News
Clifton Adcock
Redirected MAPS 3 use-tax funds will be utilized to prevent the elimination of additional public safety positions.
Wednesday 22 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: police
Change of plans
News
Clifton Adcock
Redirected MAPS 3 use-tax funds will be utilized to prevent the elimination of additional public safety positions.
PALing around
A black-tie boxing event raises funds for the Police Athletic League, a mentoring program for at-risk youth
Sports
Charles Martin
OKC Charity Fight Night
6:30 p.m. Thursday
Coca-cola Bricktown Events Center, 425 E. California
706-7484, okcfightnight.com
Citty under siege
A Baptist pastor wrote City Hall and called for OKC Police Chief Bill Citty’s resignation on NRA News following public comments about AR-15-type rifles.
News
Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City Police Chief Bill Citty’s recent comments about criminals’ access to AR-15-type rifles have been both praised and condemned by political and religious leaders in the city.
On duty
Trekkies, rejoice!
CFN
Gazette staff
The Feb. 1 snowstorm presented perilous challenges and dangerous conditions for Oklahoma City residents, as ice- and snow-covered roadways made getting around almost impossible.
Drive-through hand jive
Cover your eyes, kids!
CFN
Gazette staff
When we here at CFN hear about Tulsa’s Fox 23 passing along warnings from Tulsa police about sexual deviants, we hearken back to reports of last year’s Pedobear scare, in which parents were warned to protect youngsters from a child-molesting teddy bear, which started as an Internet meme and was reportedly sighted at Comic-Con in San Diego.
Death of a Sooner
The shocking death of Austin Box raises awareness about athletes on painkillers.
News
Rob Collins
The last time Wade Burleson saw Austin Box, the pastor told the Sooner athlete he looked like an old man.
Police Story: Season One
The arresting ’70s crime classic was worth the wait.
Television series
Rod Lott
Far too young to catch it when it debuted in 1973, I’ve literally waited decades to set my eyes on “Police Story,” the NBC anthology series that broke the mold for cops on the tube by adding realism. Reading creator Joseph Wambaugh’s recent episodic novels about Hollywood cops only strengthened my thirst.
Vice control
OKC police hope to deter participation in the ‘world’s oldest profession.’
News
Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council revised city code, allowing the Oklahoma City Police Department to impound vehicles used to facilitate prostitution.
Park after dark
Recent incidents test the calm between Oklahoma City police and Occupy OKC.
News
Clifton Adcock
Unlike the arrests and pepper sprayings that have characterized the Occupy Wall Street movement elsewhere, the relationship between Oklahoma City police and local protesters has not been confrontational.
