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Jim's Articles and Stories
Comanche
Terry Nichols
Baghwan Shree Rajneesh, Indian Guru
Murrell Building Bombing: Oklahoma City 1995
Traditional Horse Cavalry
Jail Site Checks
The Police Officers Oath
About the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office
Oklahoma’s first constitution, adopted in July 1907, created the Office of Sheriff as an elected
official in each county. Oklahoma’s constitution has been revised several times through the years, but the constitutional
provisions establishing the Office of Sheriff remains the same as it was in 1907. Oklahoma County marks its beginnings with
Oklahoma Territory. It was one of the first seven counties of Oklahoma, organized under the Organic Act passed by Congress
on May 2, 1890. It was designated County Number 2 until voters named it Oklahoma County. There have been 22 Sheriff’s
of Oklahoma County. The first Sheriff was C.H. DeFord who took office on June 30, 1890, and served for 19 months through January,
1892. The average length of service of all Sheriff’s of Oklahoma County has been 5 years, with the longest being almost
26 years and the shortest 1 month.
The
largest field division in the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office, the Patrol Division is responsible for patrolling 720
square miles, and protecting nearly 700,000 citizens in Oklahoma County. The 50 member Patrol Division offers specialty services
though the K-9, Traffic Safety, and Motorcycle Units. The Tactical Unit handles situations which
require specialized equipment and training including barricaded suspects, hostage situation, and high risk arrests. The Sheriff’s
Tactical Unit has primary responsibility for all unincorporated areas, Tinker Air Force Base, and assists other agencies
The
Investigations Divisions primary duties are to conduct thorough follow-up investigations of crimes that occur within the primary
jurisdiction of Oklahoma County. In addition the unit initiates new investigations based on criminal intelligence provided
by deputies in the field and provide investigative assistance to other law enforcement agencies.
Sources:
oklahomacounty.org/sheriff/fieldservices
oklahomacounty.org/sheriff/history
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Jim Daly is a retired lieutenant from
the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office (Oklahoma). After his retirement from the
Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office he worked as a police officer for the Arcadia Police Department from 2001 through 2004. During his career, he worked as a jailer, deputy sheriff, CLEET instructor, American
Red Cross Instructor, and biohazards instructor. Jim
Daly is the author of two books: Lockdown Madness
and Behind Steel Doors.
According to the book description
of Behind Steel Doors, “in this
book the reader will be allowed to visit the dark side of jail and what goes on inside one. It is about hard-core prisoners
who have nothing to lose, the games they play, and how they assault fellow prisoners or brave jailers. It includes responding
to emergency calls, and how all the madness builds up behind the big steel doors of jail for prisoners and jailers alike.
This book will definitely show some statistics reported and incidents that have occurred.”
According to the book description of Jim Daly’s book Lockdown Madness, “step inside the walls of one of the largest correctional facilities in the United
States and the madness experienced by not only the inmates but also the men and women who are charged with guarding them.
This book details the career of a former Marine and U.S. Army National Guardsman who devoted his entire career to protecting
society from murderers and rapists, drunks and drug addicts. The stories told in this book are true, and the author makes
no apologies for the language and the violence that occurred inside the living, breathing demon known as a jail. Come inside,
if you dare!”
COMANCHE - 1ST
ARMY / 7TH CAVALRY
Comanche was tough, fearless,
handsome and hardcore - as well as the most famous survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. In truth ... Comanche was
not the only horse that survived ... Accounts from warriors at the Little Bighorn say some 7th Cavalry horses also survived
and were taken by tribal warriors after the battle. Comanche, was badly wounded and had been left at the battlefield, giving
rise to the "Lone Survivor" myth.
The most celebrated survivor
of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn was a small bay horse with a very big military service record. Comanche, 925 Lbs.
And a 15 hands tall gelding of Mustang and Morgan breeding, ran with a wild horse band that was rounded up and sold to the
U.S. Cavalry in Saint Louis in April 1868.
READ ON
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