Deputy Chief Dennis Larsen is appointed Tulsa Police Chief by the Mayor of Tulsa

Mayor GT Bynum will announce the selection of Tulsa’s next police chief on Friday after Police Chief Franklin announces his retirement plans on May 1.

Bynumn will make an official announcement at 3 p.m. Friday at City Hall, but Tulsa Police confirmed to News On 6 that Tulsa’s new police chief will be current Deputy Police Chief Dennis Larsen.

Current chief Wendell Franklin is retiring at the end of July to take a job in the private sector. Franklin said he is grateful for all the support he has received from citizens and business leaders to elected officials.

“I am deeply grateful for Wendell Franklin’s service as Tulsa Police Chief,” said Tulsa Mayor GT Bynum. “Chief Franklin has led the Tulsa Police Department through some of the most difficult times in our city’s history and leaves the police department in better shape than he found it. I wish him the best in the next phase of his career.”