Internal Affairs investigation into Tulsa County Reserve Deputy Robert Bates
Source: Tulsa Frontier
By ZIVA BRANSTETTER
and DYLAN GOFORTH
Frontier Staff Writers
A 13-page internal affairs report concludes that in their quest to give special treatment to a wealthy friend of Sheriff Stanley Glanz, top officials in his office violated numerous policies and intimidated employees who tried to enforce them.
The report's findings starkly contrast claims by Glanz and others that the 2009 internal affairs investigation found no policies were violated in how the agency treated Reserve Deputy Robert Bates. It also calls into question statements by other top officials that no concerns had been expressed about Robert Bates' training.
The report was obtained by reporters for The Frontier from a source on condition of anonymity. The statements contained in the report support earlier reporting by the Tulsa World that Bates' supervisors were pressured to falsify training records and faced retaliation when they resisted.
... According to the report, (Chief Deputy Tim) Albin told employees with concerns: "This is a shit sandwich and you'll just have to eat it but not aquire a taste for it."
Read more: http://www.scribd.com/doc/262941138/Internal-affairs-investigation-into-Tulsa-County-Reserve-Deputy-Robert-Bates
The reporters are the two who left the Tulsa World earlier this week to start their own news operation, the Frontier. They do not have a website yet but posted this report on Scribd, with a link from their Twitter feed:
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