Okla. Police Investigate Racy Cruiser Photos

Tulsa (Okla.) Police Chief Chuck Jordan launched an internal investigation after a local news outlet inquired about racy photos showing scantily clad women posing next to an agency vehicle.

April 29, 2013

Screenshot via KTUL.Tulsa (Okla.) Police Chief Chuck Jordan launched an internal investigation after a local news outlet inquired about racy photos showing scantily clad women posing next to an agency vehicle.

Chief Jordan told KTUL he was "highly upset" by the photos, which were e-mailed to the television station by a resident. The word "Tulsa" doesn't appear in any of the photos.

KTUL contacted the photographer, who declined to identify who hired her. The photos are about three years old.

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