Sheriff GlANz ACCepTS NATiONAl AwArd

August 2011
Vol. 3 No. 8
Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office
www.tcso.org
Sheriff GlANz ACCepTS NATiONAl AwArd
Left to right: Assistant Director, Office of State, Local and Tribal
Coordination, Harold Hurtt, John Morton, ICE Director and Sheriff Glanz
O
n Monday, June 20, 2011, at the
National Sheriffs’ Association
Annual Conference in Saint Louis,
Missouri, Sheriff Glanz accepted the first
ever Partnership for Public Safety Award
presented to an organization by
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) Director John Morton.
Director Morton presented this
award to Sheriff Glanz in front of several
hundred public safety professionals from
municipal, county, state and federal law
enforcement organizations from across
the country. Director Morton described
IN THIS ISSUE
the outstanding partnership between the
Tulsa County Sheriff's Office and the
Department of Homeland Security
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
agency. For nearly four years, the Tulsa
country. Sheriff Glanz and the Tulsa
County Sheriff's Office were nominated
by Nuria Prendes, the Field Office
Director for the Dallas Area of
Responsibility (EOR), representing ICE
County Sheriff's Office and ICE have
worked together in the areas of
identifying, apprehending and removing
criminal aliens, illegal alien detention,
Secure Communities and joint task force
investigations.
Sheriff Glanz and the Tulsa County
Sheriff's Office were selected from
multiple nominations from across the
Enforcement Removal Operations in
Dallas Texas.
Director Morton was so pleased with
the nominations and response from
across the country, he vowed to continue
the Partnership for Public Safety Award
for years to come.
~ Sgt. Shannon Clark
• Sheriff’s Corner ........................................................................................................Pg. 2
• OK Sheriffs’ Association Awards ..........................................................................Pg. 2
• Our History ..............................................................................................................Pg. 3
• Congratulations - Promotions ................................................................................Pg. 4
• Vincent’s View ..........................................................................................................Pg. 4
• Detention News ........................................................................................................Pg. 5
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CAleA
Sheriff’s Corner
by Sheriff Stanley Glanz
During the 2011 National
Sheriffs’ Association Conference, I
was proud to receive the
Partnership for Public Safety Award
from
Immigration
Customs
Enforcement (ICE) and Director
John Morton. I accepted on behalf of
all of you, who truly deserved this
honor, as it is you who continues to
make this agency one of the top in
the Country.
The second annual Sheriff’s
Camp was held at Zink Ranch this
past month. Even though the heat
was unyielding, the campers
prevailed. This camp is a positive
experience and it is my hope that it
will continue to grow and many
other Sheriff’s Offices in the State
will become a part of this program,
so that we can help even more
young men in our community. A
special thank you to Sgt. Melissa
Tapper and Deputy Scott Dean for
your commitment to the program
and thanks to all the TCSO
employees for your hard work and
determination while being a part of
the camp.
I want to send out a special
thank you to our summer help.
They were assigned to different
areas within the office, and all of
them have worked diligently in
their duties. They have also had the
opportunity to learn firsthand about
the role of law enforcement in our
community, gain skills which they
will use the rest of their life and,
most importantly, put a good work
ethic to use.
The heat this summer has been
relentless. And it does not look as
though it will cool down anytime
soon.
And even as the heat
continues, many schools will be in
session in just a few weeks. With
both factors in mind, I remind you
to take care of yourself, try not to get
overheated and watch for the kids
as they are traveling to and from
school.
OKlAhOMA SheriffS’
ASSOCiATiON AwArdS
C
ongratulations to the following employees , who will be honored
at the 2011 OSA Banquet on August 6, 2011 in Midwest City, OK:
•
TCSO Chaplain JaJuan Love, Chaplain of the Year
•
Sgt. Craig Bivins, Lifesaving Award
•
Deputy Catherine Curtin, Recognition Award
•
Joe Green/DLM, Commendation
Accreditation Facts August 2011
CALEA Standard 16.2.2
The agency announces anticipated
openings for specialized assignments
agency wide and fills those positions
through a selection process.
ACA Standard 4-ALDF-7B-06
A qualified individual coordinates
the staff development and training
program. This person has specialized
training for that position. All full time
training personnel complete at least a
40 hour training for trainers course.
The training plan is reviewed
annually.
Support Division
*
Changes At The
Faulkner Building
Chief Weigel is now located
upstairs on the east side, where Sgt.
