Hennessey Police Department reports
Following are reports filed by officers of the Hennessey Police Department:
Garfield County Arrest Warrants – Curtis William Mejia, Aline, was stopped by police for an expired tag and an improper tag replacement at 8:58 p.m. Monday, July 31, at Oklahoma Avenue and Main Street. Dispatch then notified the officer that Mejia was wanted in Garfi eld County on four arrest warrants. Garfield County asked for a hold on Mejia, then the officer transported him to the Kingfisher County Criminal Justice Center.
Equipment Door Open – While on patrol in the parking lot by the high school baseball field at 3:54 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, an officer found an open door at the baseball equipment room. He determined that the door could have blown open, then locked the door and made sure it was secure.
Felony Vehicle Pursuit – On Sunday, Aug. 6, at 6:39 p.m. dispatch informed HPD that the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office was in pursuit of a black SUV headed southbound on US 81 driving recklessly at a high rate of speed. Dispatch report- ed that a Kingfisher County Deputy was north of Hennessey attempting to locate the vehicle when it came into the county, then later reported the deputy was in full pursuit and should be inside Hennessey jurisdiction “pretty quick.”
The HPD officer saw the SUV pass the Third and Main streets and began pursuit since the KCSO deputy was further behind.
The SUV was reaching speeds up to 80-90 mph before crossing Conoco Road, the report said.
The deputy behind the HPD officer advised dispatch the suspect vehicle was traveling in the outside lane and through Dover at 80 miles per hour, according to the report.
When passing Dover- Crescent Road, the secondary pursuit deputy advised that Kingfisher Police Department was going to deploy stop sticks somewhere on the highway in an attempt to disable the suspect’s vehicle.
The HPD officer advised all units that the suspect was traveling in the outside lane passing Wheatland Veterinary Clinic at about 110 mph and would be entering Kingfisher city limits soon.
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol vehicle then joined the pursuit, the report stated.
The HPD officer advised dispatch he was unable to see if there was anyone in the backseat of the vehicle due to the dark tinted windows.
When the HPD officer reached the top of Kingfisher Creek bridge, he saw KPD deploy stop sticks, but could not see if the vehicle had run directly over the sticks.
The suspect slowed to 55-65 mph in downtown Kingfisher, ran through two red lights and almost caused an accident, according to the report.
After the vehicle passed Starlite Drive on the south edge of Kingfisher, it again accelerated and reached speeds of 109 mph as it passed Mercy Hospital Kingfisher, the report said.
The Garfield County deputy pulled behind the suspect and the HPD officer slowed to give the deputy the lead in case he was going to attempt a pit maneuver, according to the report.
The Garfield County deputy terminated his pursuit when Okarche Police Department dispatched that it was shutting down side roads inside the town.
A construction site south of Okarche had shut traffic down to two lanes and the suspect drove on the shoulder then traveled southbound in the northbound lane and almost hit vehicles head-on, the HPD officer’s report shows.
When the suspect passed the Lucky Star Casino, two Canadian County deputies joined the pursuit that continued through busy intersections in El Reno.
When the subject passed the El Reno Police Department, several officers joined the pursuit.
The pursuit continued for about five to six more miles, the report said.
Then the suspect turned down a one-way road, began to slow and was clipped by a Canadian County deputy’s unit.
The suspect’s vehicle spun out and eventually came to a stop, the HPD officer wrote in his report.
The suspect’s name was not listed in the report.
However the report included that the suspect was a white male from Enid, who was arrested by a Canadian County deputy.