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Where can I get phone
numbers for the Department?
For a complete listing click here.
Where can I get
residential or business alarm permits?
You can view and print off an alarm permit application by clicking
here. You can learn more about alarm
permits by clicking here.
Permits & ID phone number: 405-297-1109
Where is the Police Department located?
The Oklahoma City Police
Headquarters is located at 701 Colcord, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.
What number do I call for
non emergency reports?
Non emergency reports can often be made over the phone by calling 405-231-2121.
This is the non emergency 911 line.
Where can I get a copy
of a report?
Reports can be obtained from the Records Bureau, located on the second floor of the Police Headquarters building.
There may be minimal fees involved for obtaining reports.
405-297-1000
What if my car was
impounded?
Impounded vehicles may be released at the
information desk on the first floor of Police Headquarters. Title
or registration is required, as well as a valid drivers license. If the
car was impounded due to an accident, you will need the case number of the
accident report.
Information Desk Phone: 405-297-1189
Where do I call if I have
information on a crime, but want to stay anonymous?
You can call (405) 232-NARC
(6272), which is to the Oklahoma City
Police Anonymous Narcotics hotline, or you can call
Crime-Stoppers
at (405) 235-7300 or 1(800) 632-TIPS (8477)
Where do I
go to pay a ticket?
Tickets and citations can be paid in
person or by mail at the Municipal Courthouse. It is located directly
north of the Police Headquarters, at 700 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK
73102.
Where is the jail located?
The City/ County jail is located just west of the Municipal
Courthouse, at 201 N. Shartel, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Where is the County Courthouse?
The County Courthouse is located at 320 Robert S. Kerr,
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Are there any other Police stations or substations?
There are 4 briefing stations that cover different parts of the City.
Hefner Briefing
Station is located at 3924 NW 122nd Street,
Oklahoma City, OK 73120
Springlake Briefing Station is located at 4116 N. Prospect,
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Will Rogers
Briefing Station is located at 3112 N. Grand Blvd.,
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Santa Fe Briefing Station is located at 9000 S. Santa Fe,
Oklahoma City, OK 73139
Does
the police department mail out free police patches upon request?
While we appreciate the interest and support, the police department is no
longer able to provide police patches due to security concerns. To learn more
about the activities and programs of the Oklahoma City Police department, please
surf around this website.
What should I do if I’m pulled over by the Oklahoma City Police?
It’s understandable that some people are not sure
how to respond when being pulled over by a police officer on a traffic stop.
Traffic enforcement is one method utilized to reduce vehicle accidents,
injuries, and property damage on our streets. Traffic stops are also conducted
in the course of investigating crimes. It may be helpful to understand why
officers must take certain safety precautions when making traffic stops.
Officer safety is very important on traffic stops. A person being pulled over by
the police should be aware the officer is participating in a potentially
dangerous part of police work. In the annual report by the FBI on officers
killed in the line of duty, traffic stops are always in the top three incidents
(along with felonies in progress and domestic disputes). Therefore, we have to
train officers to be especially careful and cautious during all traffic stops.
For a patrol officer, there is no “routine” traffic stop.
With those potential dangers in mind, let’s “walk through” a typical traffic
stop and review some common occurrences. When you first see the red and blue
lights flashing in your rear view mirror, the officer could be trying to pull
you over or just pass you en route to an emergency call. You should use your
signal and change lanes to the right, coming to a stop as safely as possible. If
the officer is stopping you, the officer will pull in behind you. If the traffic
stop is at night, the officer will use spotlights to light up the interior of
your vehicle for safety reasons. You and all occupants of your vehicle should
avoid getting out of the car, unless directed otherwise by the officer. The
officer will approach your car while trying to stay out of passing traffic.
Officers appreciate drivers who turn off their car radio; it makes the officer’s
job of communicating with you a little easier.
Officer safety training calls for the officer to watch the hands of all
occupants. This is done so an officer is aware of the actions a person takes
inside the vehicle. Keep in mind that the officer rarely knows anything about
the person he or she is pulling over, so staying calm and keeping your hands
where the officer can see them is appreciated.
Depending on the circumstances, the police officer will often first ask to see
your driver’s license and proof of insurance. (On a related note, you do not
have to carry your vehicle registration with you in Oklahoma. It is also a good
idea to get rid of all of those expired insurance verification forms, they are
of no value anymore and just keep you detained on the traffic stop longer as you
have to thumb through them.) Once these essential preliminaries are taken care
of, the officer will generally advise you of the reason for the stop. If you
have a factual response to the reason for the stop mentioned by the officer, you
can mention it to the officer.
The officer will then return to his or her scout car to run some computer
checks. Please stay in your vehicle during the traffic stop, unless the officer
requests otherwise. Sometimes these checks are fairly quick, while other times
the officer has to wait in line and it takes a bit longer. After running these
checks, the officer will determine what if any enforcement action is
appropriate. The officer will then return to your vehicle and discuss the
situation with the driver. If a citation is issued, the officer will ask you to
sign it. Traffic citations are not pronouncements of guilt. By signing the
citation, you are not admitting any guilt. The suspected traffic violator will
sometimes disagree with the officer's observation. Because everyone is entitled
to due process, the proper forum to dispute the merits of a traffic citation is
before a municipal court judge. Whatever the outcome, the officer generally
wants you to be back on your way in a timely manner. It’s always a good idea to
carefully pull back out into traffic after the stop.
