The City of Catoosa is located in Northeastern Oklahoma just minutes from Tulsa.
Our community is progressive and growing with a strong small town atmosphere.
Our city covers 15 square miles and has a population of 7,000. 

One of the earliest know law enforcement officers for Catoosa was Town Marshal
George Washington Cochran Sr., he was also a deputy U.S. marshal for Indian
Territory.    C.T. Ramsey was elected town marshal in 1935, for a term of 60 days.
J. O. Britt was appointed town marshal in June 1936, and resigned in September
1938.  No mention is made of Catoosa's having a town marshal from September
1938 until August 1947, when a Mr. Moorhead was paid $25 per month to act as
city marshal on a month to month basis. Apparently Mr. Moorhead held this position
until November 1947. No records indicate that Catoosa had any law enforcement
from November 1947, until February of 1953. Records also indicate that Catoosa
still had a jail at this time. 

In 1973, the city hired J.B. Hamby as its first chief of police. J.B. Hamby was
killed in the line of duty by two gunmen during an armed holdup of the Catoosa
Tag Agency in 1978. Shortly thereafter Benny Dirck was appointed to be chief
of police. Benny Dirck served until 1999 when Raymond G. Rodgers Jr. was
appointed to the position and holds the position as of this date.

Currently the Catoosa Police Department is staffed with 16 state-certified police 
officers and one state-certified reserve officer. These officers include a chief of
police, one captain, one lieutenant, and 13 uniformed patrol officers, also one
civilian clerical clerk.