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Walker handed him a flag to mark the spot at the tipsters discretion. Self: The First 48. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Sergeant Nathan Schilling now lives on a farm just outside of Tulsa with his wife and three kids. Map of Jenks High School and Freshman Academy, Transcript Requests/Graduation Verification. Jason White was drawn to law enforcement since he was a child. After attending Oral Roberts University on a basketball scholarship, Matt worked as a spring training strength and conditioning coach for the Colorado Rockies. In some regards, because The First 48 is here, we do a lot better work, Walker said. Me: Good thinking. He was gunned down in broad daylight because he wanted his things back. In other types of crimes the victim provides information, identifies the suspect, and assists in the investigation. Before his career in law enforcement, Det. question, I had already prepared for it and felt I had the right reply for it. I. His interest in homicide came from a high profile case he saw in the news when he was young. To sell them that I WAS NOT a cop. Gatwood enjoys fishing, hunting, riding his ATV, and spending time with his three daughters, one son, and grandchildren. Please subscribe to keep reading. Why did you want to work inthe homicide department? In the backyard, the man told Walker he would convey what he saw and that he knew of an item nearby related to the crime. In Ritters free time, he enjoys doing yard work, working out and riding mountain bikes and road bikes. Det. Consequently what theyre seeing is were solving all of these cases.. Det. Walker in part credited the visibility and transparency offered by The First 48 as a key component encouraging witnesses to speak up in Tulsa. Where Are They Now? He played hockey and baseball for many years and now still enjoys watching sports to relax. Ryden appreciates the community he serves and wants to find justice for the family of the victims. Matt: In the 12 years I was with the police force I worked various units: Drugs, Gangs, Robbery and lastly homicide. Switching industries is always a big task that requires enormous courage and faith to make that leap. The fact that I am helping people on a daily basis and the appreciation I see from families of victims, arrests and case closures, and convictions in court, help me keep a positive attitude. In 12 years of law enforcement, he has worked as a narcotics investigator, conducted thousands of undercover operations, and spent time investigating bank robberies. Jeff Gatwood has always enjoyed helping people, which led him to a career in law enforcement for the past 27 years. Default Staff Template: Notebook_Blue Matt Frazier. He loves working in Homicide because every investigation is unique. Theyve seen us work and do good things. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. To cope with the stress of the job, Baumann runs marathons and enjoys spending time with her husband and her two children. In 1995, Det. So you agree to go meet with them. Frazier: In police work there are always victims. I'm in journalism to help make this community, state, country and, ultimately, world a better place. Before joining Homicide in 2011, he worked extensively in many different units including Patrol, Narcotics, Burglary, Robbery, and SWAT. Detective John Brown is a native of Beggs, Oklahoma. Sgt. In my business I talk to numerous people who say they want to make a "career transition" to a new field and ask for my advice on what they should do. Tulsa Police Sgt. Me: Great segue to your arrival home and telling your wife that you were done with the force. They know my name. High near 65. And that's pretty much how she handled it. Display: How do you feel about yourself and the Tulsa Police Department being portrayed on a show like the First 48? Two of his sons work in law enforcement and his third son works as an assistant baseball coach at a university. One of the dad's came up to me and was telling me how much he loved the show and what not. Same principles applied. Watch Detective Frazier on the job in episodes of "The First 48.". Walker explained he wouldnt go over to the flag until the man walked away. Frazier loves the outdoors and enjoys mountain biking, road cycling and backpacking with friends and family. Bad people doing bad things. I was with a group that included a couple of friends on the police force from various units that I had worked with over the last dozen years. The victim told police that he and his girlfriend had been walking from the front of an apartment building in the 300 block of East 11th Stree. Matt: Thank you Mark, I hope it helps. Det. In November 2021, McCoy left Homicide and Tulsa PD to become a Crime and Intelligence Analyst. In the twelve years Lieutenant Justin Ritter has been part of the Tulsa Police Department, he has worked in a wide range of units, including Vice, Robbery, Narcotics, Street Crimes and Crime Scene Investigation. She enjoys closing cases and helping to offer some closure to the victims families. Me: Did Homicide maybe be the tipping point though? And it just hit me: I didn't want to deal with the trash anymore. Me: What's great too Matt is that I don't have to change your quote in the headline picture of this article - you were able to take that with you as well! Guy killed his own brother. Was there one particular person at JHS who inspired you or made a lasting impact in your life? He was also part of the Special Operation Team (SWAT) for twelve years, and worked in Burglary for one year. He joined the Tulsa Police Department in 1989, and worked in Burglary, Robbery, Patrol and the Special Investigations Division before joining Homicide in 2012. What was that interview like? The unit under Walker is credited with a clearance rate of 98 percent. Me: So here we are June 2016 and your linkedin says September 2016 you starting with Styker. I didn't want to tell family members that their loved ones are dead anymore. 