Officers attended the graduation of the son of a reserve deputy who was slain mere hours before he was scheduled to receive diploma
Reserve deputy was fatally shot overnight and the suspected shooter is in custody
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Advanced reserves, which is the highest volunteer level, can no longer patrol alone
During the exchange, Bates boasted of his connections in the sheriff's department and the U.S. attorney's office
The 2009 report says Bates had argued with a dispatcher, improperly used a personal vehicle on the job and had inadequate training for a role as an advanced reserve deputy
Steve Emmons is working with lawmakers to require more training after reserve cop said he mistook his handgun for a stun gun in a fatal OIS
Sheriff also said the FBI had determined Robert Bates didn't violate suspect's civil rights
Some of the records seem to indicate reserve cop was proficient in firearms and dozens of other training courses
73-year-old Oklahoma volunteer deputy charged in the fatal shooting of a suspect in Tulsa went on national television Friday to counter criticisms of his qualifications.
Said in interview that characterizations of him as a wealthy donor who paid to join the force are "unbelievably unfair"
Tulsa County employs about 130 reservists, who are given less training than regular deputies
A sheriff's deputy who can be heard in a video cursing at a suspect who later died was unaware that a volunteer deputy had shot the man
Police1 Editor in Chief Doug Wyllie speaks with Al Jazeera America on the topic of reserve officers, in response to the recent accidental shooting in Tulsa involving a 73-year-old reserve cop.
Robert Bates, an insurance executive who was volunteering on an undercover operation in Tulsa, accidentally shot Eric Harris on April 2
Deputy Mark Vaughan is a card-carrying sheepdog who saved Traci Johnson’s life by shooting someone who was actively trying to kill her
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