The Kingfisher Police Department has investigated or responded to the following reports:

September 10 - Felony value-false pretense/ bogus check scam.

Officer Brandon Chapman took a report regarding fraud.

According to the report, a Kingfisher woman was contacted by an individual claiming to be an attorney who stated her grandson had been in a car accident in New York and needed money.

The woman reportedly stated she sent two different checks, totaling $12,500, on August 13 to the specified addresses in New York and later discovered it was a scam.

September 10 - Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Officer Ryan Gibson stated in his report that he initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle for an expired tag in the vicinity of U.S. 81 and Mitchell Boulevard.

According to the report, the driver exhibited signs of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Gibson performed field sobriety tests on the 40-year-old male driver, but was unable to complete the tests due to the driver’s complaint of back pain the report said.

The suspect was transported to Mercy Hospital Kingfisher for a blood test and then taken to the county jail and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to the report.

Officer Briston Lowry assisted with the investigation.

September 12 - Complaint (possible mail fraud). Officer Matthew Hollon was dispatched to a residence in the 200 block of East Fay Avenue in reference to possible mail theft.

Glenn Clayton Jr. reportedly stated he failed to receive a check he regularly gets in the mail and suspected it may have been stolen.

According to the report, Clayton stated he had contacted the insurance company which issued the check and was informed it had been cashed at a bank in Oklahoma City.

Clayton also said the check is sent to an attorney’s office first and then forwarded to him, so the theft could have occurred before he would have received it at his residence, according to the report.

Hollon said in his report that he suggested Clayton make a report with the Oklahoma City Police Department and they could possibly obtain surveillance video from the bank where the check was cashed.

September 14 - Burglary-second degree (auto parts).

Officer Travis Gray responded to a possible burglary at Walker Tire, 1607 S. Main St.

According to the report, at approximately 6 a.m. Gray spoke with an employee at the store and was directed to desk drawers that had been opened and rifled through and an open cash drawer which was missing $120.

The employee reportedly stated a set of tires was missing near the front door, as well as another set from the shop area.

Officer Dustin Brodrick obtained information from the owner of a neighboring business regarding their surveillance video.

Gray said in his report that he spoke with the owner of Walker Tire regarding the theft and the owner stated he planned to have the locks changed and was considering installing security cameras.

The reported value of the tires was approximately $1,800, plus the $120 missing from the cash drawer.