I hope Glanz’s case sends a clear message: No matter what you call a record, if it’s not clearly exempt under state or federal law, you should err on the side of the people who pay your salary.
A Tulsa County Sheriff’s sergeant running for sheriff says he tried to warn supervisors about a lucrative contract with a company that employed former Undersheriff Brian Edwards’ wife.
The county has paid nearly $300,000 since 2012 to a company that employs former Undersheriff Brian Edwards’ wife, a physician. Under the contract, the cost of physicals jumped from $85 to $800.
Tulsa’s acting sheriff and chief deputy are planning to step down, possibly as early as today, Chief Deputy John Bowman confirmed to The Frontier today.
An investigation by The Frontier and NewsOn6 has found at least 36 people died in wrecks with trucks licensed to haul oilfield waste and equipment between 2007 and 2013.
An attorney says the sheriff’s office is using the wrong state law to seize cash and property from hundreds of citizens. More than half of the civil cases have been steered to the same judge, a former deputy who normally handles a criminal docket.
The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office has been allowed to seize cash and guns from nearly 1,000 citizens during searches and arrests under a law designed for dealing with unclaimed property rather than using the state’s forfeiture process.
Tulsa County District Judge Sharon Holmes recused from overseeing the manslaughter case against Robert Bates during a closed meeting with attorneys Monday.
