AZCOPS members and their families participated in The Wills for Heroes event July 30 in Tucson. The Wills for Heroes Foundation, which started in April 2007, is a charitable non-profit organization based in Tucson dedicated to providing support...
Read moreAZCOPS is proud to announce its membership in the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO). Since our separation from the last organization, our Board of Directors made it clear that AZCOPS should belong to a national law enforcement...
Read moreOriginally, HB 2650 was suppose to make administrators “at-will” employees, thus removing the investigative/due process parts of disciplining or terminating an employee. However, literally on the last day, at the last minute of the...
Read moreThe National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has launched a new “Recently Fallen” website feature to report recent law enforcement fatalities. You can now view the latest information about recently fallen officers and sign up...
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(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...
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