Officers, suspect smash through window during struggle at East Point post office, police say
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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EAST POINT, Ga. - Two East Point police officers were injured after smashing through a plate glass window while fighting with a man suspected of fraud, police said.
It happened at the US Post Office located at 2905 East Point Street around 3:15 p.m. East Point police said they approached the man, who officers noticed had a handgun tucked into his right waistband.
The man started to argue with the officers and then physically fight them, police said. All three ended up going through the window in the lobby of the post office.
CHICKASHA, Oklahoma -
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the third suspect wanted in connection with a shootout with police in Stephens County is in custody after a multi-county search.
A large police presence was visible at the Grady Memorial Hospital in Chickasha. OHP confirmed the hospital was placed on lockdown while authorities investigated.
OHP Trooper Eric Foster told News 9 the hospital was one of multiple locations being searched.
According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, The Chickasaw Nation Lighthorse Police tried to initiate a traffic stop on a suspected stolen vehicle Wednesday east of Marlow in Stephens County.
The suspect did not pull over and a police pursuit began.
CHICKASHA, Oklahoma -
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the third suspect wanted in connection with a shootout with police in Stephens County is in custody after a multi-county search.
A large police presence was visible at the Grady Memorial Hospital in Chickasha. OHP confirmed the hospital was placed on lockdown while authorities investigated.
OHP Trooper Eric Foster told News 9 the hospital was one of multiple locations being searched.
According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, The Chickasaw Nation Lighthorse Police tried to initiate a traffic stop on a suspected stolen vehicle Wednesday east of Marlow in Stephens County.
The suspect did not pull over and a police pursuit began.
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