Entire police force quits on the same day, Oklahoma chief says. ‘The right decision’
An Oklahoma city’s entire police force resigned on the same day, officials said.
“We regret to inform you, and we are sad to say that our entire police force resigned this morning,” City of Geary Public Information Officer Terryl Allen said in an Oct. 31 Facebook post.
The department was made up of four patrol officers and the chief of police, The Oklahoman reported.
The announcement came three hours after former Geary Police Chief Alicia Ford announced on the Geary Police Department’s Facebook page that she and all the other officers would “no longer be serving this community.”
Ford gave no specific reason for the resignations but said in the post it was “the right decision.”
In her announcement, Ford encouraged the citizens of Geary “to get to know your council members and to be as involved as possible in the city.”
“Your voices are stronger when you stand together as one, and you all have the ability to affect the change you want to see in your community,” Ford said.
Allen said they were able to find an interim chief of police effective immediately. The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office and the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office offered their help during the transition, according to officials.
“We would also like to offer our thanks and appreciation to our former Chief of Police and Officers for their service to our community and wish them all the best of luck.”
Geary is about a 50-mile drive west from Oklahoma City.
This story was originally published November 1, 2024 at 5:17 PM.
