Why was Tippit ordered to patrol Oak Cliff after the presidents assassination?
Dallas police dispatcher Murray Jackson, realizing that numerous squads responding to the president’s shooting were draining some of areas adjacent to downtown Dallas of patrol officers, ordered Tippit to move out of his district and into central Oak Cliff where he would be in a better position to respond to any emergency in either his assigned district or the Oak Cliff area. Why didn’t Tippit radio headquarters before leaving his patrol car to question Oswald? The Dallas Police Department did not have a policy in 1963 that required officers to radio in when stopping an individual for questioning. Many former police officers reported that it was common practice to stop individuals without notifying the radio dispatcher. Did Tippit know Jack Ruby? No. From the moment Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, rumors circulated that Ruby and Oswald were part of a plot to assassinate the president. Speculation soon grew to include J.D. Tippit as a member of the conspiracy team. Conspiracy theorist
