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Commission discusses Safe Kids car-seat event, recruiting bilingual officers for TPD
Summary
At its October meeting the Greater Tulsa Area Hispanic Latinx Affairs Commission discussed partnering on a Safe Kids car-seat event set for Nov. 11 and urged efforts to recruit more bilingual officers after noting about 75 Tulsa Police Department officers speak Spanish — under 10% of the force.
At its October meeting, the Greater Tulsa Area Hispanic Latinx Affairs Commission’s public safety committee discussed collaborating with Safe Kids for a Spanish-language car-seat event and pressed local agencies on recruiting more bilingual police officers.
Commissioners heard that Safe Kids will host a car-seat training and distribution event aimed at Spanish-speaking families on Nov. 11 at Fire Station 27, identified in the meeting as “Station 27” on First Street. The commission’s public safety discussion also covered Red Ribbon Week outreach in local schools beginning Oct. 24 and…
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