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| PLEA News
On Tuesday, March 1, 2011, the Phoenix Police Department published an ENS under the title; "General Information: Audit." In this ENS the Department finally acknowledges that their own kidnap numbers used to secure federal grant money are flawed.  This after months and months of... Read More

Former Phoenix Police Officer and PLEA Member Expresses Support

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On Wednesday, March 2, 2011, PLEA received the following communication expressing support and encouragement from former Phoenix Police Officer and PLEA member Mark Wilcox. Mark, I just wanted to take a few minutes to tell you how proud I am of what... Read More

OFFICERS: Chief Lays Blame, PLEA Defends

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On Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at 0300 hrs. Phoenix Police officers responded to a call of what ultimately turned out to be a home invasion involving multiple armed suspects at 88 Av. and Monterosa St.  Later that same morning Chief... Read More

Chief Harris Removed from Position

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On Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 1430 hours, City Manager David Cavazos convened a press conference at the Phoenix City Hall building to announce that he was re-assigning Chief Harris to oversee other public safety functions and Executive Assistant Police... Read More

FOX National Examines Issue of Inflated Kidnap Numbers

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On Friday March 4, 2011 FOX national news reporter William La Jeunesse examines how the issue of inflated kidnap numbers may have played into securing federal grant money for the Phoenix Police department.   [audio wma="http:azplea.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/3-4-11-Mike-Broomhead-Harris-Kidnapping-Issue.wma"][/audio] Listen Now! to a discussion of the issue... Read More

What Did They Know and When Did They Know it?

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A recent ABC 15 news report indicates that top city leaders may very well have been aware of problems tied to flawed reporting of kidnapping statistics at least months and probably years before they admitted knowlege of the problem.     http://youtu.be/mGbjuMUebNI