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Deputy, police officer help surprise 9-year-old Oklahoma boy for his birthday

The sheriff's office said the deputy brought Braden his favorite snack, Cheez-Its.

Deputy, police officer help surprise 9-year-old Oklahoma boy for his birthday

The sheriff's office said the deputy brought Braden his favorite snack, Cheez-Its.

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      RETURN TO THE FORECAST. SABRINA SOUNDS GOOD. THANKS SO MUCH. WE TURN TO THIS DEVELOPING STORY. OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE SAY THEY HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH A DEADLY OVERDOSE THAT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR. OKC POLICE SAYS 19 YEAR-OLD CARSON CLIFTON WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE BACK IN FEBRUARY. POLICE THINK THE SUSPECT GAVE CLIFTON THE DRUGS THAT LED TO HER DEATH. HE HAS NOW BEEN ARRESTED FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER. WE’RE NOT NAMING THAT SUSPECT RIGHT NOW UNTIL CHARGES BECOME FORMAL. HAPPENING NOW. LOSSES ONLY WORSENING FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS WORLDWIDE HERE IN THE U.S. WALL STREET PICKING UP THE PIECES OF THE MASSIVE DROPS. EXPERIENCING THE WORST WEEK SINCE THE START OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. THE STOCK MARKET DROPS BELOW. RECORDS HERE APPEARS TO BE CHANGING. THE PRESIDENT’S MIND AS WELL. ABC’S RACHEL SCOTT TRACKING THE LATEST. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MORE LOCAL HEADLINES HERE. HAPPENING TODAY SOME BIG UPDATES EXPECTED FROM ODOT LEADERS. THAT’S GOING TO BE AT THEIR BIG MEETING. YOU’RE LOOKING AT VIDEO FROM BREAKING NEWS WE COVERED THIS MORNING. A CRASH IN THE VIEW FROM SKY FIVE HERE. THE ONLY HELICOPTER THAT WAS OVER THIS A LOT OF NEWS THAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING. THIS WAS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION. A HIT AND RUN THAT TOOK PLACE. SKY FIVE THERE, CLOSE TO NORTHEAST 23RD. AND KELLY. THE PERSON DROVE INTO A LIGHT POLE HERE, DITCHED THEIR CAR, GOT OUT AND RAN ON FOOT. OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE RIGHT NOW SAY, STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO THAT SUSPECT IS, AND THEY’RE TRYING TO TRACK THAT PERSON DOWN. AND WE TURN TO THIS HAPPENING TODAY. BIG UPDATE EXPECTED FROM ODOT LEADERS AT THEIR APRIL MEETING. WE’RE GETTING AN UPDATE WE EXPECT FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ODOT ON THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA’S BRIDGES. ALL OF THIS IN RESPONSE TO THE NTSB RECOMMENDATIONS AFTER THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE IN MARYLAND COLLAPSED LAST YEAR. THEY’RE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT PHASE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CURRENTLY UNFINISHED INTERCHANGE IN TULSA THAT WENT VIRAL, COMMONLY KNOWN RIGHT NOW AS TRAFFIC HENGE. WE’RE ALSO GETTING AN UPDATE ON THE WORK BEING DONE AT I-40 AND DOUGLAS. THAT’S IN MIDWEST CITY. OF COURSE, THE AGENDA IS ALSO GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE ELECTION OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OFFICERS. SO A LOT HAPPENING AT ODOT TODAY. ALSO HAPPENING TODAY, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEIR LEADERS WHO ARE GOING TO BE TACKLING A BIG QUESTION. SHOULD THEY ALLOW STUDENTS TO BE EXCUSED FROM SCHOOL TO ATTEND COURSES IN RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION? THE SCHOOL BOARD IS SET TO DISCUSS THAT AT THEIR MEETING TODAY. KOCO’S AUDREY GOODSON HAS SOME OF THE DETAILS ON THE AGENDA AND THE LATEST INPUT RIGHT NOW FROM STATE LEADERS. THAT’S RIGHT. THIS AFTERNOON, LEADERS FROM THE OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD WILL MEET HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO TALK ABOUT THE LATEST WHEN IT COMES TO RELIGION IN LOCAL CLASSROOMS, WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING AT TODAY IS TO APPROVE EXCUSED TIME FROM SCHOOL TO ATTEND COURSES IN RELIGIOUS OR MORAL INSTRUCTION TAUGHT BY AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY OFF OF SCHOOL PROPERTY. THESE CLASSES WOULD BE OFFERED AS ELECTIVES. RELIGION HAS BEEN A TOPIC IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE. IN MARCH, THE OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT HALTED STATE SUPERINTENDENT RYAN WALTER’S EFFORT TO PURCHASE BIBLES FOR CLASSROOMS. LAWMAKERS CURRENTLY IN SESSION TALKING WITH WALTERS ABOUT PROPOSED SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS. THESE PROPOSED STANDARDS INCLUDE TEACHING RELIGION AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND HOW WORLDVIEW SHAPES HISTORY AND SOCIETY. I FEEL VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE STANDARDS. HAVE GREAT CONVERSATION WITH BOTH THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND A LOT OF SENATORS WE’VE TALKED TO AS WELL. SO I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT MOVING FORWARD. THAT MEETING STARTS TONIGHT AT 530, AND KOCO WILL BE THERE TO COVER IT. IN OKLAHOMA CITY, AUDREY GOODSON, KOCO FIVE NEWS. IT SHOULD BE AN IMPORTANT MEETING. TONIGHT. WE TURN BACK TO MORE CRIME NEWS. SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE IN CUSTODY AFTER POLICE SAY THEY TRIED TO ROB A DISPENSARY. POLICE SAY THIS HAPPENED AT SOUTHWEST 59TH STREET AND SOUTH VILLA AVENUE JUST BEFORE 4:00 ON SUNDAY. THEY THINK THE PEOPLE INVOLVED. THERE WAS MULTIPLE OF THEM. SO A GROUP HERE. THE SUSPECTED ROBBERS, THEY SAY, TOOK OFF, BUT POLICE CAUGHT UP WITH THEM NEAR SOUTHWEST 15TH AND MAY. NO, MUCH, NOT MUCH MORE INFORMATION BESIDES THAT AT THIS TIME. MEANWHILE, STILLWATER POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. THIS WAS OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY SAY IT HAPPENED NEAR BOOMER AND ESKRIDGE. THE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL IN STILLWATER, THEN TRANSFERRED TO OKLAHOMA CITY. WE’RE STILL WAITING TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM POLICE ON THAT. 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THE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO CUT FUNDING TO CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS UNTIL THEY LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR FINANCIAL STANDING. THEY ASKED FOR A $200 MILLION INCREASE TO THEIR BUDGE
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      Deputy, police officer help surprise 9-year-old Oklahoma boy for his birthday

