Ruben Gallego urges DOJ to loosen oversight of Phoenix Police Department after state police association endorsement

Ruben Gallego urges DOJ to loosen oversight of Phoenix Police Department after state police association endorsement


Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), who is running for Arizona’s open Senate seat, penned a letter to the Department of Justice in which he said he was “deeply concerned” about the DOJ’s approach to any police reforms to the Phoenix Police Department. 

In June, the DOJ unveiled a damning report that found the Phoenix Police Department was engaged in a “pattern or practice” that violated some people’s rights, notably the rights of homeless people and people of color. One day after receiving an endorsement from the Arizona Police Association, the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, which is Phoenix’s largest officers union, posted a letter that Gallego wrote to the DOJ urging it to switch its course on any repercussions from the June report.

“We’ve been working with

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