Two years ago at a career fair for Hispanic students, Tulsa Police Officer Jesse Guardiola saw the severity of the city's broken relationship with immigrants. Not one student out of the hundreds at the fair approached him, most keeping a 15-foot berth from the booth. "I kept wondering 'What is going on here?' " he [...]
Officer Jesse Guardiola with the Tulsa Police explains that the Police are friends of the Hispanic
el Oficial Jesse Guardiola de la Policia de Tulsa expplica que la Policia es amiga del hispano [...]
TULSA, Oklahoma - People in Tulsa's Hispanic community are being targeted because of their faith. The victims say they handed over thousands of dollars, jewelry and more, thinking it would be "blessed" but instead the crooks took all of it and ran. One victim explained how the scam works and why she thought it was [...]
Jesse Guardiola : la voz hispana en la policía de Tulsa
Jesse Guardiola : The Hispanic voice of the TPD
Sala de Redacción – La Semana Para Jesse Guardiola, en la educación -tanto de los niños y comunidad hispana, como de los oficiales- está la clave para el mejoramiento de los servicios prestados por la [...]
Tulsa police work to keep Hispanic kids out of gangs
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa police said they are working to prevent Hispanic children from turning to a life of crime. Officials said that there are four large Hispanic gangs in Tulsa. Activity in those gangs [...]
“Tulsa Police concerned about the Hispanic numbers in the Police Department”
Officer Jesse Guardiola - 2015 Trialogue, Session 3, Part 4
Right now the Tulsa Police Department is in desperate need of officers who speak Spanish. We found out why there's a shortage and what the agency is doing to turn it around. On a typical day you'll find Officer David Ledezma patrolling Tulsa's north side. He is one of only 28 officers with the Tulsa [...]
Should Oregon police issue commands in Spanish when facing a suspect at gunpoint?
Three McMinnville police officers faced off with Juventino Bermudez-Arenas as he held the large blade he'd just used to kill a 20-year-old Linfield College student. Officers pulled their guns. One, who spoke Spanish, reached for [...]
TULSA - A Tulsa police officer and four volunteers are helping a group of Hispanic kids fulfill one of their dreams. Jesse Guardiola, director of Hispanic outreach with the Tulsa Police Department, took 20 kids on their first trip to a Tulsa Drillers baseball game Sunday. Ten-year-old Leslie Lamas is part of the group who [...]
