Our recent article on helping Phoenix police officers find other jobs if a consent decree is imposed, caused at least one of our followers to pose us a question. “If you truly care about Saving Phoenix, why would you encourage officers to leave the agency?” That answer is pretty simple. We have done more than…
Phoenix Interim Police Chief Michael Sullivan has been very quiet over the last few weeks which we find odd considering his agency is facing one of the most important important decisions in history. A consent decree imposed on the Phoenix Police Department will radically change that agency and community for generations. That is not hyperbole;…
9/1/24: An update to this story as reported by the Phoenix Police Department…They have spent 10.6 million dollars. Prior to even having a consent decree, the City of Phoenix has spent 5.5 million dollars in cooperating with the DOJ. This week, the City Council approved an additional $700,000 in legal fees as the city is…
We care deeply for Phoenix and we have done all that we can to warn the decision makers that a police consent decree will destroy our fine city. As much as we care for the city, we have to be clear that if they agree to a consent decree, there will be no more fighting…
A few weeks ago, we wondered what Interim Chief Michael Sullivan was doing and questioned why he was not making decisions to improve the Phoenix Police Department in various areas. His comment that he was “waiting” for the DOJ concerned us and we gave several areas that he could be working on that wold not…
As we said just days ago, there will be significant pressure placed on the City Councilors to sign off on a consent decree without actually looking at the evidence the DOJ has collected over the last two years and as expected, articles and news are rampant about the need to sign an agreement for federal…
We have previously advised how the DOJ expects an agency to agree to federal take over of a local law enforcement agency without even showing them the evidence from their investigation and while that may have sounded unreal to those not familiar with the shady practices of the Department of Justice, that has now become…
The next few weeks will be vital for the city of Phoenix, their residents, and the politicians tasked with making a decision on whether they will hand over law and order to the federal government in a historically failed means called a ‘police consent decree.’ Since the launch of this website, our goal has been…
It has been over two years since the Department of Justice began its “pattern and practice” investigation into the police department. Chief Sullivan provided an update a couple months ago and said that it has been a collaborative effort and that the seven meetings they have had with DOJ officials have been productive. He said…
Mayor Gallego: An Open Letter To Mayor Kate Gallego On behalf of the members of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, United Phoenix Firefighters Local 493, AFSCME 2384, AFSCME 2960 and ASPTEA and especially all the residents who call this great city their home, I want to thank you for your leadership as Mayor throughout the…