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Uniform Update as of 12-17-2012

| PLEA News
As you may know, PLEA filed both a grievance with the City and a couple of unfair labor practices with the Phoenix Employment Relations Board (PERB) over Chief Garcia's decision to eliminate the class D uniform.  PLEA feels that his... Read More

Second Annual Shop With A Cop

| PLEA News
The second annual Phoenix Law Enforcement Association (PLEA)/Phoenix Police Department Shop With a Cop event held on December 18, 2012, at the Super Target Store in Spectrum Mall was another success.  Volunteers from Kiwanis made a delicious pancake breakfast for... Read More

Re-Taking the Oath of Office

| PLEA News
On Wednesday, December 19th, 2012, an ENS was published from Chief Garcia with regard to having officers raffirm their oath of office annually.  Not surprisingly, this generated concern from many officers who believe they should not be made to re-take... Read More

The Realities of Working the Street

| PLEA News
2013 has gotten off to a rough start for police officers in the Valley.  Over the course of three days, there were a total of 6 officer involved shootings, two resulting in serious injuries to officers.  On Saturday, January 5th,... Read More

First Responders Night With Sun Devil Basketball

| PLEA News
On Saturday, January 26, 2013, Arizona State University is hosting a men's basketball game which will pay tribute to Arizona's First Responders and raise money for for First Responder Charity programs. This special event includes displays of classic police vehicles and... Read More

Chief Marches in MLK Day Parade after Discriminating Against Phoenix Officers

| PLEA News
In October 2012, five PPD officers contacted City of Phoenix EOD and lodged a complaint against the department for the way the selection process to choose officers to augment the Presidential inauguration was (mis) handled. Aside from the five complaint... Read More