The Somerset County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 135 is dedicated to serving our community and supporting law enforcement officers throughout Somerset County, Maryland. We work tirelessly to improve working conditions, provide support to our members, and give back to the communities we serve.
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.
Somerset County FOP-135 is actively involved in community outreach programs, including child safety seat checks, community events, and charitable activities. We believe in building strong relationships with the communities we serve and protecting those who protect us.