Lawton Police Department

The day has finally arrived, well almost. The new Lawton Public Safety Center will be opening soon and they're inviting everyone out to a Grand Opening celebration on Friday, May 14th (05-14-21) from 10:00am until 1:000pm. The new city building is located at 100 South Railroad Street, it's on the corner of Gore Boulevard and Railroad, you can't miss it. Staff from the Lawton Police Department, Fir

Well it certainly didn't take long, no time at all in fact, for another scam to start making the rounds here in town. It seems like every time a scam is identified and finally stamped out, another one is quick to replace it. There's no shortage of people looking to steal your money and identity. You have to be on the look out and on guard for potential scams and scammers at all times these days. Otherwise you'll end up broke or have your credit and reputation destroyed. Well, we have yet another scam that's been reported in Lawton, Fort Sill.

Well, it didn't take long before scammers returned to Lawton, Fort Sill and the surrounding area to rob people of their money, identities and piece of mind. Be on guard and very careful with both your money and identity, the "Grandparents" scam has come back to town. I really hope that those committing this crime are caught and severely punished. I hate all scammers, but those who target the elderly are especially vile. Locally there have been reports of this scam making the rounds and unfortunately a few people have already fallen victim.

Well it's almost done. The new Lawton Public Safety Center should be opening very soon. Maybe as soon as late April, or early May 2021. It's an impressive building that stretches between Larrance and Railroad street to Gore Blvd. Construction has been on going since October of 2017 so a little over 3 years to complete. As big as this property is and all that will be housed in it I thought it would take longer to build. But even with the COVID-19 pandemic it's coming along pretty fast and will soon be open.

I learned a very expensive lesson this morning. Whatever you do NEVER make a left hand turn leaving Chick-fil-A on Cache Road splitting the median to head East. Now most people already know this and have avoided making the mistake I did. You use to be able to do that back in the day, but not anymore and for quite awhile.

Two of our favorite Lawton Police officers, officers Charlie Wittington and Detective Jeff McCoy stopped by the KLAW EZ Go Studios this week to chat about the renewal of their on-going rivalry with the Lawton Fire Dept, this time on the softball field.

Lawton Police warn of counterfeit bills that have turned up recently.

Sgt Stephanie Crawford and officer Tim Delosier of the Lawton Police Department stopped by our studios this week to remind us all of an event dear to the hearts of the morning crew.

Use of force, dive team, canine units and crime scene investigation will be just some of the subjects discussed, as the Lawton Police Department once again sponsors it's Junior Citizen's Police Academy.

For the Lawton Police Department has seen a recent increase in people walking around town with their eyes fixed on their smartphones while hunting mystical creatures from the Nintendo universe.

If you think you have what it takes to be an officer with the Lawton Police Department, the LPD is looking to hire 20 recruits, and will be holding a physical try-out this Saturday, April 16, starting at 9 a.m.

What does KLAW's Seth Coburn do for fun on a lazy Lawton Thursday night?