Tulsa, Okla. — A retired major with the Tulsa Police Department is suing the City of Tulsa and the department. She said she spoke up about wrongdoing, and she got demoted for it.
The retired major Tracie Lewis took the stand and told her story on Tuesday in court. She also told FOX23 why she took the police department to court.
Lewis graduated from the Tulsa Police Academy in 1989 and joined the police department as a rookie cop.
“[I] loved to be a policeman, loved the Tulsa community,” she said.
Over the next 26 years, Tracie moved up through the ranks. She eventually became major. By 2015, she was up for a big promotion, deputy chief.
“I was the first female to make the list, and that would have made me the first female deputy chief,” Lewis explained.
Lewis said their roles were ranked and the chief had always …
