The Citizens of Lawton

06/08/2021

This is a police department in North Carolina. Unfortunately LPD was defunded months ago and very little mention of it anywhere. Same principal applies, LPD will also not respond to noninjury accident, certain thefts, etc. Don't blame the police, blame your council members.

The Asheville Police Department on Wednesday released a list of citizen calls that officers will no longer answer in response to an alarming number of officers who have left the force.

05/10/2021

City leadership better get a good contract for the police officers quick so you don't lose the ones you do have. Apparently only a handful of people applied this last go around which is why they are hiring again. Another three officers have left in the last couple of weeks with more leaving soon. If you think response times and investigations are slow now, wait a couple more months.

05/05/2021

What part of the "Public Safety Tax" was supposed to go to anything else other than Public Safety? Council Members I hold you responsible! Mr. Mayor I hold you responsible! Time has come where that bill is due! Quit misleading the voters!

05/05/2021

So getting feedback that the city administration is upset with police and police friends and families going public with the ongoing contract negotiations. I'm still trying to figure out how telling citizens how their money is being spent is a problem. I mean if the city is offering such a good deal shouldn't it be transparent?

05/01/2021

Sorry I can’t have the same sentiments other may have. This is the person who was somehow deemed qualified to take over the municipal court as a retired firefighter, then deemed qualified to take over as assistant city manager. He has collected his pension as a retired firefighter then miraculously comes up with an awesome retirement plan that he is taking full advantage of. So now he conveniently has two pensions, thank you city of Lawton. To add insult to injury he wrote a scathing email to the police officers when they went public on the city’s most recent pathetic contract offer. Glad he was so concerned about other city employees and their lack of pay while he enjoys his. This person represents everything that is wrong with Lawton. Thank God he’s leaving, the city can’t afford him any longer.

The City of Lawton will be bidding farewell to Deputy City Manager Bart Hadley after nearly four decades of service to the community.

04/25/2021

With your CIP money that was going to our first responders. Lawton, do you want nice offices or a safe city? The city says it doesn't have enough money to pay our officers appropriately. Agreed, not when you steal their money.

LAWTON, OK — Design plans now underway for renovations at Lawton City Hall that will allow city officials to transfer the remaining departments from the deteriorating City Hall Annex.

04/23/2021

Police Officers/City employees, make sure you check your pay, I'm hearing many people are short anywhere from $300-$600 some less, some more.

04/23/2021

Thank you Mr. Cabelka!!!

In just over 24 hours the Lawton/Ft. Sill community fell victim to three unrelated homicides, a record that hopefully will never be broken. Unfortunately, crime does not stop to let

04/22/2021

There seems to be a lot of people asking why police officers are taking to social media to tell their story about shortages, contracts, safety, etc. Great question and maybe at some point your city leadership can answer that question and explain it to our officers.

04/21/2021

The homicides are nothing new yet our city leaders think it's better to do additional renovations at city hall then to address the crime problem.

No arrests have been made in four of the city’s homicides.

04/20/2021

Good job KSWO on bringing attention to the fact that the city is trying to redirect the voters CIP money. Word to the city leadership on contract talks.....Don't start off at stupid. Be serious about your offers to our Lawton Police Department. We want the money to go to our first responders....period.

Over the weekend, a Lawton Police officer shared to Facebook the City’s most recent “concept of discussion,” calling it “insulting” and a “slap in the face.”

04/18/2021

.....and getting reports that there was a second homicide early this morning. Two within 24 hours, nothing being reported by the media.

04/18/2021

But wait there's more! During the most recent contract negotiations the city is using the CIP money as a barganing chip with the police. They want less of it to go to our first repsonders. Oh and they are negotiating that police no longer get paid during meal times. Soooo if a crime is committed during a lunch break, it'll have to wait or if they are driving to work or driving home and drive right past a car accident it's because the city said you are no longer on the clock and we won't pay you. Oh and the money you had for the CIP, well some of that is going to rennovate city hall.....again. That wasn't part of the CIP. Yes citizens we signed a blank check and we are again getting screwed by our local city government. When have you had enough? Council members - are you listening, time to do what you told the police union and the citizens you would.

04/18/2021

Why has the Lawton Police Department lost over 20 officers in the past year? Why are these officers going to other departments? Why are citizens having to do online police reports? Why are the detectives not able to spend time on car break ins, home burglaries etc.? Why don't police respond to noninjury accidents? Citizens you demanded more by approving the CIP! Instead your city leaders created more upper management positions and spent the money elsewhere. They even lowered the number of police officers allowed on the department which was specifically addressed in the CIP but you didn't hear anything about that on the news, newspapers, or anything else. Shame on you local media. Citizens you deserve better. Time to start asking questions.

04/18/2021

Instead of blaming the police, blame your city leaders. The police department had only 8 officers on the street yesterday. Where did all the money go that the voters voted on for the CIP to beef up our PD? Just like everything else it was used on other projects. Lawton we demand better!

04/05/2021

02/06/2021

Okay, this is getting absolutely ridiculous! Every night we play is it fireworks or gunshots, every day we see shoplifters and car thieves on camera. People this has to stop!!!! We have entirely too many trouble makers and not nearly enough police. I encourage you to use this link, click on the city council and the mayor and send them a message....Enough is Enough!!! Okay, this is getting absolutely ridiculous! Every night we play is it fireworks or gunshots, every day we see shoplifters and car thieves on camera. People this has to stop!!!! We have entirely too many trouble makers and not nearly enough police. I encourage you to use this link, click on the city council and the mayor and send them a message....Enough is Enough!!! https://www.lawtonok.gov/government

Officers responded to multiple calls reporting a disturbance involving three men at 8 a.m. on Saturday at 40th and Ozmun.