THE SHIELD
“A Publication For The Office By The Office”
August 2015
Vol. 6 No. 8
Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office
www.tcso.org
MISSING Four-Year Old Boy
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On
June 23, 2015, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office
responded to a call-out regarding a lost child near the
6500 block of North Norfolk in Turley located in North
Tulsa County. Dispatch advised that the call came from
a neighbor, not the mother of Marshall Landon Bratton,
age 4. TCSO joined forces with the Turley Fire Department, U.S. Marshals, K9SearchOK, and EMSA was onscene. The Sheriff’s Office had 40 units on scene to assist
in the search, in addition to 2 horses from our Mounted
Patrol. 15 residents volunteered; however, the boy was
found before they could be used. Several civilians volunteered and searched the local trails. The search continued for four hours by officers in vehicles, on foot,
and on horseback. Finally, Deputy Andy Titsworth
was flagged down by a local resident to point to exactly
where the boy was. After the boy was found, EMSA
conducted a thorough check and little “Brandon” was
fine. The U.S. Marshals took the boy and interviewed
him, then he was taken back to his resident where DHS
got involved. It was ultimately determined by DHS
that “Brandon” could go with other family members.
Captain Paul Tryon, Sergeant Jeff Freeman and Corporal Mike Moore all played an intricate part in commanding the scene and did an excellent job in doing so.
The mother of the boy was arrested for child neglect as
the 4-year old toddler was found barefoot and shirtless
more than half a mile away from his home in the heat of
the day. Corporal Moore commented “He was very impressed with the outcome and the way the site worked
out with the number of units that were out there!”
Mission Accomplished!
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Tulsa County 2 Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff’s Corner
This year is proving to be a time of
transition and adjustment. Undersheriff Richard Weigel has stepped into a
very demanding position as well as
Chief Deputy John Bowman. I am sure
they, along with Chief Deputy Michelle
Robinette, will do a great job and strive
to make decisions that are the best for
this office as we work our way through
all the current challenges.
The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office is
being visited by the Community Safety Institute Assessment Team. Over the
next few months, a team of ten executives will be visiting all of our facilities
at different times, conducting an assessment of the various aspects of our office.
They were initially going to perform a
study of our manpower allocation and
salary comparison; however, they are
currently assessing the operations of
our office, and in particular the Reserve
Deputy Program. At this point, they are
in the beginning of their assessment,
which includes collecting data, conducting interviews and site visitations.
Afterwards, they will analyze their
findings and complete a report. Please
be hospitable and cooperate with them
by answering their questions to the
best of your ability and provide them
with the information they request.
The Grand Jury began its process
on July 20th. They will be conducting
Letter of Recognition
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Sheriff Glanz
Sheriff Glanz received a letter of appreciation from the River Parks Authority which read: On behalf of us at River
Parks Authority and the citizens of Tulsa County who we serve, this sends our
heartfelt appreciation for your recent decision to reconsider River Parks’ funding
levels during your budget discussions,
and for restoring us to 2014 levels of support. It is heartening for us to know that
you listened to us and considered the
level of service that River Parks provides
for thousands of park users every day.
Thank you for enabling us to maintain
our riverfront park at its present level, for
maintaining our credibility with our private funders, and for supporting the River Parks’ Board and staff as we endeavor
to make Tulsa a terrific County in which
to live. We are most grateful that you are
our partner! Best Regards, River Parks
Authority Board and Staff.
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by Sheriff Stanley Glanz
several interviews. As with the Community Safety Institute Assessment,
please cooperate and answer to the
best of your ability and be proud of this
wonderful organization that you are an
important part of.
I truly believe that we have one of
the best and most professional agencies
in the country. I am very proud of the
work and service that each of you provide in your daily duties to the citizens
of Tulsa County.
The summer has gone by quickly
and schools will soon be back in session. I urge everyone to be aware of the
school zones and the kids making their
way back to class.
Why Is The Liberty Bell Cracked?
In 1751, the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly—part of the state’s colonial government—paid around 100 pounds for a large bell to hang in its new State House (later
known as Independence Hall). Cast at London’s Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the bell
arrived in Philadelphia in August 1752. Because the metal was too brittle, it cracked
during a test strike and had to be recast twice. The final version—made of 70 percent copper, 25 percent tin and small amounts of lead, zinc, arsenic, gold and silver—
weighed around 2,080 pounds and measured 12 feet in circumference around the lip
and 3 feet from lip to crown. On July 8, 1776, the bell was rung to celebrate the first
public reading of the Declaration of Independence. After the British invasion of Philadelphia, the bell was hidden in a church until it could be safely returned to the State
House. A popular icon of the new nation and its independence, it wasn’t called the
“Liberty Bell” until the 1830s, when an abolitionist group adopted it as a symbol of
their own cause.
