24-Mar-08 

MEDIA ALERT 

PHOENIX LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION (PLEA) RECOGNIZES   RODD & JO WOLFF FOR THEIR VIGILANCE, COURAGE AND COMMITMENT AS POLICE PARTNERS FOR A SAFER COMMUNITY 

WHO:  The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, representing more than 2300 rank and file members of the Phoenix Police Department, and Rodd and Jo Wolff, owners of Hair Productions. 

WHAT:  Presentation of plaque for Vigilance, Courage and Commitment as Police Partners for a Safer Community. 

WHERE:  Hair Productions, beauty salon, 25^th St. and Indian School Road, Phoenix. 

WHEN:  2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 26^th, 2008. 

WHY:  Because of a program they devised to deter crime in their place of business, Rodd and Jo Wolff were able to stop Ronald Allan Rowe from inflicting injury on themselves and their clients on Tuesday, March 18^th, 2008. 

HOW:  Because of previous crimes at nearby businesses, the Wolff’s had established a code word to use in the event of a robbery. Rodd was in a back room when he heard his wife utter the code word three times. As the robber moved further into the salon, Wolff removed a gun and ordered the man to drop his gun. When he did not comply, Wolff fired three shots, striking the suspect.  None of the five innocent people in the salon were injured.