Is there another way to take this ultimatum? It sure stinks of threatening Tulsans to me.
Tulsa police no longer responding to certain calls due to layoffs Tulsa police have stopped responding to non-injury crashes and certain property crime report calls - such as fraud and larceny - unless a suspect is present at the time, authorities announced on Thursday
The changes took effect at midnight Wednesday and were the result of suggestions from a committee of officers and dispatchers who studied the department’s call load.
Willingham said that officers will not be responding to non-injury collisions unless there is a crime involved, there is a disturbance or a motorist appears to be driving under the influence.
Similarly, they will not be responding to calls such as fraud and forgery and larceny unless the crime is in progress and the suspect is at the scene. Tulsans may still file those reports with the department online or by phone, however, and they will be sent to the appropriate investigators.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100204_11_0_hrimgs586516