My husband was a police officer for Omaha Police Dept. and now is a Police Chief of a small town in NE Nebraska. When I told him who had called, he said it is a scam. They never gave any money to his officer, Jason "Tye" Pratt when he was killed on duty. My husband was his Sergeant. Don't give them any money. You would just be throwing it away.
My husband was a police officer for Omaha Police Dept. and now is a Police Chief of a small town in NE Nebraska. When I told him who had called, he said it is a scam. They never gave any money to his officer, Jason "Tye" Pratt when he was killed on duty. My husband was his Sergeant. Don't give them any money. You would just be throwing it away.
Same thing Hangs up dosent leave a message and so there goes with the overhead - charge call - no message.... There is probably a charge going back to the gov. on the behalf of the funds over head and so just keep working and paying your taxes and you will be donating wether you like it or not. American way?
Before you donate to the Police Officers Association of Nebraska or the Nebraska Sheriffs Association (they seem to be virtually the same organization), check out http://www.nadc.state.ne.us/ which is the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission. For 2010, the POAN paid their lobbyist in Lincoln approximately as much as they distributed money to other charities. Just be aware, if you donate money to either organization, it appears as though the majority of your money goes to administrative costs and lobbying efforts, not to actual charitable work.
I've talked to county sheriff deputies and local police officers, and none of them have ever heard of these organizations. If you want to help your local police officers, talk to one of them and ask them how you can help. You won't get a sticker to put on your car, but you will be donating money to an local organization that will use that money locally, not on telemarketers, lobbying and personnel expenses.