After four years, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office once again has a full-time tracking K-9.
Deputies said K-9 Missy just received her national tracking certification. They said she is the first full-time tracking K-9 since the last one retired in 2017.
The Sheriff’s Office said it now has the only nationally-certified bloodhound tracking team in Oklahoma.
Sheriff Vic Regalado will give Missy her badge Friday.
6 Investigates: Who Failed Rylan & Cameron? (Part 1)
A lawsuit is in the works against the Tulsa Boys’ Home and DHS in response to the deaths of two boys who ran off from the facility.
In March 2020, 14-year-old Cameron Dail was hit and killed on Highway 51. In December 2020, 13-year-old Rylan Harris drowned in the Arkansas River, which prompted an investigation by the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth.
This story series is not meant to undermine the incredible work the staff and volunteers do at the Tulsa Boys’ Home; to date, they have helped more than 14,000 boys in Tulsa. The focus is on policy, procedures, state law, and safety.
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Tulsa County Sheriff s Office Sgt. Ernie Mendenhall and bloodhound Missy recently completed a national police tracking dog certification course. They re now ready for full-time tracking duty.
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The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office believes it now has the only nationally certified bloodhound tracking team in Oklahoma.
Sgt. Ernie Mendenhall and 2-year-old American Bloodhound Missy just completed a weeklong certification course in Maryland, and she’s now available to help TCSO and other agencies. So, now we’re very excited that we have a certified, police tracking dog that can actually help find missing children, any Silver Alert that we would be able to help in as well as maybe some of the crime scenes we work. If we’re looking for a weapon or maybe a discarded handgun, she’s able to track that as well, said Undersheriff George Brown.
Tulsa Tech Criminal Justice Graduates Sworn In As TCSO Detention Officers
Tuesday, 12 high school students enrolled in Tulsa Tech s Criminal Justice Program are celebrating after getting sworn in as the Tulsa County Sheriff s Office newest employees.
The young men and women are getting a jump start on their careers at just 18-years-old.
“It’s just one step closer to the career I want to go into. I’ve always wanted to [be in] law enforcement. It’s something I’ve always dreamed to do since I was little, said Raquel Sanchez.
Sanchez is now one of Tulsa County s newest detention officers.
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