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By: Mark Spencer, PLEA President “I don’t know if it will help saying this to you…some men in this world are born to do our unpleasant jobs for us…your father is one of them.” Miss Maudie was speaking of Atticus Finch. Even... Read More

PLEA provided representation to members who were the focus of the Attorney General townhome off-duty investigation.  24 of the sworn personnel on the list have had their off-duty privileges reinstated.  PLEA met with the Attorney General’s office yesterday expressing concern... Read More

PLEA board members Dave Kothe, Joe Clure, and Jerry Gannon met with Executive Assistant Chief Joe Yahner, Assistant Chiefs Anderson and McClelland, and Labor Relations Administrator Lori Stewart.  In this meeting the following issues were discussed: PLEA will be submitting a... Read More

On August 21, 2006, Sgt. Pete Wechsler produced a memo alleging falsified scores in a PPD testing process.  Three years later, on July 31, 2009, PLEA followed up on this allegation with PSB.  PLEA wanted to determine if Department policy (Ops Order 3.19.1.A) requiring... Read More

Out of the 358 border related kidnapping reports presented by Phoenix Police management, PLEA was provided, through a public records request, with 260.  Out of the 260 reports, 205 were NOT border related.  78% of the reports presented by the PPD... Read More

Mayor Phil Gordon invited PLEA to attend and speak at a press conference on Friday January 28, 2011, addressing the current and upcoming police vacancy rate and the 30-year low crime rate in the City of Phoenix.  PLEA President Mark... Read More