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Captain Randy Tanner

  • Captain Randy Tanner began his career with the Tahlequah Police Department in 1999 as a communications officer, and was promoted to patrol in early 2000.
  • In 2003, Tanner became the Tahlequah police departments first nationally certified DRE (Drug Recognition Expert) and became a DRE Instructor in 2004.
  • Since 2006 he has served as the department’s range master & armorer along with coordinating all firearms training along with the SFST training.
  • He still comes to Ada to the academy to assist with basic academy firearms training as time permits.
  • Captain Tanner enjoys competitively shooting with a focus on PPC, and feel that competition helps battle compliancy.
  • He is currently the Training and Development Captain for the department and is also assigned as an elementary school resource officer and has done this since 2013.
Last Modified on Oct 10, 2024
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