Chris Maxey and Cpl. Kyle Hess use
to office. Sgt. Maxey and Cpl. Hess
have moved to the north office in
the white room, where Chief Albin
was. Chief Albin is now downstairs
in Chief Haralson’s previous office.
BACK TO SChOOl
WATCH OUT FOR
THE KIDS!
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••• Our History •••
TCSO History
“The Artist”
By Retired Sgt. Lyndall Cole
TCSO Historian
S e rg e a n t r o y K i r k l a n d
Roy Kenneth Kirkland was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on
October 11, 1929. He was three-quarters Cherokee Indian, and his
great-grandmother was a Cherokee princess. Roy moved to Sand
Springs in 1941, and while in military service, met his wife, Hazel
Foster. Roy was a Korean War Veteran, serving as an army medic
while stationed in Germany. After working in the private sector,
Roy would begin his law enforcement career with the Sand Springs
Police Department, working his way up from patrol officer to
Lieutenant.
While he was with the Sand Springs Police Department, Roy
captured a suspect after a lengthy vehicle pursuit and an exchange
of gun fire. While on patrol, he and Officer Bob Wilson spotted a
male driver driving recklessly through their community. The two
officers attempted to pull the suspect over, but the suspect refused
and a pursuit ensued. Roy and Bob pursued the individual into
Osage County at speeds of over 100 miles per hour before the
suspect started firing shots at the two officers. The officers
returned fire, firing several rounds, but the suspect was able to
elude them. Not to be outwitted, the two officers continued their
search and were able to locate a bullet-riddled vehicle a few hours
later outside a local Sand Springs bar. Upon an investigation,
officers matched the vehicle’s tag with the one they had pursued hours earlier. They located the suspect inside the bar, where he was arrested
and booked into jail.
Roy Kirkland began his career with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office in April of 1967. As with most deputies, his first assignment was
to work as a jailer in the county jail. Just over a year later, in March of 1968, he helped quell one of the largest inmate disturbances in the tenyear history of the county jail. Twenty-two prisoners had refused to clean their cells, so jail staff revoked their visitation and commissary
privileges. This didn’t set well with these inmates, so, on the following night during Deputy Kirkland’s midnight shift, the prisoners broke
the metal toilet shields loose in their cells and used them to break several jail windows. Using these same metal shields, the inmates
barricaded themselves inside their cells by jamming these large pieces of metal into the cell doors’ opening mechanisms. The inmates then
set fire to their bedding and threatened any of the jailers who attempted to extinguish the fires and fix the cell doors.
With limited manpower, jailers requested the help of Lieutenant Art Lee and several field deputies to assist them in restoring order in
the jail. Lieutenant Lee requested two Tulsa Police K-9 Units to assist his deputies, but because the cell doors were jammed and could not be
opened, the dogs were unable to provide any assistance. Deputies then tried using mace on the inmates and the effects proved useful with
one cell. After mace was sprayed inside the first cell, these prisoners quickly discontinued their disruption and quietly came out of their cell.
The inmates in the second cell were more defiant. The mace was tolerated by these inmates so a stronger deterrent was used - tear gas.
Lieutenant Lee and Deputy Roy Kirkland donned gas masks and simultaneously threw two tear gas grenades inside the second cell. The tear
gas worked. The inmates quickly responded to the deputies requests and exited their cell quietly, and coughing. After almost two and a half
hours, the jail disturbance had ended.
Deputy Kirkland would work in the office’s Park and Criminal Patrol Divisions before being promoted to Sergeant in charge of the
office’s Identification and Records Division. In 1973, Sheriff Faulkner sent Sergeant Kirkland to New York City to attend a four-day seminar
on computerization of criminal files to prepare him for the upcoming criminal files merger with the City Police Department. Kirkland was
later assigned to supervise the merging of the city and county criminal data files. This was a monumental task; the county’s criminal files
alone totaled some 53,265 criminal records and arrest warrants. This was the last step in the record’s merging process before the county and
city combined their jail booking operations.
Besides being a war veteran, a professional officer and a respected supervisor, probably something most people are unaware of is the
fact that Roy Kirkland was also a very talented artist. As his personal hobby and to relieve stress from his job, Roy painted. His paintings
depicted Indian and Western themes, and he displayed them at prestigious places such as the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee,
and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. The most interesting fact about Roy’s skill was that he was self-taught. Roy had
no formal training or lessons in painting, but he created beautiful works of art. He gave away most of his paintings, an estimated 200 of them,
and signed them using a cow’s skull with his signature in the lower right-hand corner. Due to his health, Roy stopped painting in 1993. He
passed away in 1995.
