HAPCOA, the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association, established in 1973, is the oldest and largest association in the U.S. of Hispanic American command officers from law enforcement and criminal justice agencies at the municipal, county, state and federal levels.

HAPCOA and other national law enforcement organizations send letter urging Congress to renew the 1994 ban on assault weapons.

Motorola Shows Support for Building the National Law Enforcement Museum. Click here to learn more.

Did You know? HAPCOA grant programs are approximately 95% federally-funded. The annual national training conference is made possible through corporate sponsorships and registration fees. All other initiatives rely exclusively on membership support - i.e., annual dues.

Mon Sep 15, 2008 - Washington, DC – In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, leaders of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and the Hispanic law enforcement community gathered Monday in Washington, DC, to pay tribute to the 637 Hispanic law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty throughout U.S. history.

Tue Aug 26, 2008 - IACP’s National Law Enforcement Leadership Institute on Violence Against Women. Take advantage of this free opportunity to meet with other top law enforcement executives from across the country to learn ways to increase your agency’s capacity to effectively respond to the crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking.

Tue Jul 01, 2008 - Expediente Rojo Project, Inc. (Code Red) is a national 501(c) non-profit anti-crime organization. Its website, www.expedienterojo.org is the only website of its kind, establishing itself as the one and only source of crime-watch information and victim assistance to the Latino communities.
Expediente Rojo an informative website and forum for communication between the Latino communities and law enforcement agencies, is dedicated to the pursuit of justice and prevention of crime. Imagine the future, here today.

Mon Mar 17, 2008 - Campus safety, connectivity and productivity for a better learning environment. Imagine the future, here today.

Sun Apr 20, 2008 - Phillip “Tony” Cox for his promotion to Deputy Assistant Director.

Fri Mar 07, 2008 - Congratulations to U.S. Secret Service Deputy Assistant Director Anthony “Tony” Chapa, Office of Protective Research, for being promoted and reassigned to the position of Assistant Director, Office of Professional Responsibility, effective April 13, 2008.  Tony is the first Hispanic in the history of the Secret Service to reach this high level of management.