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# Oklahoma Police Chief Hires Officer With Multiple Domestic Violence Convictions
- URL: https://guerrilla.news/oklahoma-police-chief-hires-officer-with-multiple-domestic-violence-convictions/
- Published: 2026-04-27T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T03:27:42.000Z
- Description: Chief admits to knowingly hiring officer despite domestic violence history, gun theft allegations, and terminations from multiple departments. What happened next forced an immediate resignation and surrendered police certification.
- Author: Ronald E. Durbin II, J.D.
- Tags: #channel-UC_2FGy-X1_bPWd-qtSqUpIQ, Guerrilla News, Police Accountability, Government Transparency, Oklahoma, Civil Rights

A routine inquiry about hiring practices at the Colcord, Oklahoma Police Department quickly escalated into a confrontation that would end a law enforcement career within hours. When investigative journalists arrived asking questions about Officer Collin Kurk's background, they uncovered a pattern of allegations that had somehow slipped through the department's screening process.

What Chief Mullen admitted during that conversation would spark a chain reaction nobody saw coming.

## The Hiring Decision That Raised Red Flags

The department's own job posting clearly stated the requirements: no felony convictions, no domestic violence history, must pass background checks. Yet Officer Collin Kurk was working patrol shifts despite what investigators described as a documented history spanning multiple states and departments. Court records, employment files, and witness statements painted a picture that seemed to contradict everything the department claimed to stand for.

Chief Mullen's explanation for the hiring decision revealed a troubling gap between policy and practice. His response to direct questions about the vetting process exposed just how thoroughly the system had failed.

## Multiple Departments, Multiple Terminations

The investigation revealed Kurk's employment history read like a cautionary tale. Locust Grove Police Department, Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, and now Colcord had all become stops on a career path marked by terminations and resignations. Each departure carried its own set of allegations, from falsified reports to evidence theft.

What the former chiefs and supervisors told investigators about Kurk's time at their departments created a timeline that should have ended his law enforcement career years ago. The documentation they provided was extensive and damning.

## The Evidence That Changed Everything

When investigators presented their findings to Chief Mullen on camera, his demeanor shifted. Photographs, court documents, text messages from former supervisors, and victim statements created an overwhelming picture that couldn't be dismissed or explained away. The evidence included details about stolen service weapons, threatening communications, and documented injuries.

The chief's reaction to seeing the full scope of the allegations marked the moment this routine accountability visit became something much more significant. What he said next would determine not just Kurk's future, but the department's credibility.

## The Confrontation That Ended a Career

Within hours of this recorded encounter, Collin Kurk made two decisive moves that validated every concern raised during the investigation. His resignation letter and the surrender of his CLEET certification arrived at state offices before the day ended, bringing an abrupt conclusion to a career that had somehow survived multiple scandals across multiple jurisdictions.

The speed of Kurk's response suggested he knew exactly what the investigators had uncovered and what consequences awaited if he remained in law enforcement.

*Watch the full investigation to see Chief Mullen's complete responses and witness the moment everything changed for the Colcord Police Department.*