UPDATE
On September 20, 2011  Rep. Steve Chabot signed on as a cosponser of H.R. 1332, which is currently cosponsored by 121 members of the House. Thank you, Rep. Chabot!

September 13, 2011
On September 10, 2011 a member of our Legislative Committee participated in a teleconferenced meeting with Rep. Steve Chabot, and raised the issue of H.R. 1332, the "Social Security Fairness Act" which seeks to repeal the provisions in the Social Security system that penalize police retirees by cutting their Social Security Benefits by up to 60%.

Representative Chabot has not co-sponsored this bill, which is strongly supported by the FOP, in the current session.  On 9/12/11, our committee member was contacted by a member of Mr. Chabot's staff, who stated that he supported the bill in previous sessions, and his lack of sponsorship is likely an oversight. 

January 30, 2011
Pension "reform" is a hot topic on the agenda of our state officials.  The PERS board has proposed some changes.  Click here to read them.  Changes designed to reach 30 year funding were also proposed by the Ohio Highway Patrol fund managers.

Sept. 24, 2010
Brother Jim Ruhl, our lodge president, will be serving on the Grievance Committee at the State level of the F.O.P.

     The Lodge awarded Officer of the Year honors to Officer Jamie L. Penley of the Colerain Township Police Dept.

     On July 27th 2007 Officer Penley was dispatched to a report of a missing person. It was reported that a 44 year old female had not been seen for over two days. Officer Penley's investigation revealed that the victim was last seen leaving a local bar in Colerain Twp. with an intoxicated male subject.

     Officer Penley was later able to locate the victim's vehicle parked, abandoned in front of a local address. Officer Penley began to check around the residence when he heard a female inside screaming and crying for help. Officer Penley took quick action and forced entry into the home. The victim was found curled up in the fetal position in a back bedroom. A male subject was located in the residence as well. He was found to be armed with a large butcher knife. The suspect was disarmed without incident.

It was discovered that the victim had been taken against her will and forced to withdraw money from an ATM. The victim was then held in the suspect's residence for two days while he raped her numerous times.

Due to Officer Penley's diligence and quick response, he was able to rescue the victim from a dire situation and disarm the suspect without incident.