MPA MEMBERS: Please ask a board member about your discount for the event!

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In a few short hours, the Officer Assistance Fund and our brothers and sisters from the Chandler Law Enforcement Association were able to raise over $3,500 for our three Chandler heroes.  Thank you to everyone for their support.

Thank you to Mesa officers and our community that came out and support Mark and his family on July 9th. “Portrait of a Hero” was a benefit for the Kelly family during Mesa’s Second Friday.  The benefit was put on by the Beall Foundation and the Officer Assistance Fund.  People can still donate to Mark and his family by going to any Wells Fargo branch (Mesa Police Association Officer Assistance Fund account), or mail in a check directly to:

123 N. Centennial Way #207

Mesa, AZ 85201

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Keep Your Home Safe From Burglars During Summer Travel

Summer is one of the most popular times to travel, and trip planning tends to be on the forefront of most traveler’s minds.  However, the Mesa Police Association (MPA) suggests keeping your home safe from burglars should be your first thought before leaving your home.

“Burglaries are down in Mesa, and generally across the valley,” states MPA.  “Nevertheless, the slightest sign can trigger a criminal to prey on your home.”

MPA offers a few tips for people to consider before going on vacation:

1.       Garage door openers: If you have a car that is sitting out in front of your house, make sure your garage door opener is not in your car.  A thieve can break into your car, open your garage door and enter your home.  If you leave your car at an airport or parking garage, you have the same dangers.  A thieve can look at your license registration and go to your home and enter it with a garage door opener. 

2.      Social media: Do not publicize where you are traveling to and how long you will be away on sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.  Let your family and friends know privately, and then post any pictures when you get back.

3.      Family/friend check on house: Have someone you trust check on your house, turn on and off lights in different areas of the house and make sure a presence is known.  If you can have someone housesit- do it!  Garbage is also a necessity to make sure it is not left out for a lengthy period of time. 

4.      Mail/Newspapers: Have the post office hold your mail and temporarily suspend your newspaper service.  This is a easy way to let predators know you are not home if these items accumulate.

5.      Barking devices: No sound is too big or small when detouring predators.  You can purchase door barking sounds that go off through motion detectors.

6.      Police Alert: Let your local police department know you will be away.  There are patrol officers and citizens volunteers that can drive by your home.

7.      Motion sensors: Motion sensor lights are a great investment to detour human and animal predators.  Be sure to put them in the front and back of your home.

8.      Register with US Consulate/Embassy: Be sure to register ahead of time with authorities if you are traveling out of the country, so that if the authorities have to get a hold of you they know where they can.  The easiest way to register is through their travel registration web site

9.    Doggie Doors: Make sure you have a doggie door that you can lock.  Kids can be sent in through doors to ultimately unlock them from the inside and invite a criminal to burglarize your home.

Founded in 1996, the Mesa Police Association’s mission is to promote the positive role of Law Enforcement Professionals, and to protect and secure rights and benefits for our members through effective representation with local, state, and national governments.  The organization is currently the largest association representing active Mesa Police Officers. 

For more information, go to the Officer Assistance Fund website.

Thank you to everyone who came to our “Tip a Cop” event on June 8th at Famous Dave’s in Riverview.  We raised about $5k that will go directly to the Murphy family.

PRELIMINARY #: $5,034

Thank you to Famous Dave’s for their generous donation to bring us over the $5k mark!

Picture from the event!

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With your help, we have been able to assist the Kelly family with their needs of a new van.  The “Tip a Cop” fundraiser and the additional financial support from officers and the general public helped up buy a van for Mark and his growing family.  On Dec. 9th, we were able to deliver to the Kelly’s their much needed van and gifts for their kids from our Blue Santa.

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SEE EV Tribune’s Coverage HERE

East MEsa Independent Coverage:

East Mesa Independent (AZ)

‘Blue Santa’ delivery makes Christmas brighter
Published: December 22, 2009
Special to the Independent After several fundraisers to help a fellow officer, members of the Mesa Police Association and the “Blue Santa” were able to surprise Officer Mark Kelly and his family with a 12-passenger, wheelchair-accessible van on Dec. 5. Officer Kelly, a four-year veteran with the Mesa Police Department, is suffering with Lou Gehrig’s disease. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have four young boys, with another child on the way. According to Stacey Dillon, a spokeswoman for the MPA and Officer Assistance Fund, the Kelly family needed a bigger vehicle and one that could accommodate his motorized wheelchair. Money from the Officer Assistance Fund and community donations went toward purchasing the gently used $5,500 van. During the presentation of the van, the Kelly children were also given Christmas presents. Although Officer Kelly can no longer patrol the streets, he continues to work out of the Red Mountain office as a light-duty officer, taking reports over the phone. Anyone wishing to donate to the Officer Assistance Fund, which benefits officers hurt in the line of duty or during other hardships, can do so at area Wells Fargo banks. For more info, go online to www.officerassistancefund.wordpress.com.
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