- Tulsa Police Department
Infobox Police Department
name = Tulsa Police Department
motto =
established = 1907
sworn = 808 [ [http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070217_Ne_A1_Crime23934 Tulsa World: Crime rate drops in Tulsa ] ]
non-sworn = 105
jurisdiction = Municipal
stations =
helicopters = 2 but only 1 is used at a time
policeboats =
chief = Ronald Palmer
commissioner(s) = The Tulsa Police Department (TPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the city ofTulsa ,Oklahoma . It is nationally accredited by theCommission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies [ [http://www.calea.org/agcysearch/agencydisplay.cfm?IDWEB=6488 CALEA ] ] It is the second largest municipal law enforcement agency in the state.The TPD was officially organized in 1907 after the City of
Tulsa was incorporated. However, informally, TPD existed as early as 1905. As of February 2008 there were 808 commissioned officers and 105 civilians serving in the department.Organizational Structure
The TPD is organized into a hierarchial structure similar to that of the military. The Chief of Police supervises three Deputy Chief's who are each in charge of a bureau. A bureau consist of three to four divisions. Each division is supervised by a major. The Chief of Police reports to the Mayor of
Tulsa .Tulsa Police Department
* Chief's Office - Chief Ronald Palmer
** Administration Bureau- Deputy Chief A. Daryl Webster
***Information and Technical Services
***Training Division
***Headquarters
** Investigations Bureau- Deputy Chief Mark McCrory
***Detective Division
***Special Investigations Division
***Forensic Lab
** Operations Bureau- Deputy Chief Dennis Larsen
*** Uniform Division North
*** Uniform Division Southwest
*** Uniform Division East
*** Special Operations DivisionUniform Support units include:
* Air Support
* Mounted Patrol
*K9
* SOT (Special Operations Team)
* Bike Patrol
* Motorcycle Patrolee also
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List of law enforcement agencies in Oklahoma
*Tulsa County, Oklahoma References
External links
* [http://www.tulsapolice.org/ Official Website]
* [http://www.cityoftulsa.org/ City of Tulsa website]
* [http://www.tpdd.org/ TPDD.org- Independent site on Tulsa Police statistics]
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