Tulsa World: Hopefuls: Preserve Police Force
Perkins, a lawyer, said independent manpower studies have shown that the Tulsa Police Department needs more officers.
“I don’t believe in a time where it seems our crime rate has been rising that we need to reduce our manpower level,” he said during the forum, which was co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Tulsa County News.
“That would send us in the wrong direction.”
