Offense Reports - City of Muskogee

Page 2 MUSKOGEE POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2009Muskogee HistoryBy 1871, the Missouri-Kansas & Texas Railroadwas crossing Indian Territory and Muskogee was establishedin 1872, but Native Americans inhabited thisare long before then. In 1876, the Five Tribes werecombined into one Union Agency.*The Federal Court in Ft. Smith, Arkansas wasgiven authority over Indian Territory because it hadbecome a haven for outlaws. Judge Isaac Parkerworked to bring law and order to the area. DeputyMarshals such as Bass Reeves and Bud Ledbetter werechasing and catching criminals like Belle Starr to beBass Reeves, Bud Ledbetter and the MuskogeePolice Departmentbrought to the court for trial. In 1889, a federal court was established in Muskogee and in 1894the Dawes Commission was headquartered here.*In 1898, Muskogee was incorporated and began its public school systemand police department at that time.* This information was obtained from “A Brief History of Muskogee” by Jonita Mullins on the Muskogee Chamber website.Muskogee GeographyThe City of Muskogee is the county seat for Muskogee County. It is geographically locatedin northeastern Oklahoma. Muskogee is approximately forty-six miles southeast of downtownTulsa and seventy-five miles northwest of Ft. Smith, Arkansas.The City of Muskogee covers 46.0 square miles of land and 1.4 square miles of water. It isthe largest city in Muskogee County and is the 11th largest in Oklahoma.Inside the city limits there are 380 centerline miles of road. The city is traversed by U.S.Highway 69 on the west, U.S. Highway 64 runs north and south through the city center, U.S.Highway 62 is on the north, Oklahoma State Highway 16 runs east and west through the city center,and Oklahoma State Highway 165 is along the southern portion of the City then turns intothe Muskogee Turnpike to the east.