So when did the Liberty Bell get its famous crack? That’s not exactly clear. According to one of many stories, it first cracked back in 1824, during the visit of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette. Another story holds that it fractured later
that year, while tolling to signal a fire. One of the most popular legends claims that the
bell cracked during the funeral of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835, but newspaper
accounts of the funeral do not mention such an incident. Whatever the truth is, it seems
the bell was certainly damaged by 1846, when (according to official city records) Philadelphia’s mayor requested that the bell be rung on George Washington’s birthday.
Though attempts were made to repair an existing fracture in the bell for the occasion,
and the bell reportedly tolled loud and clearer at first, it subsequently cracked beyond
repair and had to be taken out of service. After being moved to a pavilion near Independence Hall in 1976 (the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence), in 2003
the Liberty Bell was relocated to Liberty Bell Center in Independence National Historic
Park, where millions of visitors view its famous crack each year.
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Tulsa County 3 Sheriff’s Office
FOP NEWS
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by Chris Pierce, FOP Lodge #188 President
ACCREDITATION FACTS
AUGUST 2015
I hope all members will attend
the FOP Lodge meeting on Wednesday, August 5th, dinner at 5:00 p.m.,
meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the FOP
Lodge. The Fraternal Order of Police Centennial Celebration will be in
Pittsburg, PA, on August 9-13, at the
David L. Lawrence Convention Center celebrating 100 years of service.
CALEA Standard 41.2.5
Reporting missing adult persons includes getting description, disseminate info, enter and removal in NCIC,
follow up investigation and search,
use of Silver Alert when needed;
TCSO P&P 12-07, Missing Persons
(Adult).
There are several of us attending and
we should return with plenty of informative ideas and directions for
the FOP during the upcoming year.
It appears that the negativity surrounding our office will be present
for a while so remember to stay positive and keep serving our community positively!
ACA Standard 2A-58
A report is made when an inmate
in restriction loses privileges; TCSO
P&P 20-02, Restrictive and Special
Housing.
Oklahoma Boy Scouts
Shooting Stars Tournament
On May 12, 2015, a team of five met at the John Zinc Ranch for the Shooting
Stars Sporting Clays Tournament which was held at the Red Castle Gun Club,
John Zinc Ranch to benefit the Oklahoma Boy Scouts. The shooters were divided into 5-men teams. The team representing the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office
included (L to R:) Sheriff Glanz, Deputies Marlin Warren, Rick Shavney, David
Long, Detective Todd Cole and David Glanz (not shown). Each team member
received a beautiful plaque and the team presented Sheriff Glanz with the bronze
eagle that was won.
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Retirement
News
The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office
says good-bye to Deputy David Long
who has acted as our Animal Control
Officer for many successful years. Deputy Long retires on August 31,
2015, after 20 years of dedicated service
to Law Enforcement.
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Tulsa County 4 Sheriff’s Office
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Great Summer Recipes
Mexican Corn Bread Salad
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is a colorful layered salad that tastes like a fiesta in a bowl. This novel summer salad looks as awesome as it tastes. Whether for company or to add tasty excitement to your mealtime routine, raves will be coming your way!
What You’ll Need:
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1 (1-ounce) package dry ranch-style dressing mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
6 corn bread muffins
2 (16-ounce) cans pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 green bell pepper, chopped
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1 (16-ounce) package frozen corn, thawed
3 large tomatoes, chopped
10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Mexican cheese blend
6 scallions, sliced
What To Do:
1. In a small bowl, combine dressing mix, sour cream, and mayonnaise; set aside.
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rumble half the corn muffins into a large glass bowl or trifle dish. Place a layer of beans over corn muffins, then bell
pepper, dressing mixture, corn, tomatoes, bacon, remaining corn muffins, cheese, and scallions.
3. Cover and chill at least 2 hours before serving.
Patriotic Pops Recipe
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Ingredients
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1-1/4 cups sliced fresh strawberries, divided
1-3/4 cups (14 ounces) vanilla yogurt, divided
1-1/4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, divided
2 freezer pop molds or 12 paper cups (3 ounces each) and wooden pop sticks
What To Do:
In a blender, combine 1 cup strawberries and 2 tablespoons yogurt; cover and process until blended. Transfer to a small
bowl. Chop remaining strawberries; stir into strawberry mixture.
