City Manager Jeff Barton announced today July 29, 2022 that Michael Sullivan will join the Phoenix Police Department as the interim Police Chief on September 12, 2022, pending Council approval. Sullivan currently serves as Deputy Commissioner of the Compliance Bureau for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD).
As you may recall, Police Chief Jeri Williams announced her intent to retire after an serving for 33years in law enforcement. In a communication, City Manager Barton thanked Chief Williams for her dedicated service.
It was announced the interim assignment is expected to be last 12-24 months. During this time, the City of Phoenix will conduct a robust nationwide search for a permanent Police Chief.
PHOENIX – The Fraternal Order of Police conducted a day of fundraising for the family of a fallen Phoenix police officer.
We collected both money and diapers at FOP Lodge 2 — located at 12851 N. 19th Ave., at Sweetwater.
Officer Travis Murphy was gunned down in the line of duty in May, leaving behind a wife and two young children.
His widow is left behind to deal with both the loss of her husband and a significant loss of the family’s income.
“Our goal is to try and raise some money to kind of tide them over and help them out — and, not worry about the mortgage payment and things like that — until they can get back on their feet and live some kind of a normal life again,” said Phoenix Police Officer Dave Hopkins.
The FOP served breakfast, lunch and dinner for a $5 donation.
Murphy’s widow, Danielle, was among those at the pasta dinner that raised more than $38,000 to support the couple’s two young children, Kailee, 2, and infant Cody. The officer’s baby boy was born just two weeks before he was shot and killed during a suspicious-vehicle stop in central Phoenix. The lodge traditionally hosts fundraisers for officers killed or injured in the line of duty.