MPA Holiday Party & Open House

“Tip a Cop” Fundraiser for Mark Kelly

Officers interested in participating should email communitynews@mesampa.com or call 480.225.4809.  We have permission to wear our uniforms, however, no POV’s. Blue Santa will be delivering the funds raised from this event on Dec. 5th, along with gifts for the family from our Blue Santa. East Mesa Independent Coverage: ‘Tip a Cop’ event helps Mesa police [...]

MPA HOLIDAY PARTY – OPEN HOUSE DEC. 15TH

Please join us Dec. 15th at the MPA office for our holiday party and open house.  Members of the public, legislators, members and their families are welcome. WHERE: 123 N. Centennial Way 3207 Mesa, AZ 85201 TIME: 4 pm – 9 pm DATE: December 15th, 2009 Hos d’oeuvres & refreshments will be provided.  Please RSVP [...]

We Hope Meet and Confer Won’t be Ruined Again – Circa 2004

We Hope Meet & Confer Won’t be Ruined Again In 2004, we were so close to having Meet and Confer, however, it was ruined by the “other organization”.  View the video BY CLICKING HERE to see what happened during the council’s study session.  The process was literally hackjacked at the last minute. Due to this [...]

Important Meet and Confer Information

Important Meet and Confer November 16, 2009, the Mesa City Council adopted a Meet and Confer policy for sworn Officers. MPA has pushed for this decades and finally, it has arrived. What does it means? ·         Protection for you and your family’s benefits and pay. ·         Reasonable working conditions. ·         A memorandum of understanding serving [...]

Gilbert Days Parade

It is important to recognize our neighboring communities that support our department, or even the cities our officers live in.  The MPA had a magnificent float in the Gilbert Days Parade that received an overwhelming amount of cheers from the crowd.  Thanks to our float extraordinaires, G. Bake and E. Farrugia, the MPA was able [...]

“Dunk a Cop” fundraiser for Officer’s son with rare disease

Dunk a Cop took place at Oktoberfest in Tempe for an officer’s son, Trey Lane. The Officer Assistance Fund rented the dunk tank for the Lane family and they were able to raise over $5k. Many thanks to our dunked cops – Nate Gafvert and Evan Wick. The follow Trey’s story and information about MPS [...]

MPA helps educate the public on the far-to-often “Doggie Door” burgularies

NAPO Legislative Update 10.09

Dear Members,   Please find below NAPO’s latest Washington Report and Legislative Scorecard with updates on the current issues and legislation on which NAPO is working.     CLICK HERE FOR 10.09 LEGISLATIVE REPORT   CLICK HERE FOR 10.09 SCORECARD   Included in this issue of the Washington Report: Congress Passes Homeland Security Appropriations  Justice Appropriations Stalled in Senate      Bill to Improve Missing Persons [...]

MPA Participates in National Radio Show Regarding Rape

Violence Against Women and The Increase in Pack Rapes Society continues the investigation of the issue of gang rape and rape culture with a panel of top experts on violent crimes against women. We’ll examine the mentality of males that would willingly participate in such a vicious crime, as well as reasons why males are [...]