In Tulsa OK. there is a debate ongoing with the police/community divide.  The community activists have showed up at a government housing complex called Towne Square and documented the Tulsa Gang Task Force doing foot patrol in the complex and talking with the folks in the parking lots.  This is a form of community policing that has got the community activists upset.  This case links to Towne Square. Episode 10 had links to Towne Square.  Law enforcement needs to have intelligence on cars in the complex and who associates with those cars.  This type of intelligence was helpful in solving the murder of Walter Hogan at 911 E 36 SN on 9-15-2017.

What else can this be?  A question that i ask myself when confronted with the unknown.  This episode has over 300 participants,  that is a lot of eyes and yet only a few eyewitnesses.  Another example of how Intelligent Based Policing will be needed to investigate major crimes in the future.  A laser like approach will keep everyone safer and those that need to be warehoused right where they need to be.

A case that has the whole department involved and contributing to the quick resolution of a two innocent people doing the right thing for the right reason but the wrong place at the wrong time.  Fate brought two youngsters face to face with killers on a September night in 2011.  The family played a big part in how this gets resolved and carry the weight or the deaths with them today.  Remember when texting and you are unsure the person responding is not the person you think it is call them.

In January 2013 Tulsa Homicide worked and solved a quadruple murder.   Four death investigations can lead many different ways as anyone of the victims can be the main target.  That was true in January, but to think we would be dealing with another quadruple killing in November 2013 is disconcerting.  This case takes many twist and turns is yet unresolved.  Listen how Tulsa Homicide worked this case and developed information used to incarcerate the person of interest in the November quad.

Methamphetamine addiction left untreated will cause good people to wrong and bad people to worst.  This story has good people addicted to Crank and they end up victims.  The bad people addicted to Crank end up killing and beating up good people.  The message is the family of methamphetamine addicted people can intervene.  People can beat the habit and do, but law enforcement must intervene to keep evil form killing the addicted before they get a chance to.

The Smuggler's Blues talks about drug dealing and why you have to carry guns because you always carry cash.  Josh Counts lost his life in the politics of contraband.  Josh was a father and a caring man that took a chance on the losing proposition of fast cash by selling illegal marijuana.  Listen to why doing the wrong thing at the wrong time for the wrong reason turns out to more times than not.  Their are more people willing to do the right thing for the right reason at the right time to bring killers to Justice.

What you are about to hear is not heard by the public very often.  The actual calling of an attempt to capture a violent suspect, Donald Ellison, after surveillance has seen him at a location on a stolen motorcycle.  From a calm routine day to a highly charges traumatic event in twelve minutes.  Listen as I describe the feelings and events during this chase.  This is the chase I referenced in episode 4 on Solve'em When You Get'em.

How developing an intelligence network and a data base of the known violent offenders is imperative for any law enforcement department.  Remarkably this phenomenon has been slow to catch on.  I believe because as a government workers cops think that this would be someone else job..  Know who you are chasing because they may kill you.

Particularly frustrating for cops, district attorneys and family of victims is knowing who committed the murder and having a disagreement on whether there is enough to convict.  A lesson in perseverance as this case takes six years to get charged.  Your job, no matter what it is , is important.  That being said, complete the job no matter how long it takes.  NO excuses.  Every murder case can be solved.

Patrol calls generate most of the police response to violent crimes.   This episode describes how the patrol officers must act as a team to resolve issues.  I learned how to use the available team members when I was handed a group of six year olds and made a baseball team out of them.   Eventually after years of work and training the team won the league in their last year together all be it 8 years later.  Work with what you have and find a way to get the job done.