June 2012 Vol. 3 No. 6 Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office www.tcso.org
The TCSO Honor Guard was joined by members of the Sand
Springs Police Department Honor
Guard. Music vocals were provided by Sheryl Stedham and Sgt. Willie
Lewis. Our keynote speaker was
T.Hastings Siegfried, Vice- Chairman of NORDAM and COO of
NORDAM’s Transportation Group.
We remembered four employees who passed this year and twenty-six family members of employees were also recognized. The TCSO deputies who assisted with the reading of names were: Det. Jason Morrison,
Cpl. Jeff Organ, Sgt. Dave Roberts,
Sgt. Eric Kitch, Sgt. Randy Pierce and
Chaplain Ken Farnham. Our invocation and benediction were given by Chaplain Julio Vega. This service is always dedicated to those who have made the ‘ultimate sacrifice’ and to those we will always remember.
Chaplain Nelda Bloom
National Law Enforcement
Memorial Week recognizes the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement. Established in 1962 by a joint Congressional resolution,
National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. The annual
TCSO Memorial Service was held at
Chandler Park on May 16th, sponsored by FOP Lodge #188 and the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office. The names of our twelve fallen officers were read and they were remembered by placing a flag at each one of the twelve trees planted to honor them.
T. Hastings Siegfried and Sgt. Randy Chapman
Chaplain Jose Lozano at fallen officer’s tree
• Sheriff’s Corner ........................................................................................................Pg. 2
• Passings......................................................................................................................Pg. 2
• CALEA ......................................................................................................................Pg. 2
• Our History ..............................................................................................................Pg. 3
• Celebrating Law Enforcement ................................................................................Pg. 4
• Vincent’s View............................................................................................................Pg 4
• OBNDD ......................................................................................................................Pg. 5
• Law Enforcement Torch Run ..................................................................................Pg. 5

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• Tulsa County 2 Sheriff’s office •
by Sheriff Stanley Glanz
Chief Tim Albin was sworn in as our new Undersheriff on May 29th, 2012.
Undersheriff Albin has been with the office for over 22 years and actually started with the New Day Program before coming to work for the Sheriff’s
Office. Prior to coming to the Sheriff’s
Office, he was employed by the Bureau of
Prisons, the Federal Prison in El Reno and the Muskogee Police Department.
As Tim worked his way through the ranks, he spent time in all areas of the office and as a Chief Deputy he has supervised all three divisions. He is a
CALEA Assessor, as well as an ACA
Corrections Auditor. Tim is very dedicated to the office and I am proud to have made him the Undersheriff. He will officially take office on June 1, 2012.
The annual Ice Inspection was held
May 15, 16, & 17, 2012. The Nakamoto
Group sent four auditors to perform the annual Immigration and Customs
Enforcement detainee inspection. The audit was performed at the David L.
Moss Criminal Justice Center, as they reviewed the 38 National Detention
Standards. The overall inspection was a success with only a minimal amount of language changes that need to be amended to a few policies and to the inmate handbook. The auditors attributed a large portion of the success of the inspection to the detention staff for being enthusiastic, attentive and knowledgeable about their particular job functions.
The annual TCSO Memorial Service was held on May 16th, and, though I was not able to attend, I want to thank the hard work of Chaplain Nelda Bloom and
Deputy Chris Pierce in preparing a wonderful event to honor the fallen officers, as well as the employees who have lost loved ones over the past year.
Thank you to Reserve Deputy Hastings
Siegfried for being the guest speaker from what I understand it was a heartfelt and honorable speech.
I was fortunate enough to travel to
Israel this past month with the American
Israeli Educational Foundation. The tour was guided by a Jewish archeologist. We visited most of the Holy Lands and each border, which are in conflict with the
Nation of Israel. We visited a town called
Serdot, where homemade missiles arrive daily from the Gaza Strip. The Serdot
Chief of Police advised us that children could not play outside because of the dangers, so you never saw any kids playing softball or basketball in their yards. Their bus stations are bomb shelters and each residence has a bomb shelter attached. They deal with terrorism on a daily basis, but, within hours after an incident, they return to their normal lives. I learned a great deal about national defense and how to deal with the ever present threat of terrorism and security measures to safeguard against them. The incident with the shooting on the courthouse plaza demonstrates we need to improve our security and the construction of the new entrances. The improvement of our policies will help prevent something from happening in Tulsa, as opposed to what occurs in Israel on a daily basis.
