Tulsa Police Foundation

Thank you to everyone who joined us this week for a reception benefiting the Tulsa Police Foundation! Your generosity allows us to continue supporting the officers who protect and serve our community each day.

A special thank you to Tulsa Police Department Chief Wendell Franklin and our board chair Michael Bass for their kind remarks in support of the Foundation.

If you weren’t able to join us but wish to support our work, you can donate at https://tpdfoundation.org/donate.

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the family of John Bryant for accepting memorial donations to the TPD Foundation in John’s memory. https://www.hayhurstfuneralhome.com/obituaries/John-Bryant-53/ #!/Obituary

John Bryant was a proud member of the Tulsa Auxiliary Police and Tulsa Police Reserves, and proudly served the City of Tulsa for 22 years in this volunteer capacity. John also trained and joined the Tulsa Police Motorcycle Unit where he served for 12 years until his retirement in 2010. We cherish the opportunity to honor his legacy.

To make a donation in memory of Mr. Bryant, follow this link: https://tpdfoundation.org/donate/

Tulsa police hope proposed trespassing ordinance update reduces repeat offenders

Tulsa police hope proposed trespassing ordinance update reduces repeat offenders Tulsa police are making an effort to crack down on repeat and chronic criminals in the downtown area and they hope a change in the City of Tulsa’s trespassing ordinance will help.

Tulsa Police Working To Keep Shoppers Safe This Holiday Season

Tulsa Police Working To Keep Shoppers Safe This Holiday Season Black Friday shopping can bring large crowds. Tulsa Police share how they work to keep the community safe during the busy shopping day.

Tulsa Police save man's life after finding him unconscious, behind the wheel Tulsa Police say the officers pulled the driver from the car and realized he was not breathing and didn't have a pulse.

Tulsa police, firefighters to race each other at Route 66 Marathon

Tulsa police, firefighters to race each other at Route 66 Marathon Along with the usual runners, we'll also be seeing some of Tulsa's police officers and firefighters going head-to-head in Sunday's marathon relay.

Tulsa police locate father after responding to a found child call. Another day in the of Tulsa police officers, saving lives and fighting crime.

Tulsa police locate father after responding to a found child call On Sunday around 5:15 p.m., Tulsa police responded to a found child call near 43rd and Garnett.TPD has been looking for anyone who may know this child and have

Tulsa Police Warn Gun Owners About Leaving Fi****ms In Cars

Tulsa Police Warn Gun Owners About Leaving Fi****ms In Cars Burglary investigators say they have 341 cases so far this year of guns being stolen from cars. That averages out to 1.25 cases per day in 2023.

Women make up nine of the 21 new TPD cadets

Women make up nine of the 21 new TPD cadets The Tulsa Police Department’s newest class of cadets are in their second week of the academy. But across the country – the police force is predominantly male.

Tulsa police mourn former Chief Robert "Bob" Dick

Tulsa police mourn former Chief Robert "Bob" Dick Tulsa's former Police Chief Robert "Bob" Dick died late Tuesday night according to the Tulsa Police Department.

TPD officers create special moment after student takes wrong bus

TPD officers create special moment after student takes wrong bus Some officers with the Tulsa Police Department are being praised by the community for going beyond the line of duty for one student.

Good Samaritan, Tulsa Police Rescue Abandoned Puppies From Side Of The Road

Good Samaritan, Tulsa Police Rescue Abandoned Puppies From Side Of The Road Along the stretch of road near Pine and Mingo, someone dumped six puppies in a plastic tub. The puppies were left in the heat and could have died, if it wasn't for a delivery driver's wrong turn.

Tulsa Police Officer and suspect shot in south Tulsa neighborhood.

Officer and suspect shot near 61st and Lewis There is a large police presence in a neighborhood near 61st and Lewis. This is a developing story...

Tulsa Police Department raises more than $4000 for Special Olympics Oklahoma “Our Officers had a great time helping deliver drinks and talk with Tulsans. We appreciate your support!”

Tulsa Police Community Engagement Unit Aims To Connect, Build Trust With Younger Generation

Tulsa Police Community Engagement Unit Aims To Connect, Build Trust With Younger Generation This is the fourth year Project eNGAGE has been a part of the community engagement unit with TPD. Project eNGAGE helps police officers connect with kids out in the community.

Happy 4th of July.

Tulsa man loses leg after drunk driver runs over downed power lines “Officer Tally is the reason why my brother is still here."

TPD and TCSO working together to catch a bad guy

Legislators, leave our K9 officers alone. They are much needed in law enforcement and save officer’s lives with their bravery.

