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Patrol

Video: Dash Cam Captures Okla. Tornado

A Moore (Okla.) Police Department cruiser captured the approaching tornado that struck the area on May 20 as Sgt. Mark Snavely looked for distressed residents.

June 2, 2013

Vehicle Ops

Okla. Police Investigate Racy Cruiser Photos

Tulsa (Okla.) Police Chief Chuck Jordan launched an internal investigation after a local news outlet inquired about racy photos showing scantily clad women posing next to an agency vehicle.

April 29, 2013

Vehicle Ops

Okla. Deputy Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash

Deputy Douglas Hanna, 44, was driving a marked agency truck when a truck driven by a 17-year-old struck failed to obey a stop sign and struck his vehicle. The teen has not been cited.

April 21, 2013

Training

Paralyzed Okla. Officer Dies After Rollover Crash

An Oklahoma City Police officer who inspired others by his recovery from a beating that left him paralyzed died Monday from injuries suffered in a rollover crash.

April 16, 2013

Patrol

Shots Fired: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 08/29/2010

Before Lawson had time to open her car door, the man turned and raised a rifle and began shooting. Lawson's mind kicked into a hyperkinetic drive, her synapses firing in rapid-fire succession of one another and keeping pace with the man's action on the trigger of the AR-15 he was wielding.

March 13, 2013

Patrol

Okla. Drug Suspect Shot, Killed at Gas Station

An undercover Oklahoma City Police officer shot and killed a suspect who struck him with a vehicle during a drug bust Friday at a gas station. The officer suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

March 3, 2013

Special Units

Okla. Student Arrested for Plotting School Attack

Police arrested Sammie Eaglebear Chavez, 18, on Friday for allegedly planning to carry out a shooting and bombing attack at his high school. The arrest occurred only a few hours before the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in Connecticut.

December 16, 2012

Training

Okla. Cop Fired for Toddler Urination Ticket

A Piedmont (Okla.) Police officer who lost his job over a public urination ticket he wrote was just doing his job, his attorney said Wednesday.

November 22, 2012

Vehicle Ops

In-Service Cop Cars: Ford Police Interceptor Sedan

After retiring its venerable Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, Ford offered law enforcement agencies two choices—the Police Interceptor sedan and P.I. Utility. The vehicles provide a balance of fuel efficiency and power. View our gallery of in-service Ford Police Interceptor sedans, and then read "The New Recruits: In-Service Cop Cars" for detailed stories of agencies using them. Photos provided by the respective agencies unless otherwise noted.

October 24, 2012

Special Units

Suspect Sues Okla. Cops for Traffic Stop Push-Ups

Brian Lumpkin claims two Tulsa Police Department officers in the gangs unit wrongfully pulled him over, and then made him do push-ups to get out of a ticket.

October 21, 2012

Training

Okla. Recruit Dies After Training Accident

An Oklahoma City Police recruit who was critically injured during arrest and control training died as a result of that injury, the agency has announced.

October 15, 2012

Vehicle Ops

Oklahoma City Buys 2013 Ford Police Interceptors

The Oklahoma City Police Department recently purchased 78 newly redesigned 2013 Ford Police Interceptor sedans for its uniformed patrol operations. The department stated that out of the 78, 54 sedans are front-wheel drive and 24 are all-wheel drive models.

September 27, 2012