FLEOA Hails Introduction of U.S. Probation Officer Protection Act

Today, the national president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), praised the introduction of legislation in the House and Senate to enhance the safety of frontline U.S. Probation Officers.The bill, entitled the "Probation Officer Protection Act" and sponsored by Senate Judiciary Committee leaders Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and House Law Enforcement Caucus Co-Chairs Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), would enhance the arrest authority of p