(Posted: Feb. 16, 2010) Arizona Capitol Police Association President Ed Neidkowski and Vice President Wes Elliot met recently with Sen. Russel Pearce prior to the Appropriations hearing on SB1107. This bill would permit the transfer of Capitol...
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See the stories making news now Privatization may not see the light of day (Published: Nov. 9, 2009) TriValleyCentral.com By Paul Davenport Associated Press Also on this Page: How State Senators and State Representatives voted on prison...
Read moreOfficer Daniel Forchione of the University of Arizona Police Department passed away Sept. 29 as a result of a scuba diving accident while on vacation with his family in San Diego, California. Officer Forchione, who was Vice President of the...
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AZCOPS officer cleared in use of force incident (Posted: Sept. 30, 2009) AZCOPS is pleased to announce that the Yavapai County Attorney has officially cleared Officer Brian Eckenboy in a shooting that occurred in February 2009. As AZCOPS Legal...
Read more (Posted: 2:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 2009) The Police Officers of Scottsdale Association is urging all AZCOPS members in the area to attend a City Council meeting at 5 p.m. today, Sept. 22, at the City Council Kiva to show support for City Manager John...
Read more (UPDATED: Sept. 23, 2009) Little remains city manager – for now, at least, The Arizona Republic, Sept. 22, 2009 Learn More about the Goldwater Institute’s plan to reform city governments The Police Officers of Scottsdale...
Read more(Posted: Sept. 15, 2009) The City of Maricopa Police Association (COMPA) participated in the Red Rock Sprint and Unified Triathlon to benefit Special Olympics on Sept. 12 in Scottsdale. COMPA sent six athletes and one volunteer to represent the...
Read moreThe Douglas Police Officers Association in conjunction with the Ray Rios Family will host a Softball Tournament to sponsor the building of a Fallen Officers Memorial in front of the police department. Officer Ray Rios died in the line of duty on...
Read moreAZCOPS SPEAKS, July 2009 In a bold move that required the state’s top elected officials to side with Arizona public safety officers against big corporations looking to make profits off the state’s prison system, Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed...
Read moreAZCOPS members were among the many who attended the statewide Peace Officers Memorial Service May 4th in Phoenix. From left are Kevin Gillooly Jr. of Tucson Police Department, Micha Gillooly, Ed Hardesty of Pima County Sheriffs Department...
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(Updated: May 4, 2009) The months-long effort by the Oro Valley Police Officers Association and AZCOPS to persuade the Town Council from AZCOPS President Larry Lopez speaks to the Oro Valley Town Council in opposition to their proposed layoffs of...
Read more(Posted: April 16, 2009) The Pinal County Deputies Association says the County Board of Supervisors made a mistake when it voted earlier this month to reject Sheriff Babeu’s plan to add 30 new deputies through the federal government’s...
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