Oklahoman
The Oklahoma City voted 7-2 Tuesday to adopt a $1.65 billion annual budget, down slightly overall but including a record $240 million for police.
A year after dozens of residents called for restraining police spending, criticism was muted. City Manager Craig Freeman s budget was adopted as proposed.
“We are very thankful for Mayor Holt and the six city councilors that voted to approve the highest police budget in history, said John George, the police union president It is good to see that the vast majority of the council prioritized the safety of the citizens of OKC over politics, he said by text after the vote.
Oklahoma City Police Department headquarters in downtown Oklahoma City, Okla.
Felony court proceedings are scheduled against six Oklahoma City police officers charged in two separate killings.
Video evidence shows Rodriguez had dropped his gun before the officers shot him. They fired after the teen lowered his hands towards his waist and reached into his back pocket.
A sixth officer, Sgt. Clifford Holman, faces charges for killing Bennie Edwards less than a month after the Rodriguez killing. Holman is scheduled for a similar hearing on August 13.
Edwards had a knife and ran towards officers but changed direction. He was running away from the police when Holman shot him in the back.
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In this May 2020 file photo, Master Sgt. Lori Osborn, an Oklahoma City police officer assigned to Assisted Outpatient Treatment, gets in her car outside of police headquarters. Osborn provides transportation and support to clients in the AOT program, which helps people who have been discharged from the hospital following mental health treatment access out-patient programs, medication and welfare benefits.
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In its annual budget proposal, Oklahoma City officials allocated $300,000 to reinvent the cityâs response to mental health 911 calls. But few details are known about the initiative, which seeks to minimize police involvement.
OKC officials rethinking police roles in mental health crisis calls By: Whitney Bryen Oklahoma Watch May 6, 2021
Master Sgt. Lori Osborn, an Oklahoma City police officer assigned to Assisted Outpatient Treatment, gets in her car outside of police headquarters in May 2020. Osborn provides transportation and support to clients in the AOT program, which helps people who have been discharged from the hospital following mental health treatment access outpatient programs, medication and welfare benefits. (File photo by Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)
In their annual budget proposal, Oklahoma City officials allocated $300,000 to reinvent the city’s response to mental health 911 calls. But few details are known about the initiative, which seeks to minimize police involvement.
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