2023, A&E Television Networks, LLC. McCoy is a graduate of University of Central Missouri, and has a wife and two children. If you have ever seen the hit TV series on A&E, it follows various police homicide units throughout the USA in their attempts to solve murders. He thrives on the challenges that come with the job. Calhoun was promoted to Lieutenant in August 2020. In a homicide the victim cant speak. Help. In addition to being a homicide detective, White is the crisis negotiator for the Special Operations Team and a member of the Critical Incident Response Team. He now works in Patrol Riverside Division of Tulsa PD. Sgt. They taught me that nothing in life will be free or easy. In his downtime, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends. Kennedy is the recipient of numerous awards, including two Medals of Valor. Matthew Frazier is a Regional Sales Manager at Stryker based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Det. Matt: Yes, but the manager you are meeting has to recognize that too. The bad side of humanity. Stitt expresses 'strong disagreement' with Oklahoma AG over Catholic charter school, More than 800 Oklahoma medical marijuana farms linked to organized crime, drug agency says, Meet the 2023 Mr. Inside/Mr. I like the fact that what I did for a brief time in my life will be forever saved. That maybe homicide was the problem? Then cast your vote, Bill Haisten: A massive event NCAA wrestling in downtown Tulsa, State board approves new academic standards with Ryan Walters' last-minute revisions, Jury awards $82 million to estate of woman who died in Tulsa County jail in 2013, Meet the 2023 Ms. Inside/Ms. To put their trust in me. Matt Frazier: (laughs) Yeah, TV star. As Staff Page Only Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. I just had enough. Understanding develops, along with a willingness to talk, when residents are able to see how detectives go about their duties behind the crime-scene tape, Walker said. He says, I love the freedom to chase down bad guys instead of being stuck at a desk all day.. And we have to learn to wave back, Walker said. Matt has been featured several times on the hit television series The First 48 on A&E. When hes not solving cases, McCoy enjoys rooting for the Kansas City Royals and Nebraska Cornhuskers. I was focused on looking outside of the force when I came home. Matt, thank you for your time on this I think you have hit on a number of points that people can relate to in any industry. IAN MAULE/Tulsa World, Tulsa Police Sgt. Trash is trash in any unit. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Lieutenant Brandon Watkins Sergeant Nathan Schilling Sergeant Dave Walker Detective Dianna Baumann Detective John Brown Detective Matthew Frazier Detective Jeff Gatwood Detective Mark Kennedy Detective Ronnie Leatherman Detective Rob McCoy Detective Max Ryden Detective Reggie Warren Detective Jason White Detective Michael Zenoni More Bios Det. If we all had to work each case as one person our solve rate would take a huge dive. Brown was inspired to become a police officer by his brother. They are very easy to work with during our investigations. Baumann was born and raised in Tulsa. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Homicide Detective Tulsa Police Department 2004 - Sep 201612 years After I completed the academy and field training. What are your fondest memories of attending Jenks High School? He finds parallels in coaching sports and managing a squad as he continues to lead this group of dedicated men and women of homicide. Kennedy says, the excitement of the job and serving the public is what made me want to be a homicide detective. Kennedy doesnt mind the pressures of his job because he knows how important it is to his community. Me: Yes! Professionally I will keep plugging along and take my cases as they come, work hard, and hopefully make a difference in this community. Me: Right place, right time for sure. Frazier: I wanted to make a difference. Walker said community and spiritual leaders have done well to help foster communication and restraint in trying situations. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Thank you for reading). IAN MAULE/Tulsa World, Tulsa Police Sgt. Me: Wow. The 36-year Tulsa police veterans final day before retirement is Aug. 31. Were you nervous? I think that if I can do that I have succeeded. The next step is putting the pieces together by conducting interviews, obtaining cell phone data, talking to witnesses, conducting surveillance, and obtaining all the forensic evidence. Did he move numerous times since leaving in 2016? Tulsa is a pretty doggone good place to be, Walker said. In the Gang unit, I had to sell myself that I was a Gangbanger. I was always selling something in every unit that I worked for. Q&A With Notable Jenks' Grads. 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Walker believes that family is very important to an investigator. He also follows his daughters softball team as they compete across the country, juggles reading 4-5 books at a time, and cultivates the worlds finest cop mustache. They made the process very easy and I think the hiring manager had a feeling I would be right. It was senseless and it changed a lot of lives. We work together as a team and put our egos aside to get the job done. He trained many notable players Matt Holiday, Ubaldo Jimenez, Todd Helton, Larry Walker during his time in the big leagues, and went on to become a personal trainer before joining TPD in 2004. Updated: Jul. He enjoys his new pursuits and has more time with his family. Me: Thanks again - now let's get on to the down and dirty on all those police units you worked with! This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Matt: Yes, I would say it probably helped it along. No Staff Template Matt: It's the old saying of "it's not necessarily WHAT you know, but WHO you know.". New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible. Maybe tied for number 1. I wanted to have a hand in giving my children and everyone else in the community a safer place to grow and succeed. 