1.In same blender, combine 1 cup blueberries and 2 tablespoons yogurt; cover and process until blended. Stir in remaining blueberries.
2.Layer 1 tablespoon strawberry mixture, 2 tablespoons yogurt and 1 tablespoon blueberry mixture in each of 12 molds or
paper cups. Top molds with holders. If using cups, top with foil and insert sticks through foil. Freeze until firm. Yield:
1 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
1 pop equals 45 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 24 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.
Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 starch.
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Tulsa County 5 Sheriff’s Office
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Our History
TCSO History
By Retired Sgt. Lyndall Cole
TCSO Historian
“Women Who Led the Way”
In today’s fields of law enforcement
and corrections, female officers are commonplace, but it was not always this
way. For generations, careers in law enforcement and corrections were mainly
men-only. There were some exceptions,
but they were few and far between. Very
few women were seen wearing guns and
badges, driving patrol cars, and working in jails and prisons. Within our own
agency, women were utilized in the jail,
office and records, but not on uniformed
patrol. Our first female deputy sheriff was
Mrs. Bess Wilson. Bess was a former city
jail matron for five years until she was
hired by former Sheriff Charles Price in
1929 and assigned as the head of our identification bureau. At that time, there were
only two other women in the United States
who held that title at that time, one in Albany, New York, and the other in Peoria,
Illinois. Bess left our office in 1947 and
worked for the military in counter-intelligence in Germany before returning back
to her previous position at our office two
years later. Bess Wilson was sworn in as a
deputy sheriff by Sheriff A. Garland Marrs
in July of 1941 and was assigned to the
county jail as our identification officer, a
position she was very familiar with. Deputy Wilson continued in this capacity until
her retirement in 1964 under Sheriff Dave
T. Faulkner.
Currently, one of the first known matrons I am aware of is Nora DeMent who
worked in the county jail in the 1940’s and
1950’s. Throughout the next couple of decades, others like Dorothy Harrison and
Jessie Mayfield would join the ranks. In
the 1980’s I had the privilege to sit down
and speak with one of our former jail matrons, Deputy Sheriff Stella Brady. Yes,
many women who worked in the jail and
the office area were commissioned deputies, but they were not allowed to be assigned to the field for patrol work.
Deputy Brady was hired in 1961, when
she was told by a friend that the Sheriff’s
Office had an opening in the jail for a female matron. Seven years later in 1968,
she was one of ten female deputy sheriffs
who were assigned to our county jail. Stel-
Deputy Sheriff Cheryl Brady
la worked the 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. shift, handling all of the responsibilities regarding
the female prisoners. Her duties included
booking, court appearances and even providing line-ups of “her girls.”
In 1968, the female prisoners served
their time in “pale green cells” which had
bare concrete floors, steel bunk beds and
an “occasional table and chair.” The female prisoners were housed on the ninth
floor of the former-county jail, on top of
the current county courthouse. Their cell
blocks were located across from the male
trustees.
Stella told me that the female prisoners
would mend the male inmates clothing
and make mattress covers for the bunks in
the jail. The women would use two sewing machines, and if a prisoner could not
sew, she would cut patches or snip buttons. If the prisoner behaved, they would
be allowed 30 days credit after serving 15
days. The majority of crimes committed
by Stella’s “girls” were passing hot checks,
drunk driving and public drunk.
In 1989, Sheriff Stanley Glanz deputized the first female uniformed patrol
deputies in the history of our office. Deputy Linda Johnson and Deputy Cheryl Bates
were deputized in 1989 and were assigned
to work patrol. During their training, both
women were asked about the possibility of
becoming the first female patrol deputies
for the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, Linda Johnson stated, “It was like an ultimate
challenge,” while Cheryl Bates stated; “It’s
scary, but I’m looking forward to the challenge.” Both deputies were later promoted to supervisory positions and both deputies would also prove to be a tremendous
asset to our office and truly professional in
the carrying out of their duties. Two other
women to mention are Denise Corley, who
would be the first woman to be promoted
to the rank of Captain, and our beloved
Dee Burch who would be the first woman
to ever hold the rank of Chief Deputy for
our office.
We owe all of these women a great
deal of gratitude for paving the way for
others, and we should also thank our current leader, Sheriff Stanley Glanz for having the foresight to deputize and promote
women into our ranks.
