The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is accurately named. Maybe they should remember their role • Oklahoma Voice

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is accurately named. Maybe they should remember their role • Oklahoma Voice

Words that make up the Oklahoma Highway Patrol motto line stairs at the Robert R. Lester Training Center in Oklahoma City on July 17. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)The Oklahoma Highway Patrol needs to take a hard look at themselves in the rearview mirror and figure out their priorities. Because even as the state agency was planning to no longer patrol interstates in our state’s most populous cities to prioritize resources in rural areas, …

Oklahoma Highway Patrol withdrawal sparks legal and legislative pushback (Capitol Update) - Oklahoma Policy Institute

Oklahoma Department of Public Safety Commissioner Tim Tipton announced that, beginning November 1st, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol will stop patrolling interstate highways in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metro areas. According to Tipton, the change is intended to enhance statewide service. He also says many additional officers would be needed to continue maintaining patrols on metro interstates. Judging from the backlash by police departments and l…