Tulsa Fire chief issued gun without CLEET certification, deputy chief acknowledges
State law requires that all peace officers who carry a weapon be CLEET certified, and typically the only employees in a fire department who are classified as peace officers are fire marshals and fire inspectors, according to a state official.
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After settling seven lawsuits for $1.3 million, Tulsa doctor’s license set for review
Masters allegedly gave a patient syringes filled with the patient’s fat tissue and told the patient to take the syringes home, put them in her freezer and self-inject them into her face when she desired.
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Documents: Body camera policy not violated when TPD officer didn’t record Barre shooting
A Tulsa Police Officer whose body camera began recording a fatal encounter between a north Tulsa man and three law enforcement officers did not break TPD policy by not recording the entire shooting, documents show.
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DHS report: Abuse, lack of supervision found in juvenile facility where teenager died
Staff members who worked at a Muskogee County juvenile facility where a 16-year-old hanged himself in December were mentally abusive and didn't give juveniles adequate supervision, an investigation by the Department of Human Services has found.
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TPD officer under investigation after pointing firearm at woman during traffic stop
A Tulsa Police Officer is under Internal Affairs investigation and has been moved temporarily to administrative duty after his dashboard camera recording him pointing his gun at a female driver and berating her for several minutes before writing her a ticket for an improper lane change.
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Private prison company buys, then shuts down two Tulsa prisoner reentry facilities
State corrections officials expressed several concerns about CoreCivic’s plans to close the facilities, including sending prisoners nearing release from one of the best performing reentry facilities to one of the worst performing facilities.
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Park Board members frustrated with Tulsa County over lack of progress developing Cousins Park
Cousins Park occupies nearly 45 acres of untouched land at 121st Street and South Delaware Avenue.
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Family of Okemah man shot in the back of the head by a deputy seeking grand jury investigation
The family of James Coale needs 500 signatures from registered voters in Okfuskee County before an investigation of the shooting can be ordered.
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Soda sales likely to keep proposed BMX training facility from Expo Square
The city of Tulsa is searching for a new site to build a BMX Olympic training facility after negotiations to construct it on the old Drillers Stadium property at Expo Square broke down over concession sales, Expo Square and city officials said Tuesday.
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Barre family attorney: ‘Significant’ failure of law enforcement communicating with family, mental health professionals
“My interest is in what all transpired, what sort of practices were utilized much further upstream with this young man because we know for a fact this had been going on for awhile." — Mike Brose, CEO of Mental Health Association Oklahoma.
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