[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 99 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1277]
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              CONGRESS SHOULD SUPPORT ``SAFE COPS'' PROGRAM

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                      HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 16, 1995

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, earlier this week I had the pleasure of 
speaking at a Capitol Hill press conference to endorse a new police 
protection program called Safe Cops. I would like to take this 
opportunity to urge all my colleagues to support this excellent 
initiative.
  The program is being sponsored by Eques Publishing Corp. of Freehold, 
NJ--publishers of Wanted magazine. Eques Publishing will offer a 
$10,000 reward to any person providing information that leads to the 
arrest and conviction of anyone who discharges a firearm at a law 
enforcement officer anywhere in the United States. Wanted is a new 
monthly publication that profiles America's most dangerous fugitives.
  The ``Safe Cops'' program has the strong endorsement of the National 
Police Defense Foundation [NPDF], the Law Enforcement Alliance of 
America [LEAA], and the Guardian Angels. I would like to thank Shannon 
Williams of Eques Publishing, Joseph Occhipinti of the NPDF, Jim Fotis 
and Steve Chand of the LEAA, and Curtis Sliwa of the Guardian Angels 
for their strong support of this program and America's law enforcement 
officers. I would also like to thank my colleagues Susan Molinari, 
Scott McInnis, and Robert Dornan for attending the press conference and 
expressing their support for the program.
  As a former sheriff, I have seen first hand the sacrifices America's 
law enforcement officers have made in the fight against crime. Every 
day of the year some 600,000 Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
officers put their lives on the line to protect our communities and 
homes. Tragically, some 150 law enforcement officers are killed in the 
line of duty every year. Thousands more are injured. It is a tough, 
dangerous and all too often, thankless job.
  Eques Publishing should be commended for their commitment to 
protecting our Nation's law enforcement officers. Their new reward 
program deserves the support of every Member of Congress and every 
American. I am proud to support the ``Safe Cops'' program.

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