OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Police say officers allegedly involved in an ‘April Fools’ prank that led dispatchers to believe a fleeing driver had thrown a baby out of a car window and run a person over are now on administrative leave.
Dispatchers were tracking an Oklahoma City police officer who appeared to be in the middle of a pursuit at around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The officer couldn’t be heard over the radio. Instead, a dispatcher said the officer was sending updates through the department’s electronic messaging system. As the apparent pursuit continued, dispatchers tracked the officer via a map.
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At one point, a dispatcher is heard via audio relaying a message that the officer had reported that a baby had been thrown out the window during the alleged pursuit…