Citizen Report No. 1675871927 - 463426838

CLEET Number : 0051194

License Type : Fulltime Peace Officer

License Status : Active

License Effective Date : 06/30/1989

License Expiry Date : N/A

A recent Nondoc.com news article reports that Deputy Chief Timothy Dorsey has been under investigation for approximately a year for allegations a fellow officer made regarding racism, sexism and workplace bullying.  

The following list represents a sample of the alleged events described by fellow officer, Wise, in his email:

• April 6, 2018: Wise states that Dorsey allegedly had a “problem” with a Black female employee who dyed her hair purple and asked her to change it, stating that the department wants a “more professional appearance.” Wise states, “you never batted an eye at the other officers who have had colored hair.”
• December 2018: Wise describes an instance where a female officer was selected as a SWAT member. Wise states that Dorsey has “regularly” asked “how she is doing and if she is able to pass the physical fitness requirements.” Wise alleges that Dorsey has never asked about a male officer, before noting that this officer is “able to do more pull ups than most males.”
• August 2019: Wise claims Dorsey told him that he does not like the way one Black supervisor “sounds” on the radio. Wise states that he told Dorsey the officer “talked the same way since he was hired here 20 years ago.” Wise claims Dorsey replied, “Well this is one of those things I know about and should do something.”
• March 11, 2020: During a city staff meeting, a speaker presented information about the diversity, equity and inclusion committee. When discussing what makes her “unique,” she “got emotional,” Wise states. Wise alleges that Dorsey laughed about the speaker’s presentation to Wise, before saying he was glad Wise served on the committee. Dorsey then asked what Wise identifies as. A citizen of the Caddo Nation, Wise said, “Native American,” to which Dorsey allegedly replied, “I just see you as white.”
• Sept. 30, 2020: Wise alleges that Dorsey came to him and said, “The chief and I want to speak with Black kids and thought we could have our [student resource officers] go talk to the coaches of the sports teams at the high school to see if we can talk to their teams, because that’s where we figured the majority of them probably would be gathered.” Wise says he did not want to pass this “directive” to the SROs and that this would have caused [Dorsey] and the department a lot of trouble.”
• Nov. 30, 2020: Dorsey spoke to Wise about an instance where another officer arrested a Black male. Wise alleges that Dorsey said the officer should have patted the man down prior to letting the man walk to the police car. Wise alleges Dorsey said, “I am not being racist, but it seems Black males are carrying guns.”
• Dec. 7, 2020: Wise claims Dorsey said in a meeting, “Our patrol guys, not to say anything, need to be aware that young Black men carry guns.”
• March 2021: Wise says Dorsey and other EPD officers were discussing who to hire. Wise claims another officer made a comment that he would prefer to “not hire any females,” to which Wise says Dorsey laughed.
• April 19, 2021: During a meeting, Wise claims Dorsey said the department needed a “female towel girl” to “hand out towels and give massages.” Dorsey then allegedly told Wise, “Ask her to be the towel girl,” referencing an employee in the department.  
• April 19, 2021: During a different meeting on the same day, Wise states there was discussing about an incident where an EPD officer pulled over a Black male for minor traffic violations. Wise says the man “refused to get out of the car and claimed we were going to kill him.” As the violations were minor, the supervisor chose to allow the subject to leave, according to Wise, who then alleges that Dorsey wanted to send “plainclothes officers to go after” the man. “We are always talking to our officers about not escalating situations and you have seemed to be a proponent of this until this incident involving a Black male,” Wise states in the email.
• April 22, 2021: After Wise and another officer made school resource officer selections, Dorsey questioned two of the selections, Wise states. Wise alleges that Dorsey said he worried about one of the selections because of the way the female officer looked, claiming that he thinks “students will tease her and think she is a guy.”

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