ISSUE RIGHT NOW. WELL, DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW, AN ALL CLEAR GIVEN AT TINKER AIR FORCE BASE AFTER IT WAS LOCKED DOWN THIS MORNING. SKY FIVE WAS THE ONLY NEWS HELICOPTER OVER THAT SCENE. AND OFFICIALS TELLING US THAT A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE WAS FOUND IN KOCO’S. AUDREY GOODSON JOINS US OUTSIDE THE BASE THIS MORNING. AUDREY, THERE’S NO THREAT TO SAFETY AT THE BASE. KYLIE AND ALEJANDRA. GOOD MORNING. THE ALL CLEAR HAS BEEN GIVEN HERE AT TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, BUT EARLIER THIS MORNING THEY HAD A BIG SCARE AFTER A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE WAS FOUND HERE ON THE BASE. TINKER REACHING OUT TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HELP ASSESS WHAT WAS IN THAT PACKAGE. SKY 5 THE ONLY NEWS CREW OVER THE SCENE GIVING US THIS BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF THE SITUATION AND THE LARGE BACKUP CAUSED BY THOSE GATE CLOSURES AT TINKER. TINKER HAS NOT YET CONFIRMED TO US WHAT WAS IN THE PACKAGE, BUT THEY DO TELL ME WORKERS ARE ALLOWED BACK ON THE BASE NOW. WE’RE GOING TO KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE LEARN MORE O
Suspicious package causes brief lockdown at Tinker Air Force Base
Authorities have not confirmed what was in the package
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Updated: 9:16 AM CDT Apr 10, 2024
Tinker Air Force Base was briefly placed on lockdown Wednesday morning while authorities investigated a suspicious package.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The suspicious package was found early Wednesday morning, causing the base to go on lockdown and for traffic to build up outside the entry gates. Tinker Air Force Base officials reached out to local law enforcement to help assess what was in the package.The all-clear has since been given, and the lockdown was lifted. Tinker Air Force Base officials said there is no threat to safety at the base.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppAuthorities have not confirmed what was in the package. They told KOCO 5 that workers are allowed back onto the base. Top Headlines Woman charged in deadly crash allegedly used 'whippets' while driving, passenger's family asks for change Police investigate possible homicide in southeast Oklahoma City Crash involving 3 vehicles causes traffic backup on eastbound I-44 in Oklahoma City Rumored 'moonshine cave' found in grandstands of stock car speedway California family reunited with dog after she was found more than 2,000 miles away in Michigan
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. — Tinker Air Force Base was briefly placed on lockdown Wednesday morning while authorities investigated a suspicious package.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
The suspicious package was found early Wednesday morning, causing the base to go on lockdown and for traffic to build up outside the entry gates. Tinker Air Force Base officials reached out to local law enforcement to help assess what was in the package.
The all-clear has since been given, and the lockdown was lifted. Tinker Air Force Base officials said there is no threat to safety at the base.
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Authorities have not confirmed what was in the package. They told KOCO 5 that workers are allowed back onto the base.
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