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OKLAHOMA CITY \u2014 Several Oklahoma City police officers have been suspended pending an internal investigation into a false emergency report made on April 1st that prompted multiple squad cars to respond to what they believed was a baby being thrown from a moving vehicle.<\/p>

Police Captain Valerie Littlejohn acknowledged Monday that department officials are conducting a comprehensive review of the incident but declined to specify the number of officers currently on administrative leave or elaborate on the specific allegations they face.<\/p>

“We are aware of a reported pursuit involving some of our officers that included serious claims, which has since been determined to be false,” Littlejohn said in a statement. “We take this situation seriously and are committed to ensuring a thorough review is conducted.”<\/p>

The department launched its investigation after local television station KFOR and other media outlets obtained and broadcast police radio communications from April 1st. In the recordings, a dispatcher can be heard informing responding units that “the city just advised that the suspect threw a baby out the window.”<\/p>

“The police officer that’s in pursuit does not have a radio. He’s just messaging his location,” the dispatcher says.<\/p>

Following the deployment of multiple officers to the scene, the radio traffic reveals the moment the truth was discovered when a dispatcher announces: “It was an April Fools’ prank.”<\/p>

Another dispatcher responds: “Not funny.”<\/p>

Attempts to reach the Oklahoma City police union president for comment on Monday were unsuccessful.<\/p>

Under Oklahoma state law, deliberately providing false information that could trigger the deployment of emergency responders constitutes a misdemeanor offense. Those convicted face potential fines up to $500 plus reimbursement for any expenses incurred by emergency services during their response.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Multiple Oklahoma City police officers have been suspended following an April Fools’ Day hoax that triggered an emergency response. The fake emergency call claimed a baby had been thrown from a vehicle, prompting officers to respond before discovering it was a prank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":48112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775524051859.jpg?fit=1000%2C650&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-cw1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58837,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ud-womens-basketball-adds-george-mason-transfer-sanyiah-littlejohn\/","url_meta":{"origin":48113,"position":0},"title":"UD Women’s Basketball Adds George Mason Transfer Sanyiah Littlejohn","author":"Admin","date":"April 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Delaware women's basketball team has secured a transfer player from George Mason University. 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