Stallbrook Police United for Reform

Stallbrook Police United for Reform (SPUR) was an organization of progressive law enforcement officers in the Stallbrook Police Department, committed to ending corrupting and instituting new policies along the lines of community policing. Officers Ron Marshall and Greg Bogosian were principal cofounders. The group was modeled on Teamsters for a Democratic Union, and was opposed by "the Machine" of corrupt officers within the Department, including the "Old Guard" of the Stallbrook chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police. After the appointment of Delbert Graham as Chief of Police, SPUR grew in numbers and confidence, which prompted a reaction by the FOP leadership leading to almost 40 percent of the chapter members leaving in the "Big Split," precipitating more departures and the eventual change in union representation to the more progressive International Brotherhood of Police Officers. Soon after the change in the union, and the ensconcement of Graham and his reforms, SPUR wound up its existence.
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