On June 14th the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association (HBPOA) became aware of a telephone solicitation group that misrepresented themselves during a telephone solicitation campaign.

The group, California Organization of Police and Sheriffs (COPS) is a labor union based out of Ontario, CA. The COPS representative told the Huntington Beach citizen that COPS represented the HBPOA and they were authorized by the Orange County Police Commission to solicit funds. The HBPOA is NOT AFFILIATED with the organization COPS. We are also not aware of any Orange County Police Commission that authorizes telemarketers.

The HBPOA will be filing a complaint with California Attorney Generals Office. If you were a victim of this misrepresentation we urge you to also file a complaint. http://ag.ca.gov/charities/contact.php

The HBPOA does NOT conduct telephone solicitation. Our Foundation conducts an annual fundraiser by mail to avoid any possible misrepresentation by telemarketers. For additional details please see www.hbpoa.org.

According to the California Attorney Generals website COPS reported its 2005 income to be in excess of Seven Million dollars. The HBPOA is not affiliated with COPS.

If you have any questions please contact our office at (714) 842-8851.

Kreg Muller, President
Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association