As we enter the holiday season and the end of 2021, we can’t help but reflect on the past year and hopefully begin to think about what we want to accomplish…

On August 5, 2021, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a pattern-or-practice investigation into the Phoenix Police…

Never expected and never routine. Losing a member of our police family is heart-wrenching. We are given such a short time to mourn before going back to our…

By the time you read this, our contract, or memorandum of understanding (MOU), with the City of Phoenix for fiscal years 2021–2023, will have been presented…

During contract negotiations, rumors tend to get out of control. Local media outlets have even heard some of these rumors and have called the PLEA Office for…

Congratulations … we made it through 2020! There are a lot of memes and funny stuff going around about the year 2020, but 2021 will undoubtedly bring a new…

Being introduced as a PLEA representative to new people, especially those involved in the political world, always provokes an explanation of what PLEA is and…

The politics that control our profession should be a topic on everyone’s mind by now. In the past, it seemed that police officers, in general, wanted nothing…

The men and women of the Phoenix Police Department leave their homes and families each day to serve our community. For us, this job is not about recognition…

I think most people have heard the saying, “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” I first heard the saying when I was in the Marine Corps, and it rang…

The topic of the creation of a civilian review committee for our city is something that has been at the forefront of our minds at PLEA. In an attempt to better…