STEPHENS COUNTY, Okla_Stephens County
Sheriff Wayne McKinney is asking County
Commissioners for more
deputies. He said they cannot adequately cover the entire county with the
current staff of only 10 deputies on patrol.
"A lot of
times these calls are very high priority calls, fights with guns involved,
disturbances, domestic disturbances, one of the most dangerous calls you can go
on and some of my guys are having to respond to that by themselves. In a county
of over 800 square miles the times to get to these locations sometime is
lengthy."
McKinney is asking for
three additional deputies, for a total of 13.
By comparison, Canadian County, Oklahoma
which has almost the same number of square miles as Stephens County
has 18 patrol deputies.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:52 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:52:14 GMT
LAWTON,Okla_Inattentive driving is being blamed for a two vehicle crash in Lawton Tuesday morning that sent two people to the hospital. It happened at the intersection of Bore Blvd and 4th Street around
Inattentive driving is being blamed for a two vehicle crash in Lawton Tuesday morning that sent two people to the hospital.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:36 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:36:30 GMT
COMANCHE COUNTY, Okla_The search is almost over for victims and survivors of the Moore tornado, and officials say they are almost certain there are no more. The death toll now stands at 24, and more
COMANCHE COUNTY, Okla_The search is almost over for victims and survivors of the Moore tornado, and officials say they are almost certain there are no more. The death toll now stands at 24, and more
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:53 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:53:08 GMT
LAWTON,Okla_The Lawton Salvation Army is doing their part to help tornado victims. Their disaster kitchen crew is in Moore providing food and drinks to those in need. They loaded a truck full of snacks
The Lawton Salvation Army is doing their part to help tornado victims. Their disaster kitchen crew is in Moore providing food and drinks to those in need.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:39 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:39:28 GMT
MARLOW Okla_ Students in Marlow, OK hunkered down in their halls Monday, as a tornado touched down in Stephens County. 7News Reporter Sylvia Corkill found out more about the construction of a new elementary
Students in Marlow, OK hunkered down in their halls Monday, as a tornado touched down in Stephens County.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:04 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:04:04 GMT
CEMENT, Okla_ The same storm system from Fletcher that was packed with straight line winds and pounding hail forced Cement and Cyril residents to take cover early Tuesday. People say the storm was unexpected,
The same storm system from Fletcher that was packed with straight line winds and pounding hail forced Cement and Cyril residents to take cover early Tuesday.
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