FILE - An Oklahoma City Police car drives into the Springlake Police Station in Oklahoma City, on Oct. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Oklahoma City police officers placed on leave over April Fools’ Day 911 call to dispatchers

by The Associated Press April 7, 2026

written by The Associated Press April 7, 2026

By Sean Murphy OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Police Department has placed officers on leave after reports of an April Fools' Day prank that sent squad cars in pursuit of a baby being thrown out of a car before the call was revealed as a hoax. Oklahoma City Police Capt. Valerie Littlejohn co...

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