Lawton Police Officers honored with Griddles and Gratitude event
Lawton Police Officers honored with Griddles and Gratitude event By Tiffany Bechtel | May 12, 2021 at 9:10 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 9:10 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - Lawton Police Officers were served a hot and tasty breakfast Wednesday morning during the Griddles and Gratitude event.
Lawton Women’s Auxiliary and retired Lawton officers hosted the breakfast and thanks to volunteers showing up to cook as early as 1 a.m., night shift officers got to fill their bellies with some bacon before the end of their shift.
Laurie Porter, was one of the Lawton’s Women Auxiliary volunteers who showed up to help with the event.
UPDATE: LPD says they will be releasing body camera footage of shooting Lawton Police Chief James Smith released a statement on Friday morning concerning the ongoing investigation into an officer involved shooting which occurred early Sunday morning. By Jarred Burk | January 22, 2021 at 10:36 AM CST - Updated January 22 at 6:16 PM
UPDATE
Early on Friday 7News was told LPD would not be releasing the body camera footage from the shooting but late Friday city spokeswoman Tiffany Vrska said they WILL release the video but there is not a timeline for when that will be. She said it will happen once the investigation has been completed.