Sperry Police Department

09/03/2026

🚨 BURN BAN IN EFFECT — TULSA COUNTY 🚨

The Tulsa County Board of Commissioners has issued an IMMEDIATE BURN BAN due to severe drought conditions and elevated fire risk across the county.

🔥 No burning of forest, grass, range, crops, or wildlands
🔥 No campfires or bonfires
🔥 No burning trash or debris

✅ Gas or electric grills on non-flammable surfaces
✅ Industrial welding on non-flammable surfaces
✅ Other exceptions may be approved case-by-case by local fire authorities

Tulsa County is experiencing severe drought, with little to no rain expected, and fire departments are reporting well above-normal fire activity much of it from escaped debris burns or controlled burns getting out of hand.

Violating the burn ban is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 and/or up to 1 year in jail.

This burn ban was adopted September 3, 2026, and has been amended to remain in effect through Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

Please help keep our community and first responders safe hold off on any outdoor burning until conditions improve.

08/31/2026

The Sperry Police Department is accepting applications for a full-time Police Officer. If you’re looking for a department where you can serve a close-knit community, have a good work-life balance, and be supported with quality equipment and leadership, we’d like to hear from you.

💰 Salary: $41,600–$45,760 per year DOQ
📅 12-hour shifts — 3 days off one week and 4 days off the next
🚔 Low call volume & low crime rate
🏠 Take-home patrol vehicle within 15 miles
🏥 100% paid CommunityCare health insurance
🦷 Dental & vision through AFLAC
💰 OkMRF retirement with match
🏖️ Paid holidays, vacation & sick leave
🎓 Paid training
🚓 Newer patrol vehicles and upgraded equipment, including fi****ms, 800 MHz radios, MDTs, and mobile citations

Minimum Requirements: Applicants must be at least 21 years old, have a high school diploma or GED, be CLEET certified, and successfully complete a background investigation and MMPI.

📍 Applications may be picked up at Sperry Town Hall or requested by email.

📧 Chief of Police Nick Mahoney
[email protected]
📞 918-288-7056

08/31/2026

This morning at approximately 9:55 AM, Tulsa County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) Dispatch, which handles all emergency and non-emergency calls for the Sperry Police Department, received a call reporting a possible threat at the school.

The caller claimed to be a female student barricaded inside a room, stating that another student had made threats against her and others. At nearly the same time, the school received a separate call from a male caller making a similar threat.

This information was relayed immediately to our School Resource Officer, and from Dispatch to the Chief of Police.

Out of an abundance of caution, the school went into immediate lockdown. Our School Resource Officer was already on scene at the time the threats were made. Patrol officers arrived within two minutes, and Tulsa County Sheriff's deputies arrived four minutes later.

All vehicles in the parking lots and surrounding the school were checked, and the school was thoroughly searched.

The female caller who used the non-emergency line provided a name and phone number. That number traced back to multiple locations, including California, Kentucky, and New York. No student by the name she provided attends Sperry Public Schools.

The male caller, who also claimed to be a student, called from a California number. No student by his given name attends Sperry Public Schools either, and that number traced back to locations in California, Nevada, and Washington State.

When officers called both numbers back, they reached individuals who had no knowledge of the situation or the number was no longer active.

Thanks to the quick response and coordination of our School Resource Officer, Sperry Police officers, the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, and Tulsa County Sheriff's dispatch, the situation was resolved quickly and an all-clear was given at the school.

As a precaution, students were held in place under lockdown until the scene could be fully secured.

There is no ongoing threat to our students, staff, schools, or community.

We thank our school administration, staff, and law enforcement partners for their swift and professional response, and we thank our community for their continued support and patience. A special thank you to our wonderful dispatchers at TCSO.

08/18/2026

08/17/2026

This morning at approximately 7:40 a.m., the Sperry Police Department began receiving calls reporting a male walking near the school area in possession of a hatchet. Officers responded immediately, and School Resource Officer/Assistant Chief Trammel, along with Officer Grimsley, made contact with the subject near Osage Drive and Pirates Pride Road.

Out of an abundance of caution, mutual aid was requested, and units from the Osage County Sheriff's Office, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and the Osage Nation Police Department responded to assist.

Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that the subject was intoxicated and had no intent to harm anyone. He was taken into custody for public intoxication and transported to the Tulsa County Jail. At no point were students or staff ever in danger.

We want to commend Assistant Chief Trammel and Officer Grimsley for their quick response and professionalism in handling this situation calmly and effectively. This incident is a great example of why our School Resource Officer program matters. Having an SRO who knows our schools, our staff, and our community allows for a faster, more coordinated response any time a concern arises near our campuses.

We also want to thank our neighboring agencies for their swift assistance and continued partnership in keeping our community safe.

As always, if you see something, say something. Your calls this morning helped our officers respond quickly and keep our schools safe.

08/10/2026

The Sperry Police Department has been awarded more than $47,000 in grant funding from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to support community cleanup efforts.

Chief Mahoney applied for this grant with a simple goal: give our residents an opportunity to clean up their properties without having to bear the cost of disposing of unwanted items.

Through this funding, we’ll be hosting several FREE community cleanup days. While the dates are still being finalized, we anticipate being able to accept most types of household trash, unwanted items, debris, and even tires at NO COST to residents.

More information, including cleanup dates, locations, and what can be accepted, will be announced soon.

Cleaner properties. Cleaner neighborhoods. Protected property values. A better Sperry.

A big thank you to Oklahoma DEQ for investing in our community!

08/06/2026

Our very first National Night Out was an incredible success, and we couldn’t have asked for a better community to celebrate with!

For those who may not know, National Night Out is a nationwide event that brings law enforcement, first responders, and the communities they serve together. It’s all about building relationships, strengthening trust, and making our neighborhoods safer, while having a lot of fun along the way.

And for our first year hosting… we think we knocked it out of the park!

✨ More than 250 community members joined us

🚁 A Life Flight helicopter landed downtown

🚓🚒 Public safety agencies from across Oklahoma came out to participate

🌮 Great food from local food trucks

🎁 Lots of giveaways

😊 Countless smiles, conversations, and memories

To everyone who attended or participated, thank you!

Your support made this event something truly special.

We want to give special recognition to someone who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this event happen.

Country Corner Fire & EMS Director Samantha Green, who dedicated months of planning, coordinating, organizing, and problem-solving to bring this event to life. Her passion, leadership, and countless hours of hard work are the reason this event was such a tremendous success.

Samantha, on behalf of the Sperry Police Department, thank you. We truly couldn’t have done it without you.

Finally, thank you to every agency that joined us and to the amazing people of Sperry. Seeing our community come together like this is exactly what National Night Out is all about.

We had an amazing first year…

Now let’s make next year even bigger and better! 💙🚓🚒🎉

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