March 15, 2012Issue 32

Tulsa Police DepartmentDetective Division

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MOST WANTED...

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Detective Division600 Civic Center, 2nd FloorTulsa, OK 74103(918) 596-9133

Auto Theft (918) 669-6520Burglary (918) 596-9155Child Crisis Unit (918) 669-6504Family Violence (918) 746-5250Financial Crimes (918) 596-9209Homicide (918) 596-9135Major Crimes (918) 596-9122Pawn Detail (918) 596-9181Robbery (918) 596-9137Sex Crimes (918) 596-9168Cyber Crimes (918) 591-4740Fugitive Warrants (918) 596-9352Missing Adults (918) 596-9183Missing Children (918) 596-9862Senior Services (918) 596-9165

Lewis Jordan Payne Jr.

Description: Black Male, 41 DOB: 07/31/70Height: 5' 08Weight: 185Hair: BlackEyes: BrownTPD#: 156300

Lewis Payne Jr. is currently wanted out of Tulsa County for two counts of Robbery and a traffic warrant. Payne has a bond of over $100,000 and should be considered armed and dangerous.

Stories of a Crime Analyst...

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“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world right in the eye."

- Helen Keller

On 01/25/12 our Crime Analyst, Kyle Crone, was given pertinent information regarding individual(s) who had been breaking into the salvage yards located in the area of 36th St N and Apache. The frequency of these burglaries were increasing to the point they were now on a nightly basis.

Our Crime Analyst collected and analyzed case files, all of utmost secrecy. He compiled data and information and relayed his findings to supervisors. From there, a probable time frame of their next burglary attempt and plan was created. Without revealing too much, this plan included strategically placing marked field officers in the area patrolling, as well as undercover surveillance during the predicated time frame of 4a.m and 7a.m.At approximately 5:30a.m, a police pursuit was reported in Catoosa involving these same suspects. Valuable information was relayed to Catoosa P.D. which initiated their involvement within their jurisdiction. Their officers gave chase and TPD was then notified and a request for assistance was received.The chase led officers to North Tulsa where they ditched the vehicle and fled on foot into a wooded field. From there our K-9 tracked them down and officers were able to safely apprehend the driver of the vehicle. He was subsequently arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, eluding, and resisting officers. The court case is still pending at this time.

Stats...

Source: City of Tulsa, CitiSource – Arrest Reports. Shows the comparison of last year's Major Crimes to this year's same time period.

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Upcoming Events...

Detective in the Spotlight!Name: Detective Carmen Brown-HillFamily: Married to an amazing man with a gorgeous daughter, 2 handsome stepsons and a four legged son named Chico Hill.Pet Peeves: When on patrol and the worse possible person tries to be flirtatious, saying the most stupid things such as “Can you handcuff me,” “You can take me to jail anytime,” or “I would love to be your prisoner.” Knowing full well if I were really arresting them they would be crying a different tune! Hobbies: I am a huge sports fanatic so I enjoy watching and attending sporting events and watching my children play their different sports. What is it you do for the Financial Crimes Unit? I investigate all financial crimes including embezzlements, uttering forged instruments, identity theft and obtaining money by false pretenses. Basically all cases involving people stealing other people’s money and identity.

Det. Brown-Hill has been with the Department 19 years in May with just over 5 years in the Detective Division.

●March 21 – Compstat Mtg- 9 am●March 22 – Skiatook

Oklahoma's Alcohol, Tobacco and Gambling Laws

●March 31 – Annual Tulsa FOP Auxiliary Easter Egg Hunt

●April 2-30 – Patrol Rifle Qualification, Entire Month

●April 7 – 2012 Fight for Air Climb by American Lung Assoc.

Hard Hitting Detective Work!

ALH

What has been the most unusual or interesting case you've had as a detective? Most interesting case involved an embezzlement I worked, where the suspect embezzled over $63,000 dollars from her employer. The suspect was convicted and received a deferred sentence. What’s unusual about the case is that as soon as she received her deferred sentence, the suspect immediately went to work for another company and start embezzling right away. The suspect went right in and paid her restitution and even paid her attorney fees with the new company’s business check. The company didn’t uncover the embezzlement until the suspect had embezzled over $350,000. Now hopefully this time the suspect will receive some prison time.

What is your most rewarding experience? Unfortunately, property crimes do not get the same attention in the judicial system as people crimes so there are many cases we get convictions on but a lot of the time the punishment does not involve jail time. So my most rewarding experience is getting a chance to get a conviction on those repeat offenders and finally seeing them serve prison time.

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New Radios for Detectives!Attention Detectives! We are in the process of replacing your older style hand-held and car radios. Please visit PowerDMS and watch the tutorial regarding the instructions on these new radios.

The Sex Crime Unit Detectives have been busy these last few weeks! Willis McPherson, 25, also known as Willis Sisco was arrested by Field Officers on February 20th after going on a crime spree the few days leading up to his arrest.

Four days earlier, on Thursday, February 16th at 630 am, a 19 year old female was attacked while jogging at LaFortune Park. Investigators say there were multiple witnesses who were also approached by a person matching the victim's description. During this time, McPherson was not considered a suspect given that he had no history of sexual assaults.

Later that same night, McPherson allegedly stole a vehicle which led to a serious accident on the Broken Arrow Expressway. Auto Theft detectives were following up with an arrest warrant when he was released from the hospital; that warrant is still pending by the DA's office.

Still recovering from his head injuries, McPherson allegedly assaulted and raped a woman after he pushed his way into her apartment on Sunday evening. McPherson and the victim were acquaintances which helped in her positively ID'ing him as her attacker.

Each Sex Crime Detective and Crime Scene Detective Margaret Loveall worked extensively on this investigation, all of which led them to Willis McPherson as the suspect in the LaFortune Rape Case. Currently he has been charged with 8 different sexual assault charges with the possibility of more charges being added. He currently has a bond of $224,000.

When Sanders was apprehended by RID Field Officers, he was found to be in possession of items taken from these businesses, as well as wads of cash tucked into his boxer shorts. He denied any knowledge of the crimes.

Steven Sanders is in custody and charged with 3 counts of Second Degree Burglary, and 1 count of Attempted Second Degree Burglary. His bond has been set at $800,000.

Early Wednesday morning, the Burglary Detectives' long investigation and recent surveillance led to the apprehension and arrest of a well known serial commercial burglary suspect, Steven Sanders. According to detectives, 28 year old Sanders is connected to over 30 burglaries with a majority of them being commercial businesses. The most recent string of burglaries were in the area of 61st and Garnett.

If you have information about a crime, call CRIME STOPPERS at (918)596-COPS. It's completely anonymous, and if your tip leads to an arrest, you could get a reward!

Willis McPherson

Steven Sanders