There will be an awards ceremony on
June 7, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. in Courthouse
Room 605 to recognize those employees for their heroic actions during the shooting on March 7, 2012. Please join us in honoring your co-workers.
Reserve Deputy Bill Fry passed away on April 4, 2012. He was in the second graduating Reserve Class of
1992. Bill volunteered in so many areas of our office and was a dear friend to many. He will be greatly missed.
ACCREdITATIoN FACTS
JUNE 2012
CALEA STANdARd 2.1.4
A written directive governs procedures for requesting federal law enforcement or national guard assistance in emergency situations.
ACA STANdARd 4-ALdF-2B-01
The use of physical force is restricted to instances of justifiable self-defense, protection of others, protection of property, and prevention of escapes, and then only as a last resort and in accordance with appropriate statutory authority. In no event is physical force used as punishment.

• Tulsa County 3 Sheriff’s office •
• • • ou r H is t o r y • • •
By Retired Sgt. Lyndall Cole
TCSo Historian
Bob would not have to wait long for an answer to his dilemma. Bob’s older brother, Gene Sams, was a Jenks Police
Officer, so Bob was familiar with some of the local officers. Toward the end of 1961, one of those officers, Deputy Sheriff Bill
Cary, also of Jenks, approached Bob about a career in law enforcement.
Deputy Cary informed Bob that Sheriff
Dave Faulkner was looking for someone from the Jenks area to hire as one of his deputies. Bob met with Sheriff Faulkner and was told to start work on January 1,
1962. He received his law enforcement training at the Tulsa Police Training
Academy, graduating in May of 1962. (In those days deputies trained with Tulsa
Police Officers at their academy on
Charles Page Boulevard. Deputies would work night shifts in the jail and attend academy classes during the day.)
Bob’s career with the Tulsa County
Sheriff’s Office would span over 32 years, ending with his retirement in July of
1994. Throughout his career he was always called upon to handle the more
“rowdy guests” of our “county hotel.”
He worked his way through the ranks supervising numerous areas of our office including, Detention, Patrol and
Detectives.
Bob told me that the most memorable event in his career was capturing Tom
Lester Pugh. Pugh had escaped prison, and Bob had received information that he was hiding out in a cabin near Stillwell,
Oklahoma. Bob took Deputy George
Sergeant Bob Sams
Wilmott with him and they drove to
Stillwell. Pugh was a well-known notorious criminal and the local sheriff’s office would not send a deputy to accompany them, so Bob and George drove out alone. They arrived at the cabin and staked it out for several hours.
The two deputies noticed an approaching car, and Bob recognized Pugh as the driver. Bob drove his car in front of Pugh, cutting him off, and he and Deputy
Wilmott jumped from the vehicle and ordered Pugh to surrender. Pugh threw up his hands and was taken into custody.
Pugh was a notorious criminal, but Pugh also knew Bob Sams. They had attended
Jenks High School together their senior year. I don’t think Pugh wanted to tangle with an All American!
Bob was a deputy you could always count on, no matter the circumstances. In a fight, most people “have your back” but with Bob, he was usually in the lead, clearing a path for the rest of us, and when it came to protecting a brother -
Deputy Bob was fearless. One night, Bob
Sams and Carl Chism were responding to a domestic disturbance call. When they arrived there was a man standing in the front yard holding a shotgun. Chism described the incident; “When we pulled up, Sams said ‘Chiz, watch out he has a gun,’ and before I could get out, he jumped out of the patrol car and just like a football tackle, ran straight through the guy throwing his hands straight up, taking the guy straight to the ground and knocking the shotgun out of his hands.”
Bob Sams was an extremely talented athlete, and he was always well-liked by his teammates. Every team he ever played on, Jenks High School, Tulsa
University and Central State University, they always selected him as their team captain, and he always escorted the football queen, but never got to kiss her.
You see, Bob was married at 17, so he was never “allowed” to participate in the kissing ceremony, just the escorting!
Like his football years, Bob was always a welcomed talent at the Sheriff’s
Office, he was well-liked by his fellow deputies, and I’m sure if they would have needed a team captain, they would have selected him. As an athlete, as an individual and as a deputy, Bob Sams was truly an All American!
