Thursday, November 07, 2024

Entire OK police department quits 'with great sadness'

The 1,000 residents of the town of Geary, about 50 miles northwest of Oklahoma City are left wondering who to call in an emergency following the resignation of the town's entire four-person police department and two city council members.

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... Neither the officers nor the council members gave any explanation for their resignations.

Former Police Chief Alicia Ford did not provide specific reasons for the Thursday resignations, but said in a social media post that the decision was difficult. ...

"It is with great sadness that I and the rest of the Geary police officers will no longer be serving this community," she wrote, "but it was the right decision for me and the other officers," according to local media reports.

"We don't have much of a city anymore," resident Sonja Luquette told Oklahoma City TV-station KOCO-TV. "Ever since I've lived here it's been one drama after another and it worries me for this town like we should be building up, not falling down," she continued.

"I'm not happy by any means," an anonymous resident told Fox affiliate KOKH-TV." A city without its police force is a danger to the citizens of the town." ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-07 12:14 AM

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