Tulsa Police Department Deputy Chief Dennis Larsen, 68, is responsible for the Investigative Bureau. He was one of eight applicants who applied to succeed Chief Wendell Franklin.
The mayor, who said as recently as Monday he might have to seek external candidates, now says he's confident the next chief will likely come from within the department.
More than a dozen new Tulsa Police officers will soon be hitting the streets as 18 apprentice police officers and one fire investigator graduated from the TPD Academy on Friday.