Police officers realize that some people don’t necessarily enjoy being stopped
by the police. We hope this information will be beneficial and provide some
context to why certain things occur. Traffic stops can be a relatively positive
encounter, especially if they result in safer driving in our community. The next
time you see an Oklahoma City Police Officer making a traffic stop, know that
the officer is working to keep our streets safe for you and your family.
What is the Police Department’s Activity Tracking System, and how does it
work?
The mission of the men and women of the Oklahoma
City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life and lessen the criminal
fears of all citizens. Officers are additionally responsible for providing a
safe environment and preserving the peace of the citizens they serve.
To achieve this mission the Police Department, like many other organizations,
has an obligation to provide direction to employees, measure their achievements,
and allow opportunities for professional growth and development. It is important
for every organization to convey to its employees what is expected of them. We
are committed to pro-actively making a real difference in the public safety of
our community. We’re proud of the work done by our organization, and don’t shy
away from accountability and efforts to improve when it comes to public safety.
When the Police Department uses the term “activity,” it is just another way of
describing the overall diverse workload a patrol officer handles in a given
shift. Police work can be challenging because officers are called upon to handle
a cross-section of duties. Some of the things they spend their time doing on an
average shift might include answering calls for service, patrolling
neighborhoods and businesses, making felony and misdemeanor arrests,
investigating traffic accidents, helping other officers on criminal
investigations, or enforcing traffic laws to reduce accidents, injuries &
property damage. All of these activities and many more are an important part of
what constitute police work for a patrol officer.
In 1999, a new Activity Tracking System was researched and implemented. A series
of committee meetings were convened during the research phase in which numerous
members of the police department, from the rank of Officer to Major, were
involved. The purpose of the meetings was to research and place weights on the
various activities performed by patrol officers. During the meetings, over 20
different activities were identified that field officers perform on a routine
basis. The idea was not to require an officer to perform any specific quantity
of any one category, but instead allow officers to log points for performing a
wide array of police work. Additionally, a reasonable number of workload points
were identified for officers to demonstrate. Most occupations have some sort of
minimum workplace standards, and police work is no different.
In late 2001, Police Department staff wanted to statistically evaluate the data
being tracked. An associate professor of economics at Oklahoma City University (OCU)
was contacted. The professor agreed to review one year of collected data from
the Activity Tracking System and perform a statistical analysis.
After completion of the analysis, two conclusions were reached. The first
conclusion was the data being collected was statistically valid and had
meaningful purpose because of the following reasons: 1) the error rate of the
data was low, 2) there was validity and security in the method the department
was collecting the data, and 3) the department was collecting over 20 data
points for review (he stated 6-8 were good, but 20 were outstanding). The second
conclusion reached was that officers should be compared to other officers on
their shift and in their own division.
The Police Department continued with the evaluation process after the analysis
was completed. Police Department staff realized the value of the data and the
need to restrict comparisons to officers on the same shift and in the same
division.
Currently, officers assigned to the Police Department’s Operations Bureau rely
on the Activity Tracking System to document their efforts. The information
obtained from the Activity Tracking System allows supervisors to recognize
officers for exceptional performance or other performance trends by employees.
How the program works is very straightforward. Every field officer completes a
daily activity sheet during their shift that categorizes over 20 different
activities. Some examples of these categories are how many felons the officer
arrested, how many calls for service the officer handled, how many traffic
accidents were investigated, how many drunk drivers arrested, etc. This data is
then entered into the tracking program. The Activity Tracking System then
calculates the overall points officers accumulated based on their actual
workload that shift – combining all the workload categories together into one
average. In other words, no single category in this program requires any
specific number. The Activity Report includes the average points per hour each
officer accumulated which then allows for peer comparison. The goal was to have
officers out doing a diverse cross section of police work, with that workload
being reflected by this program. It is important to note that training-time,
court-time or special assignment-time is not considered in an officer’s average
points per hour. The Activity Tracking System is simply a flexible tool that
allows the Police Department to assess workload performance and evaluate our
overall efforts.
The motto of the Oklahoma City Police Department is, “We Serve With Pride.” We
are proud of our hard working patrol officers who are out day and night on the
front lines providing a dedicated and professional police service to the
citizens of Oklahoma City.
What should I do if I receive a questionable e-mail about safety in Oklahoma
City?
The Internet is a great source
of information, but e-mails passed around can also be the
source of misinformation. Oklahoma City Police
occasionally get contacted by citizens who received a
forwarded e-mail involving various warnings about public
safety issues around Oklahoma City. Sometimes these
e-mails contain inaccurate information that can cause
misplaced fear. It seems the more shocking or scary the
e-mails, the more it gets mass forwarded around the Internet.
It's easy to see how Internet hoaxes and urban legends can
take on a life of their own.
The best way to fight
misinformation is with facts. We're committed to
enhancing the safety and well-being of everyone in Oklahoma
City. One simple way we can serve you in that goal is to
be a resource if you ever receive one of these questionable
e-mails about any safety issue in Oklahoma City. Before
forwarding it on, you're welcome to give us a chance to review
the validity of the issue to see if there is any truth to it.
You can do that by forwarding your inquiry to
ocpd.pio@okc.gov.
We'll check into anything that involves your safety in
Oklahoma City, and let you know what we find out.
Working together, we'll make sure you have the facts that will
truly help keep you safe.
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