IUPA Statement On The Loss Of Officer Peter E Jerving
International Union of Police Associations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Dennis J. Slocumb Phone: 1-941-487-2560
Email: dslocumb@iupa.org
Statement of Sam A. Cabral, President of the International Union of Police Associations, on the killing of Milwaukee Police Officer Peter E. Jerving
During the early morning hours of February 7th, 2023, Milwaukee Police Officer Peter E. Jerving was shot and killed while apprehending a robbery suspect, from a robbery that had occurred the day prior (February 6).
Ironically, on the day before the shooting, the suspect in that robbery, Terrell Thompson, 19, had been sentenced to 120 days; with that sentence stayed, and he released on probation by Milwaukee County Judge Christopher Dee - the result, tragedy came to the entirety of the Milwaukee community.
Far too often we see people released by the court only to continue their criminal activities. This was obviously and sadly the case with Thompson, who on the very day of his release, left the courtroom and committed a robbery.
It is far past time to hold those who choose to violate the law accountable and to remove them, even temporarily, from a law-abiding society. Perhaps the certainty of a period of
incarceration will dissuade them from their criminal behavior. What is now being done is not working and the men and women who protect and serve our communities are paying the price - too often with their lives.
Our thoughts and prayer go out as we join our brothers and sisters in the Milwaukee Police Department in mourning this tragic loss.
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NOTE:
Originally chartered in 1979, the International Union of Police Associations is the only chartered labor union that exclusively represents law enforcement personnel. The I.U.P.A. represents active-duty, rank and file law enforcement professionals and emergency medical personnel nationwide - including the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The I.U.P.A.'s mission is to protect andadvance officers' wages, benefits, and work conditions. Membership includes officers from agencies throughout the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
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