OSA News

On August 22, 2022, the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association had the opportunity to host award winning instructor, Deputy Chief (Ret.) Robert Almonte. Deputy Chief Almonte instructed Oklahoma law enforcement on Patron […]

OKLAHOMA CITY – Today, Attorney General John O’Connor sent written guidance to Oklahoma law enforcement and district attorneys following the United States Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, a […]

On June 28th, 2022 sheriffs from all over the nation voted this week during the 2022 National Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference in Kansas City. It is an honor to congratulate […]

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022- Words can not express my gratitude for the Oklahoma Sheriff’s Association and the Oklahoma Sheriff’s. We had a tornado touch down in three different areas of […]

At the invitation of the governor, over sixty sheriffs and undersheriffs attended a luncheon yesterday. This is the first time that a sitting governor has invited all 77 sheriffs to the […]

Morgan Simon – Senior Contributor – Forbes   Just before Thanksgiving, we learned that Alabama sought to spend $400M of COVID relief on new prisons—five times as much as it plans […]

The 2021 Annual Conference has come to a close and as always we wonder whether or not we can beat the previous years. We will leave that for you to […]

2021 Sheriff’s Cross Award Which is presented to the next of kin of a member who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty Corporal Kyle Jeffrey Davis of […]

Undersheriff Gary Whittington, Cotton County              Undersheriff Whittington’s integrity, dependability, bravery, and heroic acts continuously reflect the highest standard of the Office of Sheriff. He […]

Sheriff Tim Turner, Haskell County This Sheriff began his career in law enforcement as a dispatcher in 2003 and went on to become a reserve deputy in 2005. He then […]