Announcement: LEO Round Table getting a producer
Hazard pay and stipends for first responders
NJ makes it easier for agencies to hire retirees
TX police arrest 18-year-old for COVID-19 Snapchat video
HEROES ACT of 2020 proposed for federal tax holiday
LEO Round Table (law enforcement talk show)
Season 5, Episode 15a (1,156) filmed on 04/13/2020
Topic 1 concerns local governments providing hazard pay and stipends for first responders due to the COVID-19 national emergency. The states implementing these measures so far are Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi and Texas.
Topic 2 concerns New Jersey making it easier for departments to hire special officers and train military police since more than 500 officers statewide have tested positive for COVID-19.
Topic 3 concerns Carrollton (Texas) Police arresting 18-year-old Lorraine Maradiaga for making a terroristic threat (3rd degree felony) at a Walmart which she posted on Snapchat. She later posted another video as an apology.
Topic 4 concerns U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga introducing the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Emergency Situations (a.k.a. HEROES Act of 2020) in the U.S. House of Representatives in order to create a federal tax holiday for individuals working to combat COVID-19. The act provides a 4-month federal income tax holiday and can be extended for up to 3 additional months by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Chip DeBlock (Host and retired police Detective)
Ward Meythaler (Attorney and former Federal Prosecutor)
Bret Bartlett (retired police Captain)
David D’Agresta (retired police Officer and sheriff’s Corporal)
Andrea Casale (retired police Officer)
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