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On Thursday July 5th, 2018, the Phoenix City Council voted to spend 149 thousand dollars to commission a study by  the Police Foundation out of Washington DC to  try to determine why officer involved shootings are on the increase.  Councilmen... Read More

Nationwide and PLEA are going to start hosting informational presentations for those who are preparing to retire. We will host these meetings, here at the PLEA Office, the last Tuesday of every month beginning on July 31, 2018 at 1300... Read More

The following article was penned by PLEA President Ken Crane as a result of concerns over the rise in officer involved shootings:   As of June 20, 2018, there have been 47 instances county wide where police officers from various agencies have... Read More

PLEA Treasurer Darrell Kriplean was recently elected to serve on the City of Phoenix's Local Pension Board representing all sworn Phoenix Police Officers, regardless of rank. Under Arizona Revised Statutes, employers participating in the Public Safety Retirement System, PSPRS, form Local... Read More

On Wednesday June 14, 2018, the Phoenix City Council Public Safety Subcommittee had its monthly meeting.  One of the agenda items was a request, made under emergency conditions, from the Police Department to pay $149,000 to the Police Foundation out... Read More

On February 20, 2018, we published an article titled "River Rock Dodge Ball" which profiled a use of force incident from December 26, 2015 when an officer and a sergeant from the Cactus Park Precinct confronted a violent adult male... Read More