The police department and sheriff’s office will continue operating as separate entities in Breckenridge and Stephens County after a public hearing ended in a unanimous vote by the City Commissioners to go on maintaining their own law enforcement agency and to proceed with a search for a new police chief.
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The City of Breckenridge is researching the possibility of combining local law enforcement services with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, but County officials and at least one City Commissioner aren’t necessarily on board with the idea.
Stephens County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies are investigating the discovery of human remains in the western portion of the county.
Michael Jacob “Lucky” Aldridge, who was involved in a high-speed around Stephens County on Jan. 3, was arrested in Chickasha, Oklahoma, today, Monday, Jan. 29, and will be extradited to Stephens County.
The man allegedly involved in a theft and subsequent high-speed chase through several parts of Stephens County remains on the run today, Thursday, Jan. 4.
The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office arrested the female suspect in an alleged shoplifting case that turned into a high-speed car chase around Stephens County today.
Local and state law enforcement are searching for two suspects who were involved in an alleged theft and chase Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3, that took officers on a circuitous route through Stephens County.
Law enforcement agencies, along with other first responders and local organizations, gathered on Oct. 3 for National Night Out, hosted by the Breckenridge Police Department.
The Breckenridge Fire Department battled a wildfire on U.S. Highway 67 this afternoon, Tuesday, Oct. 3.