L to R: Sheriff Glanz, Deputy Linda
Johnson and Deputy Cheryl Bates
~Tulsa World Photo
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Tulsa County 6 Sheriff’s Office
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PUBLIC ACCLAIM
John Milosovich, Voorhis Associates Inc. in Lafayette, CO, sent a note of thanks to
Sheriff Glanz for all of our assistance in making the Garland County Detention Center building project a successful one after four and a half years. He expressed that
touring David L. Moss facility and meeting with our staff helped Garland County to
see firsthand the benefits of direct supervision.
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Kristi Keske, Loss Prevention Manager at Sears #1151, sent a note of thanks for the
use of our observation tower in their south parking lot for a period of four weeks.
She noted that the tower was a huge success as all the grab and run activity on men’s
Levi jeans completely stopped while the tower was present.
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WATCH
David Grewe, LCSW, at Youth Services of Tulsa sent a letter of thanks to TCSO for
supporting the work of YST, the only non-profit agency in Tulsa focused on you
ages 12-24, touching the lives of more than 18,000 youth in our community each
year. Mr. Grewe replaced Jim Walker as Executive Director, who retired on July 2,
2015, and looks forward to getting to know the Sheriff’s Office better.
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For the
Kids
GOODBYE TO
JUDGE CHAPPELLE
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The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office says
good-bye to a long-time friend and Judge!
Judge Carlos Chappelle who will be greatly missed.
School’s
Back
In Session!
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LONGEVITY ANNIVERSARIES
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Ademola Sonowo
Anita Wright
April Lippert
Arthur Jackson
Barbara Barlow
Barbara Garrison
Bertha Watlington
Betty Allen
Beverly Ayers
Billie Byrd
Bonnie Fidler
Brandi Holland
Brandon Johnson
Charlotte Aveary
Cheryl Snow
Christine Hughart
Christopher Straight
Clifford Morrison
Darrell Despain
Dena Sellers
Donald England
Donna Rice
Dudlee Linger
Eddie White
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Ernest Mendenhall
Felicia King
Florence Ihim
Frances Nelson
Gary Kaiser
Ginger Daulton
Gwendolyn Buggs
Gwendolyn Gragg
Jason Evans
Jeffery D. Brown
Jill Dunne
Jolena Dolph
Karon Linam
Kenneth Farnham
Kerston Boatwright
Latanya Howard
Leo Weir
Leslie Davis
Leticia Glover
Matthew Lyons
Matthew Tryon
Megan Brown
Michael Hutton
Michael Linnett
Michael Newkirk
Michelle Ramsey
Monyamarie Black
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Nadine Jones
Norma Alvarez
Patrick Bagby
Pearl Beach
Philip Klappenbach
Rachel Berkowitz
Ralph Mavers
Roger Fetterhoff
Roland D’Souza
Sheila Dobson
Stephen Brazil
Steve Brown
Steven Miller
Steven Norwood
Taiwo Badidi
Timothy Thompson
Tonya Hinshaw
Wenceslao Aguila
20 Years
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James Asberry
Barbara Asbill
Carrie Knauf
James Estes
Michelle Robinette
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Deputy Tracy McCall
Mary McLaughlin sent a letter to express her gratitude for the help she received on the morning of June 28, 2015.
She was driving north on Highway 75
and Interstate 244 when she realized her
right front tire was flat. She pulled to the
side of the road at a very dangerous spot
and attempted to contact an emergency
tow service. However, her phone continually disconnected and she was not able
to complete that call. She said she was
extremely happy to see a Deputy Sheriff’s
car stop to check on her. He identified the
problem and positioned his car at a spot
to protect her and himself. His emergen-
cy light was flashing and he proceeded to
change the damaged tire. She explained
that the temperature was very hot and
it seemed very close to passing cars, but
there was not a better spot to move the
car. The deputy had completed the task
except for tightening the lug nuts when
her help arrived. She was able to contact
her husband who got the call through to
them.
Mrs. McLaughlin said this kind of assistance was not expected but the deputy
realized the dangerous situation she was
in and quickly began to alleviate the problem. “I sincerely appreciate his help and
the work the Sheriff’s Office does to keep
us safe.”
Sincerely,
Mary McLaughlin, a citizen
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Deputy Kimber King
Chief Michael Baker, Director of EMS,
Tulsa Fire Department, sent thanks to
Deputy Kimber King for assisting with a
traumatic medical emergency on the IDL
on June 12th. He witnessed her performing CPR on the patient in cardiac arrest
who happened to be a homeless man.
Chief Baker mentioned how important it
is to the survival of a patient to quickly
initiate and continue CPR. He sends his
thanks to Deputy King for being part of a
care team.