A sharp screeching late one night in June 2024 grabbed the attention of a Bixby Police officer. He looked over to see a black SUV sending up sparks as it ground forward on one flat tire and another with a bare rim. The officer flipped on his patrol lights and pulled the SUV over.

Tulsa Police Officer Derrick Alexander, a nearly 30-year veteran of the force, emerged from the vehicle, wearing a blue Tulsa Police Department T-shirt for the agency’s youth mentoring program, according to police body camera footage that later aired on local TV news. He was unsteady on his feet, smelled of alcohol, and had red, watery eyes, according to a police report. The front end of Alexander’s SUV had “significant” damage. Bixby police officer Aaron Godwin observed. Alexander was reluctant to tell the

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