Violently Injured Police Officers Organization

Our mission is to provide peer support to law enforcement officers who have been seriously injured or have had to use deadly force in the line of duty. We provide support, information, and resources to these officers and their families in any way possible, to assist them in transitioning after suffering these physical and emotional injuries.

Our mission is to share our collective knowledge with our fellow police officers, so they have the tools they need for their road to recovery. It is our goal to provide this support and experience, especially to assist police departments throughout New England in establishing the proper policies, procedures, and protocols for line of duty deaths and serious bodily injuries.

Our mission is to bring change to existing laws by working with law makers to pass legislation that will provide benefits to law enforcement officers who are injured in the line of duty and forced to retire.

We hope our stories inspire other officers to fight to better this world and that any injured officer can continue to be the best that they can be as productive members of their communities.

Co-founder

Detective Mario Oliveira is retired from the Somerville Police Department where he served for 17 years. In November 2010, Detective Oliveira was shot six times while serving an arrest warrant in Somerville. Since that day, he has dedicated his time to educating and assisting other law enforcement officers and their families on the inherent dangers of police work and how to cope with the tragedy of being seriously or fatally injured in the line of duty. Detective Oliveira is also the Executive Director of New England C.O.P.S. Read more about Mario's story...

Secretary

Sergeant John D. Magulas is currently serving in his 27th year with the Essex County Sheriff's Dept. as a Deputy Sheriff / K-9 Division. Sergeant Magulas currently sits on a Massachusetts commission study on suicide prevention for corrections officers employed at Massachusetts Correctional facilities. Sergeant Magulas is also a co-founder of Protect Mass Children a 501(c)4 where he served as President and Vice President. In these roles with Protect Mass Children, Sergeant Magulas collectively worked with legislators and other organizations to pass and enact stronger laws in Massachusetts for the protection of children.