4 years from now, Chicago (12/20/2008 5:39:02 AM)

14? That's it? I bet you if Tulsa paid UAW scale wages, for what is clearly a more challenging job, there would be thousands upon thousands of applicants, maybe more.

lil sparrow, Midwest Flyway (12/20/2008 5:39:05 AM)

nice photo too. Hi Charles!

Missy...... M, NO COMMENT (12/20/2008 7:14:42 AM)

Well I hope they fertalized them well.They do look like a fine crop.I do hope they are a fair and balance when they hit the streets and are careful when they get the hit the beet.

Missy...... M, NO COMMENT (12/20/2008 7:16:24 AM)

And whoo-wee they are really nice looking lot arent they?

Missy...... M, NO COMMENT (12/20/2008 7:17:39 AM)

PLUCKED FROM THE FINEST GARDEN.

Oh My, (12/20/2008 7:25:10 AM)

Missy....M
Your posts are incoherent. Wow.

TulGal, Tulsa (12/20/2008 11:03:51 AM)

To Oh My--You got that right!
To Missy M.--what did you mean by "they get the hit the beet"...

Popeye, T-Town (12/20/2008 11:36:36 AM)

Welcome cadets!! We need you badly and are grateful for your career choice!

And for all the seasoned veterans of the force: THANK YOU!

Angry Citizen!, Bluejacket (12/20/2008 12:44:06 PM)

Thanks in advance for your service...

Observer3, Tulsa (12/20/2008 2:11:28 PM)

TPD lost at least three officers to retirement just in December.

Joe5, Bixby (12/20/2008 4:00:16 PM)

My, my. We've got a bunch of brainwashed soles. I hate to rain on all your parades but these guys won't be chasing criminals. They won't be patrolling your neighborhoods. They won't be helping to reduce accidents. The next time you see'em they'll be holding a radar gun out on our streets generating revenue for the city coffers. Sad but true.

B52, (12/20/2008 4:24:35 PM)

Here we go again. Ol' Joe5 from Bixby. Always badmouthing the police. Probably got a ticket or was put in lockup. If ol' Joe had his way, we could drive a hundred miles per hour thru school zones and residential areas. Highway 169 would be the Daytona 500. So what, he thinks, if 45,000 men, women and children are killed on our streets and highways each year. That's no problem. Saving innocent motorist and pedestrian lives are low priority for ol' Joe, I guess.

Mar, Tulsa (12/20/2008 4:42:00 PM)

I agree with 4 Years From Now. I would expect at least 30 or more. Hopefully more will join the force in 2009. Police, fire and EMSA workers are underpaid to protect us and keep us safe. There is no way I could do the work they do. Congrats to the new grads and God keep you safe.

As for Joe5, God must love idiots as he had made so many of them now days. lol

Everyone ignore Missy...M, I think she is probably a 12 or 13 year old adolescent.

YDog, Claremore (12/20/2008 5:25:03 PM)

I've got 10 more classes left for my B.A. and maybe I will end up working for Tulsa P.D. if everything works out. Good Luck Men hAVE a HAPPY and Safe Holidays and New Year.

Missy...... M, NO COMMENT (12/20/2008 5:51:18 PM)

I know,they do that to me.Its those uniforms.Boyhowdy,Hate to say that Im one for the uniforms but hey.Iam.They make me incoherent for sure.The military does the same thing,thats just something a woman just dont get over easily.Im not one to go looking mind you but hey it never hurts to look now does it?Yowsa.

Missy...... M, NO COMMENT (12/20/2008 5:57:04 PM)

Um I wont leave out the firefighters either.They by gosh look good even with all that gear they wear.Um dont get me wrong please,Im not one of those females who just like to take a look once in a while.Ok....Iam.....nothing wrong with that.I just look.

CWG, Tulsa (12/20/2008 7:46:08 PM)

Are these responses to this news report the best that Tulsa can come up with?

Missy...... M, NO COMMENT (12/20/2008 8:06:36 PM)

Yep.

jasouthard, Tulsa (12/20/2008 8:24:26 PM)

Missy, you need to "get a life"!

Serenity, Tulsa (12/20/2008 9:10:18 PM)

Only 14 graduates? We need at least 1,400 in this crime infested City of Tulsa

Big Bob, tulsa (12/20/2008 11:44:04 PM)

To the folks that have said "only 14". The police academy usually starts with around 30 recruits. Some quit others get washed out due to the high stress of the occupation. These recruits should be commended for having endured the academy but it is not over yet. They still have to do 16 weeks in the field with three different field training officers. During this time period usually two or three will quit because street training is much more demanding than classroom training. And for some of the recruits this is there first "real" job after college and they just are not mature enough with life experiences to handle what police have to see and do on the job...

D, (12/20/2008 11:56:32 PM)

Yes, 14 is all that Queen Taylor let us have. Remember that next year is election year so she will have two bigger classes. We have suffered theough her term this long and now that is is election year she is going to try to persuade you to vote for her and show you that she cares about crime.."One Term Taylor"

Missy...... M, NO COMMENT (12/21/2008 1:41:50 AM)

Yep.

tulsa_common_sense, tulsa (12/21/2008 3:31:23 PM)

we dont need 14 more officers. we need citizens that stand up and stop our children from doing stupid stuff. instead the parents allow the kids to run wild with no discipline. we do not take accountability for our own actions any more. and missy you go girl. go get some blue flu.
Ydog. id use that 4 year degree and go federal. make some cash.

IMHO a 4 year degree to become a cop is ludicrous. most states require 2 year and 4 year for detective. here we require a 4 year degree. some states dont even require a degree at all. so maybe we need to address this requirement?

Joe5, Bixby (12/21/2008 7:18:56 PM)

Wow B52, I must have been pretty much on target otherwise there's no sense in becoming so defensive. I don't know where you get that I was knocking the police, they don't set their priority, the TPD management and the city does. I didn't mention anything about speed, that's your assumption. Ever been in a B52? Oh by the way, what did you say your badge number was?