sic question, or a connection outside the city can quickly change what the investigation requires.
The OSBI academy pushed Ogden deeper into that work. His advanced instruction included interviews and interrogations, death investigations, DNA and firearms evidence, crime scene work, forensic disciplines, and other specialized investigative topics. He also spent seven weeks learning alongside OSBI personnel, instructors, and investigators from agencies across Oklahoma.
Outside relationships give officers another resource when a case goes beyond one person’s experience or one agency’s capabilities. Knowing who can help, what expertise they bring, and how to reach them can make the difference.
That is the kind of growth Garver wants to make room for.
“I’ve worked alongside a lot of these officers for years, and I know what they bring to the job,” Garver said. “Now, as chief, part of my responsibility is making sure they have opportunities to keep growing, keep learning, and bring even more back to the people they work beside and the community they serve.”
Ogden did not come back from the academy as a different detective. He came back as a more capable version of the one Newcastle already had: more knowledgeable, better connected, and better prepared for the cases that demand more than routine experience.
The value of training and growth does not stop with one officer. What each officer learns becomes part of the department, building knowledge, tools, and relationships that everyone can draw from.
Ogden’s OSBI certificate says he has completed seven weeks of intensive investigation and training, demonstrated a high degree of professionalism and proficiency, and a strong sense of dedication to the high calling of a professional law enforcement investigator. The certificate designates him a graduate of the OSBI Academy.
