges. I would like to offer a ble, call

days while many are working to huge thank you to Jimmy Harrity them out. If

keep our State safe. and the Pennsylvania State Lodge you find

I would like to welcome two for their donation to our Lodge yourself in a Randy Hagler
President
new members to the NCFOP Ex- and our State. roll call or

ecutive Board and one who has Since July of 2017 the NCFOP shift meeting where a police or-

switched positions. During the has been making an effort to at- ganization is taking credit for

2017 Fall Board of Directors tend law enforcement conferences cases that have clearly been repre-

Meeting in Eden, we had to fill held around the State in order to sented by the NCFOP ask ques-

some vacancies on the Executive bring our message of law enforce- tions, specific questions, about

Board. Two vacancies were cre- ment representation to every- the statements being

ated when 2nd Vice President one. Our Membership and Re- made. There has been a great

Chuck Kimble left North Carolina cruitment Committee has done a deal of discussion about the

to become Chief of Police in good job getting our message out NCFOP moving our legal aid cov-

Killeen, Texas and when Treas- across the State. Many of you erage over to the National FOP

urer Ron Wyatt resigned for per- have visited one of our displays Legal Defense Plan effective Jan-

sonal reasons. James Shores of and seemed appreciative that the uary 2018. Rest assured our FOP

Lodge 97 was elected as the new NCFOP was being repre- National Legal Defense Plan will

State 2nd Vice President and Chet sented. For too long these confer- never deny a request for coverage

Effler of Lodge 84 was elected as ences have been attended only by for a critical incident occurring

the new State Treasurer. With organizations that felt like they while an officer is on duty. The

Chet moving from his previous could tell attendees anything and National Legal Defense Plan will

office of Chairman of the Trus- have continually misrepresented cover all criminal and civil cases

tees, Tony Staley of Lodge 97 was the FOP and how we provide for while the State Lodge will con-

elected by the Trustees to serve as our members. By attending the tinue to cover the administrative

their new Chairman. conferences we were able to give cases. The other misrepresenta-

Our Brothers and Sisters with those interested the truth about the tion that seems popular is that

the Pennsylvania FOP have been NCFOP and all the services we there is a cap on legal aid. Rest

sponsoring a Christmas project provide for our members. I be- assured there is no cap on legal

for several years where they pro- lieve the most misrepresented as- aid and never will be. If you hear

vide a large number of toys for pect of the services provided is anyone saying otherwise please

underprivileged kids across the our legal aid plan. Other organi- ask questions and give the State

country. In this year’s project the zations have taken credit for some Lodge a call to let us know what

NCFOP was one of seventeen high profile cases that the NCFOP is being said.

states that benefited from has been proud to provide legal Please do not hesitate to con-

PAFOP’s generous dona- aid for. We know this because tact me if I can be of any assis-

tion. During the weekend of Oc- one too many of our members tance to you or your lodge. I can
tober 21-23 NCFOP member have heard them make those false always be reached either at the
Scott Gerson of Lodge #9 drove claims at various roll call meet- State Lodge Office or my email
to Chester, Pennsylvania to pick ings around the State. As these address: rlhncfop@bellsouth.net

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