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Dennis MacDonnell
Dennis MacDonnell has given his endorsement to
Scott Walton for Roger’s County Sheriff.
MacDonnell, who has worked for the Tulsa Police Department since
1981, is the Captain of the Special Operations Division. Among the
specialty units that he oversees are air support, explosive canine
detection, K-9, motorcycles, mounted patrol, special events, dive
team, bomb squad, and the Tulsa Reserve Officer programs.
This position allows him to work with many of
the jurisdictions surrounding the city that do not have the
resources to field the specialty units he supervises. The Air
Support Unit, the Bomb Squad, the Special Operations Team, and the
Dive Team are just a few of the SOD units which have assisted Rogers
County in the past and routinely assist other neighboring law
enforcement agencies.
As a captain MacDonnell has served the public
in many different capacities including as the Operations Commander
of the Detective Division, the Special Operations Team Commander and
the Shift Commander at both Uniform Division Southwest and Uniform
Division North.
In addition, MacDonnell has served as the
department’s liaison with the Crime Commission for the past 9 years.
As a sergeant he served as a patrol supervisor
and supervisor of the Street Crimes Unit of the Uniform Division
East. He has also been a detective in both the burglary and auto
theft squads, and was a street crimes investigator.
MacDonnell has known Scott since he became an officer on the Tulsa
Police Department and has worked with him in both the patrol and the
detective divisions. MacDonnell supervised Walton in the street
crime unit. “Scott and I became very good friends from the beginning
of our working relationship on the graveyard shift. Scott was one of
those officers who was always eager to work hard and never slowed
down. I considered myself fortunate to work with him in patrol and
again in the detective division," MacDonnell said
Walton and MacDonnell were teamed up on two
burglary task forces in the late eighties and were credited with
being instrumental in a significant lowering of the burglary rate in
1987 and 88. We then got to work together again in the auto theft
unit, completing several undercover assignments together.”
When MacDonnell was put in charge of a new Street Crimes Unit at the
Uniform Division East in 1994, he was allowed to pick his own squad.
He says that when considering who he would need in the new squad,he
knew he would need hard working, self-starting officers for that
kind of work. He immediately thought of Walton. “Sometimes
it's difficult to supervise your friends but, because of Scott's
work ethic, that would not be a problem. Scott was one of my
most productive officers, and was always willing to adjust his
schedule and help in whatever capacity he was needed.”
In 2002, MacDonnell recommended and supported Scott for the position
of Public Information Officer. In that capacity, Scott ran the Crime
Stoppers program for the Crime Commission. “Scott did a great job
with the Crime Stopper program, MacDonnell said. "He expanded it and
modernized the way the calls were received. This greatly streamlined
the process of getting the tips to the right detective in a quicker
and more efficient manner. Scott was always there to assist the
Crime Commission and allow it to reach its lofty goals.”
In endorsing Scott for Rogers County Sheriff, MacDonnell stated, “I
can think of no other person who is better equipped to lead Rogers
County into the future. Scott has lived his entire life in Rogers
County and has always talked proudly of how he would like to serve
the people of Rogers County as their sheriff, he said.
"Scott is one of the most dedicated and
hardworking people that I have known in law enforcement. He is a man
of honesty and integrity, and he has the experience and leadership
skills to move the Sheriff’s department forward for all the citizens
of Rogers County.”
"I look forward to working with Scott in this
new position,” MacDonnell said.
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