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Rising fuel costs force cutbacks in Oklahoma Department of Public Safety

The cuts do not extend to law enforcement.

Rising fuel costs force cutbacks in Oklahoma Department of Public Safety

The cuts do not extend to law enforcement.

YOU JUST GOT THE LATEST ON THESE IMPACTS. LET’S JUST LOOK AT THE PRICE OF GAS IT IS UP ABOUT 60% FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR AND TODAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL THAT DPS IS CUTTING BACK EVERYWHERE, BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT TRYING TO KEEP TROOPERS ON THE ROAD TROOPER ERIC FOSTER TELLING ME THAT THEY USE 100,000 GALLONS OF FUEL EVERY MONTH AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CURRENT AVERAGE COST OF A GALLON OF GAS IN, OKLAHOMA, THE 457 LOOK AT LAST YEAR 280, SO I PULLED OUT THE CALCULATOR AND THAT MEANS THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL IS HAVING TO SPEND AN EXTRA. THIS IS NOT THE TOTAL SPEND BUT AN EXTRA $177,000 THIS MONTH COMPARED TO LAST JUNE EVEN IF WE LOOK BACK JUST ONE MONTH AGO 45,000 MORE TROOPER FOSTER SAYS THAT THEY ARE PUTTING NO LIMITS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE, BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN DHS. MICROSERVICES HR TRAINING THE MAILROOM ALL OF THEM ARE BEING TOLD T
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Rising fuel costs force cutbacks in Oklahoma Department of Public Safety

The cuts do not extend to law enforcement.

Rising fuel costs have forced cutbacks throughout the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.The cuts do not extend to law enforcement. The price of gas is up about 60% from this time last year.On Tuesday, KOCO 5 was told by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol that DPS is cutting back everywhere but law enforcement in order to keep troopers on the road.Trooper Eric Foster said they use 100,000 gallons of fuel every month. The current average cost of a gallon of gas in Oklahoma is $4.57 and a year ago, it was $2.80. This means the Oklahoma Highway Patrol is having to spend an extra $177,000 this month compared to last June and $45,000 more than just a month ago.Foster said they are putting no limits on law enforcement response but to do that, other departments within DHS, from wrecker services to HR to training to the mailroom, are being told to find places to cut back and save money.

Rising fuel costs have forced cutbacks throughout the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.

The cuts do not extend to law enforcement. The price of gas is up about 60% from this time last year.

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On Tuesday, KOCO 5 was told by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol that DPS is cutting back everywhere but law enforcement in order to keep troopers on the road.

Trooper Eric Foster said they use 100,000 gallons of fuel every month. The current average cost of a gallon of gas in Oklahoma is $4.57 and a year ago, it was $2.80.

This means the Oklahoma Highway Patrol is having to spend an extra $177,000 this month compared to last June and $45,000 more than just a month ago.

Foster said they are putting no limits on law enforcement response but to do that, other departments within DHS, from wrecker services to HR to training to the mailroom, are being told to find places to cut back and save money.