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• Tulsa County 4 Sheriff’s office •
Owen Park was the site of our Sheriff’s Office picnic, which was held to celebrate
National Correctional Officers Week and National Police Week. The picnic took place on May 8th and 9th, in order to give all employees an opportunity to attend. TCSO employees and their families were treated to hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, drinks and cookies, generously provided by Aramark. Events throughout the days included the “Supervisor Pie in the Face” throw and a Dunk Tank, filled with anxious supervisors egging the pitchers on! Our thanks go to Capt. Lillard, Sgt. Barlow and
Sgt. Rhames for volunteering to be dunked. Cpl. Strope, Dep. Berkowitz, D.O.s Byrd,
Boyd and Harkey also took their turns in both events. This occasion was also an opportunity to raise money for D.O. Marieta Brown, as we support her in her time of illness. In addition to the games, attendees had a chance to win some great prizes. The winner of a facial, manicure and pedicure was D.O. Joy Harkey and D.O. Laura Norris took home the Panera Bread gift certificate. The picnic was filled with memorable moments and the camaraderie among our co-workers was inspiring. Everyone worked hard and played hard, and all for a good cause. Thank you to everyone who participated in these great days of fun with our families and we hope to make this an annual event!
~ Barbara Garrison
by Detention Officer Vincent Fesler
You thought I was going to review the Avengers’ movie – right? But, that one is a no brainer. Battleship was produced by the same people who brought us the Transformers and GI Joe.
Whoever makes the decisions at Hasbro is a very smart person, because this is yet another great movie which they have given us. The special effects are exeptional and the story line is funny, dramatic and very edge-of-your-seat entertainment. Taylor Kitsch (Friday
Night Lights) is impressive as the hero of the story, bringing just the right amount of humor and seriousness to the character. Brooklyn Decker is the love interest and does justice to the action portion of the movie. I am a Liam
Neesom fan and was sorry to see that he didn't have a lot of screen time in this movie. However, the surprisingly good performance is Rihanna, who co-stars as a serious $@&-kicking sailor. All in all, a very fun movie to spend your money on!
So leave your stress at the door and go see a movie.

• Tulsa County 5 Sheriff’s office •
The following TCSO employees were recognized with Certificate of Appreciation plaques from the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD):
Sergeant Bob Darby and Deputies David Wortham, Todd Cole, Steven Beane and
Miranda Munson. Sheriff Glanz presented the plaques, which thank each of them for
‘their hard work and dedication during Operation Cast Net, a multi-agency undercover law enforcement drug operation’.
We would like to welcome Monica to the office as our new Human
Resources/Payroll Accounting Specialists.
She comes to us with over 15 years of
Payroll and Human Resource experience and will act as a liaison to Tulsa County
Payroll and Human Resources. Some of the most frequent requests that she will be able to assist you with are:
* Change of bank for your direct deposit
* Copy of previous pay check stubs
* Change to your insurances (adding, dropping dependents, changing beneficiaries)
* Explanation of your current deductions and premium amounts
* Changes to your W-4 (number of exemptions, extra withholding amount)
Monica’s goal is to provide professional and knowledgeable services to the Sheriff’s Office employees in an accurate and timely manner. More importantly, she wants to establish the
Sheriff’s Office Human Resources as the hub where each and every employee can get assistance and answers to employment questions with care and compassion. She will have most payroll forms in her office on the second floor of the Faulkner Building and will also assist you in filling them out! Welcome aboard,
Monica!
This year’s run brought a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘skeleton crew’. We did not have many of our veteran runners, due to duty obligations and health issues. But, as always, we managed to make it work and still have a great time.
There was certainly no ‘down time’ waiting for your next leg! We are especially grateful to our new employee, Monica Song-Remington and to our D.O. Josh
League, for volunteering for extra-long legs. Jane Masek, from the Tulsa County
Work Program, joined us and said she would like to get more participation from her office for next year. Our runners participated in the exciting final leg run into
Olympic Village in Stillwater. I am hoping we will have our whole group back together next year and I appreciate the long-time runners who participated! We dedicated the 2012 run to Deputy Laura Nieves – she was truly missed by all of us.
~ LeAnna Cook
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