Pennsylvania Mountain City Lodge # 8
Fraternal Order of Police
Serving the Law Enforcement officers of
Altoona City & Logan Township Police Depts
Fraternal Order of Police
Mission Statement
We, the law enforcement officers of the United States and of the several
states and political subdivisions thereof, as representatives and
delegates of state and subordinate lodges, do hereby associate the
several lodges we represent and the members thereof for the following
purposes:
To support and defend the Constitution of the United States; to
inculcate loyalty and allegiance to the United States of America; to
promote and foster the enforcement of law and order; to improve the
individual and collective proficiency of our members in the performance
of their duties; to encourage fraternal, educational, charitable and social
activities among law enforcement officers; to advocate and strive for
uniform application of the civil service merit system for appointment and
promotion; to support the improvement of the standard of living and
working conditions of the law enforcement profession through every
legal and ethical means available; to create and maintain tradition of
esprit de corps insuring fidelity to duty under all conditions and
circumstances; to cultivate a spirit of fraternalism and mutual helpfulness
among our members and the people we serve; to increase the efficiency
of the law enforcement profession and thus more firmly to establish the
confidence of the public in the service dedicated to the protection of life
and property.