| President's Message |
August 21, 2010
Dear Members,
FLEPRU’s Annual Property Crimes Conference and Pawn Certification class will take place at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando on October 11th – 15th , 2010. We are very excited about this year's agenda, especially the Pawn Certification class. If there is one conference you can attend this year....this is it!
FLEPRU realizes every agency is facing difficult times due to budget cuts. FLEPRU also recognizes the importance of good training by experienced instructors. Therefore, FLEPRU wants to make it affordable for you and your immediate supervisor to attend.
FLEPRU is offering to waive the conference tuition fee of a member's immediate supervisor, if the member is attending. That’s a $300 savings! Please be sure to make your hotel reservations early. The cutoff date for our room block is September 10, 2010.
A special thanks to our Sponsors including Target & Blue, Siras, Business Watch International (BWI), A Action Investigations, Lojack for Laptops, Remmington Elsag, Abercrombie & Fitch, Cote, Chanel, Orchid Cellmark, Prudence Investigations, Publix, Fraud Fighter by UVeritech, Multijurisdictional Counter Terrorism Task Force Training (MCTFT), Wachovia and Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty LLP for their Sponsorship. It is because of these Sponsors that we are able to offer you free membership to FLEPRU, keep the cost of your training affordable, and be there to support you.
FLEPRU is pleased to announce that nominations are being accepted for our annual “Pawnshop of the Year” award and “Investigator of the Year” award. Nominations must be received by September 20, 2010 to qualify. Please email your nominations to mitzi.perry@stpete.org. Recipients of the award will be recognized during the opening ceremony o our 2010 Annual Conference.
We recently updated the format of the member's only forum of our website. Please log on and update your contact information, and remember our website can be a valuable tool in assisting you with your investigation. If you need assistance logging on, updating your information, or posting on our message board, please call me and I will be happy to assist you.
During our recent FLEPRU Board meeting, the Board unanimously voted to donate $200 to the family of fallen Tampa Police Officers Kocab/Curtis. This donation is a small token of our appreciation for the sacrifice and ultimate price they paid while trying to make our one of our communities safe.
Always remember......FLEPRU is here for YOU, our members.
Stay safe and look forward to seeing you at the conference in October.
Mitzi Perry,
President
FLEPRU