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Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. provides
resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of
surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the
line of duty as determined by Federal criteria. Furthermore,
COPS provides training to law enforcement agencies on
survivor victimization issues and educates the public of the
need to support the law enforcement profession and its
survivors.
UPDATED June 21, 2009
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We honor : New Mexico State Police Officer Andrew Tingwall
Sergeant Andy Tingwall died following a police helicopter crash on a mountainside near Santa Fe, New Mexico. He and a police observer had just taken off after rescuing a stranded hiker when the helicopter struck the mountainside and crashed.
Despite being severely injured, the observer was able to hike from the area the following morning and was located by a rescue party. An intense search was initiated but rescuers had difficulty reaching the crash site due to weather and terrain.
The bodies of Sergeant Tingwall and the hiker were located two days later when rescuers were able to reach the site. It was determined that Sergeant Tingwall survived the initial crash and had removed the injured hiker from the wreckage before passing away.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tingwall family and the New Mexico State Police.
End of Watch: Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Thank you AGAIN to the SOLIS family for, once again, coming up big in fundraising for the New Mexico COPS chapter. We have been so fortunate the past several years for their support. Each year they have a poker run out of Roswell. The money goes to support our families and operations in NM COPS.
Thank you also to the Blue Knights of Albuquerque for thier donation as well.
UPCOMING EVENTS.
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NEXT MEETING.
July 18, 2009 @ 1 pm. The meeting will be held at the Albuquerque FOP office off Academy.
National Chapter Training, July 9-12, 2009. National COPS sponsors one board member each year.
.HANDS ON PROGRAM click the link www.nationalcops.org/serv03.htm. Check out dates for Hands on programs. If you need any assistance in filling out
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I encourage all families and co-workers to participate in these events. The programs themselves are funded by the National Chapter of COPS as well as many private corporations.
The only expense to those attending is travel expense. If anyone knows of a business, organization or person that would be interested in providing funds to assist families, please contact us at NM.COPS@yahoo.com. We are a 501(c)3 non profit, so all donations are tax deductable.
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************THANK YOU**************
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Cheryl Schultz
President-NM COPS
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Officer Kevin Schultz EOW 8-17-2002
New
Mexico C.O.P.S.
28A Avenida De Molino
Espanola, NM 87532
505.920.0733
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