Public Service Journalism Team reporter at @tulsaworld and @LeeEntNews. Boston Marathon qualifier. I run in the wild and captain a homemade raft. Past @CJOnline
I spent months creating a database of Oklahoma’s deadly police pursuits to learn who was being killed, which agencies were pursuing and why.
Here are 5 takeaways from my four-part series:
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More on what the future looks like for the staff, students and families affected by the closures TPS announced Monday night, including staff cuts, enrollment deadlines and where students will be moved.
From @LenzyKB and I:
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Automated detections of what might be questionable queries are evaluated by a person, and TPD pulls a week of queries on random officers to see if there is anything that causes concern.
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The ruling found a Tulsa County sheriff's deputy used the database to violate a woman's Fourth Amendment rights. Sheriff Vic Regalado said he wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on how automated license plate reader technology is used.
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In advance, individuals may submit questions to TPD about Automated License Plate Reader technology and how the agency uses its network of cameras via an online form.
Tulsa Police plans public meeting, Q&A on Flock cameras Monday https://t.co/IMaH3gBQUY
I went to a naturalization ceremony and watched 20 individuals from 11 countries become citizens. One of them, Liliana Gutierrez Guerrero, works with immigrants and refugees in their citizenship journey. On Wednesday, it was her turn:
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Broken Arrow's city manager placed Police Chief Lance Arnold on paid administrative leave Wednesday morning, pending the outcome of an unspecified internal investigation.
Michael Spurgeon’s move rankled the local police union.
https://t.co/mz3KYblEvR
Councilor Anthony Archie abstained. So the vote deadlocked at 4-4-1.
Read more from @aWorldofKC:
Tulsa City Council rejects public safety oversight body
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“Freedom from persistent, dragnet-style surveillance while in public is not a foreign concept in our society and it is a reasonable expectation that society already accepts,” the judge wrote. | via @loucardfan61
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Grand Jury Justice now has 45 calendar days to collect 5,000 signatures of registered Tulsa County voters to advance to the next procedural step.
Signature-gathering OK'd in petition for grand jury investigation of Steve Kunzweiler https://t.co/ZrXq2YpPdx
In 2024, Oklahoma had the sixth-highest rate of teen births after ranking as high as second from 2014 to 2016.
Oklahoma no longer in top 5 for teen birth rate. Sex health educators see a bigger lesson. https://t.co/sdb4M6EiCU
“A person who identified herself as a member of Mullin's staff approached a photographer during the event and said he was not allowed to publish anything from it, including the fact that Mullin attended.”
https://t.co/m8DVnrTZJd #transparency
A nonprofit group called Grand Jury Justice filed the pGroup seeks citizen petition to impanel grand jury investigation of Steve Kunzweiler
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In 10 years investigating OHP, I've uncovered reckless trooper actions and false or misleading statements, shoddy record-keeping, failure to address "alarming" concerns, and unwillingness to formally review several fatal chases despite red flags.
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He was driving 106 mph at the time. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers hit fleeing vehicles at speeds far faster than they practice, killing seven people and injuring 114 in an eight-year span.
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Tulsa city councilors discussed a proposal to establish an Office of Independent Review and Oversight of Public Safety, which would review completed investigations, as well as an 11-member Civilian Oversight Board
Discussions about it were a little tense:
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