For non-emergency police matters in unincorporated Rogers County, call the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office at (918) 342-9700 during business hours, or the dispatch line at (918) 341-3535 after hours.1Rogers County Sheriff’s Department. Contact Us2Rogers State University. Important Phone Numbers If the incident happened inside a city, call that city’s police department instead. Which agency has jurisdiction depends on where you are, not where you live.
Which Agency Covers Your Area
The sheriff’s office handles unincorporated parts of the county and communities without their own full-time police force. If you live in Oologah, Foyil, Talala, Verdigris, or out in the county, that’s your line.
Inside a municipality, call the local department:
- Claremore Police Department: (918) 341-1212. Claremore is the county seat.3City of Claremore. Claremore Police
- Catoosa Police Department: (918) 739-4001 for non-emergency calls; records are at (918) 266-2424, ext. 3.4Catoosa Police. Contact Us
- Chelsea Police Department: (918) 789-3533.5Chelsea Police Department. Chelsea Police Department
- Owasso Police Department: (918) 272-2244. Parts of Owasso cross into Rogers County, so residents near the Tulsa County line should confirm which side of the line they’re on.6City of Owasso. Police Department
- Inola Police Department: (918) 543-8288.
Not sure who covers your street? Start with the sheriff’s office. Dispatch can transfer you or tell you which agency to call.
Non-Emergency or 911
If someone is in danger right now, call 911. The non-emergency line is for everything else: a burglary discovered after the fact, a car broken into overnight, noise complaints, parking issues, suspicious activity that isn’t threatening, a minor traffic accident with no injuries, or a request for extra patrols.
Oklahoma treats deliberate misuse of 911 as a crime. Calling 911 to file a false alarm, make a knowingly false complaint, or use the line for personal or non-emergency reasons is a misdemeanor with a fine up to $500, plus an assessment for the cost of any personnel and equipment dispatched.7Justia. Oklahoma Code 63-2870 – False Alarm, Complaint or Report Filing a knowingly false crime report through any channel is a separate misdemeanor carrying up to 90 days in jail, a fine up to $500, or both.8Justia. Oklahoma Code 21-589 – False Reporting of Crime Intentionally preventing or interfering with someone else’s emergency call is also a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a $3,000 fine.9Justia. Oklahoma Code 21-1211.1 – Disruption or Prevention of Emergency Telephone Call – Penalties
These statutes target deliberate abuse. If you’re honestly unsure whether a situation is an emergency, call 911. Dispatchers would rather triage a minor call than have someone hesitate during a real crisis.
What to Have Ready
A minute of preparation before you dial makes the call shorter and the report more useful.
- Location. The exact address, or the nearest intersection or landmark if you don’t have one.
- Time. When it happened or when you first noticed. A narrow window helps, but “sometime last night” is fine if that’s what you have.
- Vehicle details. Make, model, color, and plate. A partial plate is better than none.
- People involved. Descriptions, clothing, direction of travel, how many.
- What happened. A short factual summary of what you personally saw or heard.
For property damage or theft, take photos before you move or touch anything. Those images help both the police report and any insurance claim.
Anonymous Tips
If you have information but don’t want to give your name, Crime Stoppers accepts anonymous tips by phone at 1-800-222-8477 or through an online portal. The program doesn’t request or retain personal information, and tips that lead to an arrest can qualify for a cash reward of up to $1,000, collected anonymously.
Anonymous tips fit ongoing problems well: drug activity at a specific address, a pattern of thefts, information about a wanted person. For something happening right now, call 911 or the non-emergency line so an officer can be sent.
After You Call
Non-emergency and 911 calls come into the same dispatch center. If active emergencies are in progress, you may be placed on hold. That isn’t a signal your call doesn’t matter; it’s triage. Once you’re connected, run through your information and answer any follow-up questions. The dispatcher enters the report and assigns it a priority.
Ask for the case number before you hang up, and write it down. You’ll need it to check on the report, file an insurance claim, or reference the incident later. Response times vary with priority and workload, so a completed property crime may not draw an officer to your door the same day.
Getting a Copy of the Report
Oklahoma’s Open Records Act requires law enforcement agencies to release certain incident information, including the offense, date, time, general location, responding officer, and a summary.10Justia. Oklahoma Code 51-24A.8 – Law Enforcement Records Contact the records division of the agency that took the report. Expect a small administrative fee and several business days for processing.
Not everything is releasable. Agencies may withhold or redact material tied to ongoing investigations, personal identifying information for victims and witnesses, juvenile records, and sensitive body camera footage.10Justia. Oklahoma Code 51-24A.8 – Law Enforcement Records If a request is denied, the agency has to cite the specific exemption.
Text-to-911 and Accessibility
Text-to-911 is available in some areas, but it is for emergencies only, not non-emergency reporting.11Federal Communications Commission. Text to 911 – What You Need to Know Where the service isn’t supported, you’ll get a bounce-back message telling you to call. There’s no text option for non-emergency dispatch in Rogers County, so a phone call is the only remote way to file a report.
Callers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities can reach non-emergency lines through a TTY or telecommunications relay service. If you need language interpretation, tell the dispatcher at the start of the call; most agencies can bring a phone interpreter on within minutes.