San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit issued the following statement today on the proposed Assembly Bill 742 (AB 742), which would prohibit and restrict the use of police canines.

Chief Nisleit Statement:
“The proposed California State Assembly Bill 742 is another flawed attempt by state legislators to reduce racial disparities and use of force in policing.

Since 1984, SDPD has used police K-9’s to locate and apprehend suspects in circumstances that are exceedingly dangerous for officers, such as searching in dark canyons, buildings, homes, or vehicles, where a concealed suspect maintains an advantage over officers. The K-9 affords officers time and distance to better analyze the situation and respond appropriately from a safer distance.
SDPD has an extensive selection, academy and training program for canine handlers that exceeds California P.O.S.T. requirements. SDPD has policies and procedures which outline how and when K-9’s can be used in the field as well as procedures for review of every apprehension using a K-9.

The vast majority of K-9 deployments in San Diego are for de-escalating dangerous/volatile incidents with confrontational, irrational, armed and/or suicidal subjects that fail to respond to the presence and direction of uniformed officers. Handlers are required to issue K-9 warnings to suspects and often, the warnings are repeated multiple times throughout an incident before a K-9 is released for apprehension.

Over the past 5 years, SDPD K9’s were used at 10,815 calls for service and accounted for 927 subjects complying with officers after just the mere presence of the K-9. In only 1% of the calls over the last 5 years, did the suspect ignore the K-9 warnings, refuse to surrender and, as a result, was bitten. No SDPD K-9 deployment has resulted in death or life-threatening injury.
AB 742 wrongly categorizes a police K-9 as deadly force, considering the K-9 no different than a firearm. Categorizing the K-9’s in this manner is misguided and would eliminate a valuable de-escalation tool in instances where other tools may have failed, but deadly force is not warranted.

The passage of AB 742 will put officers into more dangerous situations without a de-escalation tool that is capable of apprehending violent suspects without the use of a firearm.

The unintended consequence of this piece of legislation will be an increase in officer-involved shootings, officer and suspect injury, and increased threats to community safety.

I urge our legislators to keep this tool intact for the safety of our officers and the communities they serve.”

"Freedom is a fragile thing and it's never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. And those in history who have known freedom and then lost it have never known it again."
-Ronald Ragan 1967

Today we honor those who fought for our freedom and continue to fight for our freedom. Those who lost their lives so we may have such freedom.

You will never be forgotten for the sacrifice you made to this country. Our hearts and prayers are to all those families that lost a loved ones defending the United States of America and our allies.

Today is a day of honor...

Bill signed by Gov. Stitt aimed to crack down on repeated drug offenders Just on Thursday alone, ten people were booked for some kind of drug crime.

Tulsa Police attend National Peace Officer's Memorial

Tulsa Police attend National Peace Officer's Memorial Tulsa police attend National Peace Officer's Memorial in Washington D.C. on Monday. Tens of thousands of officers gathered in Washington D.C. on Monday to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Today is National Peace Officers Memorial Day across the U.S. We honor all those who have given up their lives for our Safety and Security standing between good and evil.

Words are not enough as our hearts go out to those families that have experienced loss of an officer; son, daughter, brother, sister, mom, dad, uncle, nephew, niece and friend. We take today to honor your lives. You will forever be missed and forever be remembered.

Please visit the Tulsa Police Department Memorial www.tpdmemorial.com and go see the outdoor memorial located at 6066 East 66th Street North Tulsa, OK 74153.

TPD fights crime in the sky with its tulsa police air support unit

TPD fights crime in the sky with its Tulsa Police Air Support Unit Is it a bird? Is it Superman? No! It's the Tulsa Police! FOX23 speaks with tactical flight officer and pilot Todd Harris about fighting crime with the help of the TPD helicopter.

National Police Week History

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

The Memorial Service began in 1982 as a gathering in Senate Park of approximately 120 survivors and supporters of law enforcement. Decades later, the event, more commonly known as National Police Week, has grown to a series of events which attracts thousands of survivors and law enforcement officers to our Nation's Capital each year.

In 2022, 246 officers were killed in the line of duty. We honor those who gave their lives.

Tulsa Police Department Honors Fallen Officers

Tulsa Police Department Honors Fallen Officers The Tulsa Police Department are honoring 41 of their fallen officers on Saturday.

Thank you Academy Sports for supporting Law Enforcement, Military and First Responders. We support you as well.

Academy Sports offers holiday discounts to first responders, military service members, veterans To thank service members this Memorial Day and Independence Day, Academy Sports + Outdoors is offering a 10% discount to active military service members, veterans and first responders now through July 4, 2023. The discount will be applied to the entire purchase, both in-store and online. More inform