The guidelines governing the program demonstrate city leaders and labor unions can come together to craft decisions that are in everyone’s best interest.
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Chicken-Fried News: Dog dodge
Animal lovers across the country have been fooled by an internet scam seemingly based in OKC.
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Chicken-Fried News: Christie’s complot
Police are on the lookout for a man who recently robbed a local Christie’s Toy Box.
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Chicken-Fried News: Water foul?
Oklahoma City Police recently fished a naked man out of a creek after an erratic car chase.
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Neighborhoods hold a night of meet-and-greets with neighbors and police officers
Neighbors Night Out includes fun neighborhood events as well as talks with local officials and police.
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Reality fest
“They’re supposed to do an evacuation on a periodic basis,” he said. “In order to facilitate filling the place to somewhat of a capacity, 1,000 or so [people],” a safety festival seemed appropriate.
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Commentary: Personal patrol rifles blow apart community trust
No one is made safer as a result of policies that manufacture unnecessary, degrading, frightening and potentially violent interactions between the police and the communities they serve. No one.
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Local police given permission to carry their own rifles
Oklahoma City police are now allowed to carry their own personal rifles while on duty.
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Police and local organization foster relationships with area youth
YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma City Police Department work to build relationships with children in the community.
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Cover Story: Our next steps in the march toward civil rights
Just as powerful reporting, photos and video did in the ’60s, today’s national media coverage mixed with social media engagement have again thrust the conversation of police brutality, racial discrimination and civil rights into the public consciousness.