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On Friday, August 10, 2018, PLEA held its second annual Back to School Event beginning at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, located at 4615 South 22nd Street.  Backpacks containing regular markers, Expo dry erase markers, highlighters, pencils, scissors, glue... Read More

The following article was penned by PLEA President Ken Crane in response to activists who have advocated at City Council meetings for the establishment of a victims fund.  For years now, a handful of radical community groups have worked hard to... Read More

Over the course of two days, Monday, July 30 and Tuesday, July 31st, PLEA in partnership with the PPD held a blood drive in honor of Phoenix Officer Shawn George who was involved in an on duty traffic collision on... Read More

PLEA has been told that the Department has hired approximately 300 new officers in the last year.  Great news, right?   The problem?  291 left the department in the same time frame leaving us with a net gain of nine officers.   Add... Read More

When it comes to charitable organizations, the St. Vincent de Paul  organization and food bank is one of the more well known.  Their food bank program provides for the needy and less fortunate not only in the Phoenix metropolitan area... Read More

PLEA recently met on two separate occasions with Congressional district 9 candidate Dr. Steve Ferrara.  PLEA, which represents approximately 2500 rank and file police officers and detectives,  along with our state group the APA, after vetting Dr. Ferrara, were proud... Read More