      The sheriff's office said the deputy brought Braden his favorite snack, Cheez-Its.

      Law enforcement in northeastern Oklahoma helped make a 9-year-old boy's birthday a very special one. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelOn Saturday, a Wagoner County deputy and a Muscogee Creek Nation Lighthorse police officer made a 9-year-old boy's wish come true. The two stopped to see the boy, Braden, after he asked his mother if police could come to his birthday party in Porter. Braden's mother contacted the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office to see if any deputies could come to the party. The deputy and police officer brought law enforcement coloring books and whistles for the partygoers. The sheriff's office also said the deputy brought Braden his favorite snack, Cheez-Its. >> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here."Braden every member of the Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office hopes you had a wonderful birthday this weekend. Happy 9th Birthday Braden," the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office posted on social media. Top Headlines Crews respond to multi-vehicle crash in northwest Oklahoma City Trump asks Supreme Court to block order requiring US bring back man mistakenly deported to El Salvador NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Houston, Florida play for title, wrap up March Madness Several people taken into custody after southwest OKC marijuana dispensary robbery OKC police arrest suspect in connection with February overdose death of 19-year-old woman

      Law enforcement in northeastern Oklahoma helped make a 9-year-old boy's birthday a very special one.

      >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel

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      On Saturday, a Wagoner County deputy and a Muscogee Creek Nation Lighthorse police officer made a 9-year-old boy's wish come true. The two stopped to see the boy, Braden, after he asked his mother if police could come to his birthday party in Porter.

      Braden's mother contacted the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office to see if any deputies could come to the party.

      The deputy and police officer brought law enforcement coloring books and whistles for the partygoers. The sheriff's office also said the deputy brought Braden his favorite snack, Cheez-Its.

      >> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

      "Braden every member of the Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office hopes you had a wonderful birthday this weekend. Happy 9th Birthday Braden," the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office posted on social media.

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