Major Wendell Franklin selected as Tulsa's Next Police Chief

Major Wendell Franklin selected as Tulsa's Next Police Chief

Happening.all around us."AND THERE'S ABOUT TO BE ABIG CHANGE AT THE TOP OF THETULSA POLICEDEPARTMENT.

WE FIRST TOLDYOU YESTERDAY, THAT MAYORG-T BYNUM SELECTED MAJORWENDELL FRANKLIN-- AS THENEW POLICE CHIEF.

HE'S ATULSA-NATIVE AND A 23-YEARVETERAN OF T-P-D.WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE BOTH THEMAYOR, AND NEW POLICE CHIEFJOINING US THIS MORNING.THANK YOU!MAYOR BYNUM: EXTENSIVEINTERVIEW PROCESS... A LOTOFCOMMUNITY INPUT... WHAT WEREYOU LOOKING FOR IN A CHIEF?HOW DIDMAJOR FRANKLIN CHECK THOSEBOXES AS A LEADER WHO CANEXECUTE THOSE STEPS TOIMPROVE THE DEPARTMENT ANDWELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY?MAJOR FRANKLIN: WHAT CHANGESDO YOU PLAN TO BRING TO THEDEPARTMENTTHAT WILL ADDRESS THEGREATEST PUBLIC ISSUES?MAJOR FRANKLIN: YOU'VE BEENCALLED "TOUGH" BY YOURCOLLEAGUES... HOWDO YOU PLAN TO HOLD YOUROFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE FORMAINTAINING A PROFESSIONALCULTURE WHERE LAW AND POLICYARE FAITHFULLY EXECUTED?BOTH MAYOR AND MAJORFRANKLIN: "LIVE PD" BECAME AHOT TOPIC AS YOUWERE SPEAKING WITH THECOMMUNITY WHILE IN THERUNNING FORCHIEF.

MANY WERE OPPOSED TOTHE SHOW AND SAY IT PAINTSTHE CITY OFTULSA IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT.WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ONTHE SHOW AND WHAT IS THEPLAN MOVING FORWARD?

HOW DOYOU FEEL THE SHOW REPRESENTSOUR CITY?

IS IT AN ACCURATEDEPICTION?WHEN DO YOU START THE JOBAND WE START CALLING YOU"CHIEF?".... THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCHFOR COMING IN THIS MORNING.-------A DISPUTE OVER THE GAMINGCOMPACT BETWEEN GOVERNORKEVIN STITT AND TRIBALCASINOS IS HEATING UP.

WHYTHE GOVERNOR IS ASKING AFEDERAL