Stringtown Police Department

06/20/2026

06/15/2026

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06/15/2026

***UPDATE***
The Stringtown Police Department would like to give a big shout out to Chief Hines and the Savanna Police Department.
Blakley Joe Zachary was taken into custody today by Savanna PD and is currently being Held at the Pittsburg County Jail.

06/14/2026

On 06/13/2026 at 1822 Hours, the Atoka County Sheriff's Office received information on a stolen vehicle traveling S/B on Hwy 69.
The information was disseminated to Atoka County law enforcement agencies and Officers with the Stringtown Police Department located the vehicle in the parking lot of the Choctaw Travel Plaza. The vehicle contained an adult male and two juveniles ages 13 and 14. The male exited the vehicle and entered the travel plaza prior to Police contact.
Upon the arrival of assisting Deputies, the 2 juveniles were detained and Officers attempted to make contact with the driver. Seeing Officers approach, the male fled out the north doors of the Travel Plaza and ran into the wooded area just N/W of the Plaza.

A containment was set up with the assistance of the Atoka County Sheriffs Office, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police, the Oklahoma State Park Rangers and a K-9 from the Durant Police Department, Durant Oklahoma.
While searching for the male, Officers received information from Coalgate PD of a theft of a firearm from a vehicle involving the stolen vehicle and driver we were searching for. The stolen rifle was located inside the vehicle.
Officers searched for the male with drones and the K-9 for several hours with negative results and ultimately the search was called off.
Based on an investigation On-Scene by Officers they were able to positively identify the driver of the U-Haul as Blakely Joe Zachary M/35 of Kiowa. Zachary is described as a Male white, 5'10" 175 Lbs. with brown hair and Hazel eyes. He also has a large amount of Tattoos covering his body.
Zachary currently has warrants out of Latimer County.
Stringtown Police will be following up with the filing of appropriate charges with the Atoka County District Attorneys Office.

06/12/2026

VACATION HOUSE CHECKS

As summer rolls around, we know many of you in the community will be heading out on vacation.
Should you be one of our residents and would like your home checked on, by the Police Department while your gone, please stop by Stringtown City Hall and fill out a "Vacation Check Request Form".
In addition to normal patrol operations, Officers will make it a priority, to check the residence listed, as they know you are on vacation and the residence should be unoccupied.
Once your back, let the department know so we can record it in our system.

06/01/2026

On 05/31/2026 at 0206 Hrs. Officers from the Stringtown Police Department responded to the area of George Ranch Rd. N/O State Hwy 43E in response to a "Shots Fired" call.
Officers checked the area for evidence related to the call for service, but found none.
While still in the area, an Officer observed a white 2005 Chevrolet Aveo, traveling W/B on State Hwy 43E from Greasy Bend Rd. The Officer recognized the female driver from previous contacts and knew she had a "Revoked" drivers license. He confirmed the "Revoked" status via OLETS and initiated a traffic stop on the Aveo in the parking lot of the Stringtown Post Office.
The Officer made contact with the driver, Brandi Cottrell F/43 of Ferris Ok. and had her step from the vehicle. Cottrell was then taken into custody for operating a motor vehicle with a revoked drivers license without incident
During the inventory of the vehicle, as it was being prepared for impound, the Officer found a clear plastic "bindle", containing a white crystal like substance, recognized as Methamphetamine Cottrell was additionally charged with Possession of CDS.

Prior to transportation to the Atoka County Jail, Cottrell was given the contraband advisal, regarding the introduction of contraband into a penal facility. Upon the advisal, she told the Officer she had contraband concealed on her person.
A female Detention Officer (D.O.) from the Atoka County Sheriff's Office was requested. The D.O. responded to the traffic stop and recovered the contraband Cottrell had concealed on her person.
Cottrell was then transported to and booked at the Atoka County Jail on the below listed charges.

1) Operating a motor vehicle with a "Revoked" drivers license, second subsequent. (3 Priors)
2) Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) - Methamphetamine
3) Possession of drug paraphernalia.

05/25/2026

The Stringtown Police Department would like to remind the community of significance of today, Memorial Day 2026, and why its celebrated.

Memorial Day is often confused with Veterans Day, where we thank members of the armed forces, past and present, for their service to our Country. Memorial Day, is a day of remembrance and mourning, where we remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice, in defense of our country.

Memorial Day as we know it, originated on May 5, 1868 as "Decorations Day". It was established by General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, a union veterans organization, under General Order #11, to honor fallen Civil War soldiers.
He designated May 30th as "the day" to decorate soldiers graves with flowers.
Originally it was intended to honor just Civil War casualties, but after WW I, it was expanded to honor all soldiers who have died in military conflict.
In 1971 Congress passed the Uniform Military Holiday Act, officially establishing Memorial Day, as an official day of mourning and a federal holiday, anchoring it to the last weekend in May to create a 3-day weekend.

So as you gather with friends and family today, Memorial Day 2026, take a moment to remember those who gave their lives for us, to be able to live the way we do.
Maybe say a little prayer of thanks.

Please have a safe Memorial Day, remember to drink and act responsibly, and most importantly look out after one another.