PCPD Arrests Driver Carrying Fentanyl During Traffic Stop

On Tuesday Jan. 13, Ponca City PD Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that initially refused to stop for the Officers. When the driver finally stopped the vehicle, Officers identified the driver as 31 year old Thomas Kollars. Agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the District Eight Task Force and the... Read More.

‘Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025

LONDON (AP) — Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The phrase refers to online content that is “deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative or offensive,” with the aim of driving traffic to a particular social media account,... Read More.

Schumer again blocks GOP bid to reopen government as air traffic controllers go unpaid

Senate Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have continued to dig in against Senate Republicans in their bid to reopen the government.  (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked Republicans’ 13th attempt to reopen the government after having nearly a week to mull their options — and with a series... Read More.
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PCPD Traffic Stop Results in Drug and Firearm Charges

Thursday evening, Officers with the Ponca City Police Department, the District Attorney’s Office and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics conducted a traffic stop in Ponca City. During the investigation, PCPD K9 Maxx was deployed and positively indicated the odor of illegal drugs in the vehicle. Jonathan Chambray As a result, 40 year old Jonathan Chambray was... Read More.

Arrests Made Following Traffic Stop, Home Search

On Wednesday, October 9th, Sheriff's Deputies conducted a joint operation with the 8th District Attorney's Drug Task Force and the Ponca City Police Department. Two arrests were made following two separate traffic contacts. K9 units from both the Sheriff's Office and the Ponca City Police Department were utilized during the operation. One arrest was... Read More.

PCPD Finds 20 Grams of Cocaine During Traffic Stop, Two Arrested

On September 30th, a PCPD Officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at 9th and Cleveland in Ponca City. As a result of that investigation, the Officer seized 20 grams of cocaine, a plastic straw used to ingest cocaine, two aluminum cans with burnt white residue, a glass smoking pipe with burnt residue... Read More.
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PCPD: Arrest Made During July Traffic Stop

On July 1st, a PCPD Officer conducted a traffic stop, near the intersection of 5th and England, after the officer recognized the driver as Cameron Stevens. The Officer knew Stevens had an active felony warrant out of Kay County. When the vehicle came to a stop, the Officer identified Cameron Stevens as the driver... Read More.

Details released on traffic stop on I-40 that led to drug bust in eastern Oklahoma

OKLA. — Information now released of a significant drug bust in the early morning hours of June 11 during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 40 in eastern Oklahoma. An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a vehicle for speeding, but the situation escalated when the trooper noticed signs of criminal activity. A subsequent probable cause... Read More.
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Traffic Stop In Newkirk Leads to Arrest of Two: Handgun and Drugs Found

The Kay County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Saturday night, the Newkirk Police Department made a traffic stop which led to discovery of information regarding criminal activity in town. This activity included drugs and at least one handgun. That stop led to another stop where officers detected an odor of marijuana. A probable cause... Read More.