On August 16, 2018 at approximately 8:00 pm, while patrolling his assigned beat area, Phoenix Police Officer Adrian Cruz observed a westbound vehicle speeding… Read More

On December 21, 2018, the Arizona republic reported on a travel advisory posted by local activist group Poder in action.  Like many other activist groups,… Read More

On December 9, 2018, The New York Times published an article titled “Police Violence Is Up in Phoenix.  City Officials Blame Civilians” and on… Read More

Many major cities and police departments across America have experienced heightened concern with regard to shootings of unarmed suspects.  The reality is… Read More

PLEA has committed to join with the Omega Psi Phi fraternity to work towards furthering better communication and understanding between police and the… Read More

On Saturday, November 3, 2018, the Phoenix Police Cadets hosted the 2018 Phoenix Police Cadet-Explorer Olympics at the Phoenix Regional Police Academy, located… Read More

On Tuesday October 9th, 2018, a member contacted PLEA to advise that he had been told by his precinct commander he could not work out on his lunch hour as… Read More

On Friday, October 5th, 2018, PLEA received an open letter to the residents of Phoenix from a crime victim.  The author of this message approached PLEA… Read More

As you have seen in our numerous web and Facebook posts, PLEA has been sounding the alarm regarding the Phoenix Police Department’s staffing levels for… Read More

In 2015 PLEA, through PLEA Charities, made a financial donation of $500 to assist with an event which was born out of Phoenix Police Detective Sean… Read More

Phoenix Police staffing currently sits at 2,859 sworn personnel.  To re-cap, City Manager Ed Zuercher previously set a goal for the department to be… Read More