Sergeant Roy Kirkland served his country as a soldier and his community as an officer, but at heart was a talented artist. Roy’s daughter,
Marla Atkison of Owasso, is honoring his memory and artistic legacy by currently attempting to locate and catalog all of her father’s
paintings.
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Congratulations!
Deputy Matt Fleenor was promoted to Sergeant on July 5, 2011.
Captain Richard Weigel was promoted to Chief Deputy on June 30, 2011.
• HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS #2 •
Starring: daniel ratcliff, emma watson & rupert Gint
by detention Officer Vincent fesler
Welcome to the last installment of the
HP franchise. I have to say that it has
been worth the wait! Like Deathly
Hollows #1, they follow the book chapter
by chapter. It's hard to believe we won't
be seeing these characters again...but then
again, Hollywood has a way of
reinventing movies, over and over again,
so you never know. I don't think
Hollywood will ever be able to find a
group of actors to embody the main
characters of these Harry Potter movies in
the way the original stars did. That is why
these movies will be collectable - because
they are so iconic. I believe the three main
actors, whom we have watched grow up
before our eyes, will never be out of work
because of these movies alone. I, for one,
am looking forward to seeing what they
will do next. So, go see this movie and say
your fond farewells, and maybe spend a
little extra and see it on the IMAX screen
- you won't be sorry! And, don't forget to
leave your stress at the door…
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DETENTION NEWS
In February of this year, a new 2.7 million dollar kitchen opened at the David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center. During a
normal day, the kitchen staff feed approximately 4,800 meals to an average of 1,500 inmates. The kitchen is operated by
Aramark and is under the direction of Jeff Lane and Hattie Lee. Sgt. Renee Winston and her assistant, Cpl. Michelle Ramsey,
oversee the kitchen and run it in an efficient and productive manner. This month, we would like to highlight Detention Officers
Sebastian Otalvaro, Thomas Hibner, Brian McCoy and Paul Holland. These officers helped to make the transition to the new
work schedule possible with enthusiasm and great reward.
Barbara Garrison
Left to Right: Sebastian Otalvaro, Thomas Hibner,
Brian McCoy and Paul Holland
FAR FETCHED LESS-LETHAL GEAR IDEA
According to a recent article in the Ft.
Worth Star Telegram, cops could soon be
using electrified arm shields like the ones
in science fiction movies like G.I. Joe.
ArmStar Co. in Los Angeles has unveiled
the BodyGuard, the latest in law
enforcement nonlethal stun devices.
The BodyGuard slips over a forearm
with a glove that is fitted with a switch.
When the user squeezes the switch, it
activates loud electrodes packing more
than 1 million volts. The arm shields will
also be capable of recording visual and
audio evidence of the attack.
Company officials say they hope to
have the stun shield available to police
departments, prison officials and the
military by year’s end. “There are too
many lives that could be saved not to try
and get this out in the market as soon as
possible,” inventor Dave Brown of
Orange County, California told the Star
Telegram.
But they haven’t quite worked out all
the bugs. Some have raised concerns that
1 million volts sounds “a little high”.
And then there’s the sound. The arm
shield produces a menacing electrical arc
that sounds like an M-80 firecracker,
Brown said.
“I made it to intimidate so a suspect
would think twice about attacking an
officer,” he said. “But if that suspect does
attack, I wanted the officer to have
something to defend himself with during
the encounter.”
Brown has recruited some highprofile partners for his venture. Actor
Kevin Costner is a principal backer
(Brown is a longtime friend of Costner’s
wife.) Another partner is retired Sheriff
John Bunnell, who was the host of
“World’s Wildest Police Videos.”
Courtesy of American police Beat magazine
TRIAD
NEWS
On Saturday, August 13, 2011, from
9:00 am to 2:00 pm, the Tulsa
City/County TRIAD will host a senior
awareness event at the Tulsa Promenade
Mall, 41st and Yale. Walk, Talk & Shop
will focus on helping to stop Elder Abuse
in Tulsa County. There will be approximately twenty-five area agencies and
organizations involved in this free event.
Shop & Talk with Community Resource
Representatives to learn more about protecting the health, finances and community
connections of seniors and vulnerable
adults.