Tulsa Police Department Blog Unofficial This site is not owned by the City of Tulsa or the Tulsa Police Department.  It is owned and operated by a retired Tulsa Police Officer.   The site is about the department and other viewpoints are welcome. Express yourself in the Unofficial TPD Forum.  Keep it factual and professional. Management by Crisis February 2010 It’s time the public realized that their elected officials and top management in the police department operate on a time honored bureaucratic tradition called Management by Crisis.  It is defined as allowing unexpected events, interruptions, problems, or emergencies to dictate your priorities and actions   Continue Reading About Wages  July 2009 I have a unique view on the public safety, city council feud over budgets.  I spent thirty years with the Tulsa Police Department but I would hardly describe myself as an automatic defender of any Fraternal Order of Police position. Continue Reading