Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is threatening to invoice Tulsa and Oklahoma City Police Departments for costs associated with clearing homeless encampments on state land.
Neither municipality has received formal charges, but they were told the state will “pursue every available avenue” to fine them if local police departments fail to “enforce the laws and address unlawful encampments.”
The threats stem from a controversial initiative called Operation SAFE, under which Stitt has ordered state troopers to forcibly clear encampment sites in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Norman…