Tulsa Adds New Officers and a Fire Marshal to the Force

Cadets are ushered into graduation ceremonies at the Tulsa Police Academy this morning. They take the oath, are given badges, and will be officers in training for the next 16 weeks. Then they become full-fledged officers and will be assigned to fill vacancies in the patrol divisions. There were 19 police officers and one fire marshal in the class graduating today. There is another class underway scheduled to graduate in the spring, but it still leaves the department understaffed and unable to keep up with attrition.