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Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Tribal Police Department

It is the mission of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse Tribal Police Department Division to safeguard the lives and property of the people we serve, to reduce the incidence of fear and crime, and to enhance public safety while working with the communities within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to improve their quality of life. Our mandate is to do so with honor and integrity, while at all times conducting ourselves with the highest ethical standards to maintain public confidence.

What We Do

Provide 24/7 patrol and emergency response services;
Enforce tribal, federal, and applicable state laws;
Conduct traffic enforcement, special operations, and community policing;
Support Tribal Courts and justice system operations;
Maintain public safety presence across reservation lands.

Whom We Serve

Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizens;
Residents and visitors within the Reservation;
Tribal government facilities and programs;
Schools, businesses, and community events;
Partner law enforcement agencies.

Patrol Division

Individuals assigned to the Patrol Division comprise the uniformed officers who primarily patrol the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in marked police cruisers. Patrol officers are responsible for, but are not limited to, include:

Enforcing tribal and state laws, and federal statutes
Preserving the public peace
Preventing, detecting, and investigating crimes
Protecting lives, property, and individual rights
Apprehending and prosecuting offenders

Captains (918) 732-7850

K-9 Unit

The Lighthorse Police Department is equipped with a K-9 unit. Since the program began in 2003, the K-9 program has proven to be an extremely valuable tool in the effective investigation and suppression of criminal activity, not only to MCNLH, but to many of the surrounding communities and law enforcement agencies.

Keith Bell | Rohan
Simeon Parrish | Edo
Matt McCleod | Izo
James Burk | Max
Aaron Torix | Drake
Matt Lott | Fury

Communication Division

It is the mission of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse Tribal Police Department Communications Division to safeguard the lives and property of the people we serve, to reduce the incidence of fear and crime, and to enhance public safety while working with the communities within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to improve their quality of life. Our mandate is to do so with honor and integrity, while at all times conducting ourselves with the highest ethical standards to maintain public confidence.

In carrying out our mission, we recognize that service is our one and only product and we share a common, ongoing goal to provide it at the most superior and professional level possible. We also recognize that our strength and success is tied directly to the individual and unique contributions of each of us working in a spirit of cooperation and teamwork with our public safety associates both within and outside the center.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Communications Division serves as a central hub of the Lighthorse Police Department. It provides radio, telephone, and teletype services to all of the counties and cities within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The Communications Division also works with other police jurisdictions within and outside the Creek Nation on a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week basis. Receiving incoming telephone and radio requests for emergency and non-emergency service, taking critical information by phone and radio for the public and field personnel, prioritizing requests for emergencies, and dispatching calls for services, while maintaining constant awareness of field personnel.

Communications Manager (918) 732-7807

Dispatch (918) 732-7800

Domestic Violence Probation

Under SDVCJ, MCN can prosecute, sentence, and supervise both Native and non-Native offenders for domestic violence crimes within tribal jurisdiction. Probation supervision is a critical part of this process. The Lighthorse Domestic Violence Probation Department is a specialized arm of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s criminal justice system, designed to supervise and support individuals sentenced in domestic violence–related cases.

MCN Lighthorse Domestic Violence Probation
PO Box 580,
Okmulgee, OK 74447

Domestic Violence Probation | About Us

Program Manager (918) 304-3314

DVProbation@MuscogeeNation.com

DV-Probation (918) 549-2881

Records Division

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Police Department maintains records on businesses located on the Tribal Complex. The purpose of these records is to provide emergency personnel with contact information in case of an emergency (i.e. burglary, fire, open door) at the business after hours. This information is kept confidential and secure in our Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. To update your information please email the MCN Lighthorse.

Amber Sands | Records Manager

Call (918) 732-7799

Lighthorse@MuscogeeNation.com

SORNA Division

It is the mission of the Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Tribal Police SORNA Unit to protect the citizens of The Great Muscogee Nation, as well as the citizens of the communities within our tribal jurisdictional boundaries, by registering, monitoring, and tracking sex offenders.

We will meet the challenge of fulfilling our mission by providing community awareness of all sex offenders within the Muscogee Nation Reservation, ensuring that all sex offenders are in compliance with MCN and Federal code, and maintaining sex offenders information and files.

SORNA (918) 549-2898

SornaOfficers@MuscogeeNation.com

Training Program

We believe in equipping our communications officers with knowledge and abilities to become a vital first link in emergencies. We provide our trainees with 16 weeks of phase training. Continuous training thereafter is provided as refreshment and as new techniques become available in the field of dispatching.

Training Coordinator (918) 732-7848

Exploring Program

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse Tribal Police Department is proud to be the first Tribal Police Exploring Post in the state of Oklahoma, as well as just one of the few in the United States. Law Enforcement Exploring is a program created by the Boys Scouts of America, for young people, boys, and girls, with an interest in law enforcement as a possible career. The program is designed to give those that join a hands-on experience in law enforcement. The program is also a way to get young people involved in their communities through the community service that the post takes part in; this also shows the communities that the youth do care about their community.

Character Building

Although character development is primarily a parent’s responsibility, it is also contributed to by law enforcement. The explorer who wears the uniform or insignia that identifies him/her as being associated with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse Police Department is held to a far more rigid standard of conduct than his/her peers. Explorers are judged by law enforcement personnel and quickly learn that only the highest standard of conduct is acceptable.

Leadership Development

Through their experience, Explorers learn and practice leadership skills similar to law enforcement personnel. Those Explorers in leadership positions within the explorer post learn the realities of being responsible for all subordinates’ achievements and shortfalls.

Joey Dawson | Lead Advisor

Call (918) 732-7847