15+ years in Start-up Recruitment. Low around 36. Matt Frazier - Homicide Detective for Tulsa Police Department Matt Frazier was a star on the court during his time as a Trojan and earned himself a college basketball scholarship. What I found was that he was doing very well in his new position as a sales executive for Stryker Orthopaedics (a company with annual revenue of over $12 billion). With the Drug unit, I had to persuade people to sell me drugs. Frazier: My fondest memories of Jenks are playing in the Frank Herald Gym. He worked five years in the Gang Unit and eight years in Robbery, where he gained knowledge that has been instrumental to his developing career. Family gives you perspective. He and his wife have raised three sons. Dianna Baumann joined Homicide so she could help people, but says, I get excited to catch bad guys, too. Before she transferred Homicide in 2010, she spent seventeen years in patrol and five years working in Child Crisis. He and his wife now spend time giving back to the community of Tulsa. I had 2 young kids who could now watch the show and after 12 years with the forceI don't knowI felt I had a choice to pivot cause I believed I was young enough to make a transition. He later joined Homicide to work with Sgt. Matt: Yes. Though no one was talking, Walker knew there were likely to be witnesses, given it was broad daylight and several people were peeking their heads out to watch police. I was assigned to the Uniform Division North midnight patrol shift. series will feature a Q&A with a notable Jenks graduate. He feels fortunate to be working in police work, requiring constant self-asssessment that one doesnt experience in other jobs. He also loves traveling with his wife Kathy. By that he means police must impart on youngsters a better understanding of who police are and what they do. He says, Homicide is more of a lifestyle as opposed to a job.. document.getElementById("bioModal").className = "modal"; Theyve seen us. You can update your choices at any time in your settings. It is rare for a random murder to occur. I think its very important that they see us as people, not as somebody coming into their neighborhood trying to run roughshod over them, Walker said after the meeting. Standing in a secluded north Tulsa backyard, Sgt. Frazier: Coach Scott Padek and the rest of the basketball coaching staff made a huge impression on my life. Since then, he and his wife have shared a love for the game of baseball. Det. Ironically last month, as I was thinking about career moves, one of my favorite real life TV shows - The First 48 hours - had an episode that started with Tulsa Homicide Detective Matt Frazier stating that he was thinking of leaving the police force. When you were with.. (to be continued if you all want. Were you practicing your pitch to her? He has always had a will to protect. With Homicide, I had to make a sales pitch to witnesses and the guilty that it was in their best interest to talk to me. He noted that the city didnt burn after the controversial police killing of unarmed Terence Crutcher in 2016. Matthew Frazier played basketball at Oral Robert University. Dianna Baumann retired from Tulsa Police Department in May 2017. Was it in the same sphere of policing? After college, he joined the Tulsa Police Department in 1982. Its really satisfying and exciting when it all comes together and an arrest is made. People will talk to you. Instead of just telling my children and grandchildren what I did for a living, Ill actually be able to show them what I did as a homicide detective. Now he is a Lieutenant, overseeing officers on patrol in the Gilcrease Division, also known as GID. The popular A&E program follows police homicide detectives as they investigate killings, with Walker and other regulars gaining notoriety and trust. It wasnt case-breaking, but it was communication-breaking. In August 2019, he achieved a career dream by joining Tulsa Homicide Unit. He worked as a Crime Scene Detective for six years prior to joining Homicide two years ago. Where did he move? He enjoys a round or two of golf in his off time to relieve the stresses of the job./p>. During a game, he wrote his name and phone number on a baseball and threw it to Nicole in the stands. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Retiring lead homicide detective credits 'The First 48' for helping Tulsans 'see us as people,' develop trust. In these profiles, Jenks alums from all over the country, from multiple generations, and from a wide array of career paths, will share how their Jenks education set them up for success and how they have become leaders in their industry and community. In my business I talk . Midway through the week we are walking up a mountain side and I'm up ahead of the pack by myself and I start doing a review of my life. You have to deal with death, loss, and tragedy. Det. You can't be halfway committed, you have to make that decision and be open to the possibilities of what may come. It was actually a good fit cause Stryker is in the business of helping people after catastrophic events - losing a limb is a hard pill to swallow. Being the son of a California Highway Patrolman, Det. Matt: A bit. Me: You didn't consider moving to another division? How challenging are those aspects of your job and how do you stay positive? What does it take to be a skilled interrogator and get people to tell the truth? W.D. Weather forecast provided by weather.gov. Mark Kennedy has been with Tulsa Homicide since 2006. The tipster beckoned Walker pssst to follow him out of sight. Since then, Stryker has hired 3 or 4 others from the force. Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts Frazier: When I arrive on any homicide scene I try to analyze everything I can see. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Matt: (laughing) Absolutely feeling anxious about it. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Paul, 28, was arrested on Feb. 17 after her partner called police to say she started hitting him in front of her two children as he tried to leave a residence during an argument. How did it come so fast? Working in homicide, he fully devotes himself to the singular cause of justice for the victim and their families. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Robbery a pretty close second. The First 48 is television's premier true-crime series. The Tulsa Police Departments lead homicide investigator was probing a recent fatal shooting in which a man was found shot to death in a vehicle in a driveway. Max Ryden is a 20-year veteran of the Tulsa PD where he spent 10 years working the Burglary and Robbery Units before joining Homicide in 2017. Sometimes it comes down to what you can trust in your gut and how you read people. Mark Kennedy has been married for 27 years and has a 21-year-old son. There definitely was an epiphany to how it came to be. Reggie Warren joined Tulsa Police Department in 1996. It's been 4 years now since you made the move from Homicide Detective, and some might say a TV star, to top Sales Executive at Stryker. It did get old though. Michael Zenoni joined Tulsa PD in 1981 before he moved to Homicide in 1999. Justin Ritter was promoted to Corporal before leaving Homicide in February 2019. This button displays the currently selected search type. Website Navigation All Rights Reserved. That particular letter stands out because it reminds me of why we really do this job. document.getElementById("bioModal").className = "modal modal-show"; Walker has coached several youth baseball teams and believes that youth sports can teach children essential life skills as they reach adulthood. The Homicide Unit annually touted high solve rates. Nor did it catch fire after the Good Friday shootings in 2012 in which two men randomly killed three black people simply because of their skin color. What, if anything, can be done to reduce the crime rate and murder rate in Tulsa? Dave Walker with Micheal Turner during the Mayors Policing and Community Coalition at Tulsa City Hall on Tuesday. Previously, Matthew was a Homicide Detective at Tulsa Police Read More Matthew Frazier's Phone Number and Email Last Update 11/20/2022 9:03 PM Email m***@stryker.com Engage via Email Contact Number (***) ***-**** Engage via Phone Mobile Number (***) ***-**** Michael Zenoni retired from Tulsa Police Department in August 2019. function showModal(event, element) { Walker has served as lead homicide detective since 2011. Often before a game he would talk to the officers at the stadium about what it was like to be a police officer. Dave Walker was born in Aurora, Colorado and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Were you dreading the conversation? I dont stop thinking about the case until it is finished.. Rydens interest in law enforcement grew after his first college criminal justice class. What separates a homicide detective who gets results and solves cases from one who doesnt? Frazier: It has been really fun working with the show. I'm biting at the chomp to get to details of your time with the police force, but I want to first focus on your career transition to a Sales executive. I want to raise my children to be successful contributing members of society. But he couldnt be seen with the detective. Calhoun likes to spend time with friends and family, working out or cheering on all of Houstons professional sports teams. Matt: Nope. Dave Walker addresses a group during the Mayors Policing and Community Coalition at Tulsa City Hall on Tuesday. An Oklahoma native, Ronnie Leatherman spent eight years working in Narcotics before transferring to Homicide. After watching the show where it ended with everyone saying their goodbyes to Matt as he packed up his desk, I quickly did a Linkedin search to find out what happened to Matt Frazier. A common refrain for him is that police must win the 6-year-olds.. Sergeant Schilling likes the challenges of homicide work and enjoys the payoff of seeing criminals brought to justice. Walker spoke Tuesday afternoon at a meeting of the Mayors Police and Community Coalition in City Hall about just that opening the lines of communication between the police and community specifically with disenfranchised minority populations. He finds that simply moving helps with the stress of the job bicycle rides, hiking, and even playing the bagpipes, which he has been learning for the past few years. Outside candidates. On September 26, 2016 Detective Frazier decided to step away from the Tulsa Police Department to pursue another opportunity outside of law enforcement. Schilling was promoted to Sergeant in October 2019. Below is my conversation with Matt about his switch from Homicide Detective - on a hit TV show don't forget - to top Sale Executive for the last 4 years with Styker: Me: Matt, thanks for chatting with me. Why Matt? Frazier: As far as the murder rate goes, we hover around the average of 58-60 murders per year. 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