IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Phoenix PD officers describe hearing colleague threaten Mayor Kate Gallego
12 News obtained body camera footage showing Tempe PD detectives interviewing Phoenix officers who witnessed the alleged threat. Author: Bianca Buono Updated: 10:33 PM MST January 22, 2021
PHOENIX A calm, cool and collected police officer who meets all standards and occasionally likes to vent during briefings. That s how fellow police officers described their colleague Officer Steven Poulos.
They were shocked when one of his venting sessions turned into threatening the mayor s life. I didn t say anything about it, you know. I was just thinking to myself like, man why would you say something like that, you know? said an officer who witnessed Poulos statement.
MCAO won t pursue criminal charges against officer accused of making threat against Phoenix mayor
Phoenix officer accused of vowing to shoot Phoenix mayor if she defunded the police.
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PHOENIX â The Maricopa County Attorneyâs Office says it will not file criminal charges against a Phoenix police officer accused of vowing to shoot Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego if she defunded the police.
According to a report from the Tempe Police Department, which was asked to investigate the incident, Officer Steven Poulos in October made the threat with other officers present in a briefing room inside the Black Mountain Police Precinct. A sergeant reported that Poulos said, âIf the mayor defunds the police, Iâm going to shoot her.â When challenged about his seriousness Poulos replied, âThatâs a promise.â