Summary: The Sheriff is responsible for maintaining law and order within the borders of Tulsa County. He commands a full service agency that includes detention, court services and operations divisions. The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office employees well over 500 people.
Law Enforcement History:
April, 2016 to Present — Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office
1994 to 2016 — Tulsa Police Department
OSBI Commissioner, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, May 2018 – Present
Email: vregalado@tcso.org
In 1994, Sheriff Vic Regalado began his law enforcement career with the Tulsa Police Department as a Patrol Officer assigned to what was then called the Northside Division. He continued his twenty-three-year career with the Tulsa Police Department working a variety of assignments to include Detective with the Homicide Unit, where he was a lead investigator in several high-profile murder investigations such as the “Good Friday murders” the “murder for hire of businessman Neal Sweeney” and the “Hicks park murders.”
Regalado also served in the Northeastern Violent Crimes Task Force and as a Supervisor in the Organized Gang Unit. Sheriff Regalado also served as an Operator with the Tulsa Police Department’s S.W.A.T. team for approximately ten years.
During his tenure with the Tulsa Police Department, Sheriff Regalado was awarded the Departments Medal of Valor, award as well as Lifesaving award. Sheriff Regalado retired from the Tulsa Police Department as a Sergeant and supervisor of the Tulsa Police Department’s Organized Gang Unit.
Sheriff Regalado was elected to office in April of 2016. Sheriff Regalado immediately went to work in establishing his direction for the Sheriff’s office, that included balancing the budget utilizing a fiscally conservative approach. He engaged and facilitated partnerships with the citizens of Tulsa through open and transparent communication and improved the moral and efficiency of the office by working alongside the great employees of the Tulsa County Sheriffs office.
Sheriff Regalado is responsible for maintaining Law and Order within the borders of Tulsa County and commands a full-service Law Enforcement agency of over 600 personnel that includes Detention, Court services and Operational Divisions.
The David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center is a 2,000-bed facility complete with Medical and Mental health services. The Detention center received a 100% compliance rating in mandatory and non-mandatory standards from the American corrections association in 2020.
Sheriff Regalado was appointed by Governor K. Stitt to the board of Commissioners for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations (OSBI) where he currently serves as Chairman.
Sheriff Regalado is also a board member of Tulsa CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and the Martin Luther King commemoration Society.