LPD (Lawton Police Department) and Crime Stoppers of S.W. Oklahoma are needing our help to identify this burglar. The store's video surveillance cameras captured the thief in the act, but he's still on the loose and police are looking for him. Take a quick look at the photos.
It took less than .0001 seconds for the anti-gun crowd, politicians, and the White House to respond with their usual "let's ban everything" rhetoric. On Sunday, the same day as the shooting itself, President Biden released a statement calling for more gun control and further infringements of our 2nd Amendment rights.
A recent post on the Lawton Sub-Reddit page by a person who is about to move here asked what areas they should avoid in Lawton, Fort Sill and what the crime rate was like. That's a great question and it appears that there are plenty of answers as well.
Oklahoma lawmakers are working on new legislation that would make stealing catalytic converters a felony. It's becoming a real problem in the Sooner State as more and more thieves are stealing these expensive parts from parked vehicles.
As prices at the pump continue to rise a lot of Oklahomans are concerned about price gouging and if gas stations across the state are guilty of taking advantage of recent events to line their own pockets.
Well, that didn't take long. It's been about 2 weeks since the gas prices started soaring and in no time flat, there are already reports of people stealing gas in Lawton, Fort Sill.