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Angels on Patrol (AOP) is a non-profit organization started by Lt. Jacqui MacConnell after rescuing three children in one of the most horrific abuse cases she had ever experienced in her career as a police officer.  AOP supports families in... Read More

After the Travis Murphy memorial sign posting (which was well attended by officers, members of Council, and members of the City Manager’s office) PLEA board members Dave Kothe, Joe Clure, and Mark Spencer met with Interim Police Chief Joe Yahner... Read More

PLEA partners and members contacted your Association about an alarming issue that they believe sheds light on the inaccurate kidnapping numbers that were presented by PPD management to Congress, the Council, and the community.  One border-related kidnapping a week in... Read More

News 15 recently reported on problems that the PPD is struggling with in the area of data gathering and statistical analysis with regard to homicide investigations. These issues were discussed in "Special Request Report IA-08-00042" that was published and dissimenated to... Read More

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