A final round of testing on Friday may have just put the Tulsa Police Department on the homestretch of a five-year journey to outfit their vehicles with dash cameras.
In our weekly podcast, host R.J. Young chats with The Frontier editor Ziva Branstetter and senior staff writer Kevin Canfield about this week’s hot topics, including Gov. Mary Fallin coming to town and the growing rift between Tulsa’s city and county officials.
Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz’s contract with a private law firm to defend him in a grand jury investigation will be revisited by county commissioners at their meeting Monday.
Acting County Commissioner Michael Willis said Thursday that he placed the item on the agenda on behalf of Commissioner Karen Keith, who is out of state.
Two of Tulsa County’s three commissioners expressed strong reservations Wednesday about the county being part of an authority to oversee the construction, funding and operation of low-water dams in the Arkansas River.
“I’m out,” Commissioner Ron Peters said during a management meeting.
Commissioner John Smaligo said he was not enthusiastic about the way the trust is set up “and the extraordinary powers that it gives to the city of Tulsa.”
The Hoover Crips, the city’s largest gang, are currently feuding with members of three other gangs: the Five-Tre Crips, the Neighborhood Crips and the Bloods, Sgt. Sean Larkin said Wednesday.
Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith said this afternoon that she will try to arrange for commissioners to reconsider their vote last week to approve funding for outside legal counsel to represent Sheriff Stanley Glanz in his effort to fend off a grand jury inquiry.
All three commissioners said they would be surprised if the city of Tulsa is not behind a recent decision by the Sand Springs City Council to authorize its attorney to file a lawsuit over operation of the Tulsa Jail.
The Tulsa City Council and the Mayor’s Office begin receiving public input today on proposed projects to be included in a Vision 2025 sales tax renewal.
The first meeting is Monday at 6 p.m. in City Council chambers of City Hall, Second Street and Cincinnati Ave.
