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Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Yahoo
OKC family searching for stolen 'knight in shining armor'
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma City family is on the hunt for their life-sized knight statue after a thief was caught on camera stealing it off of their front porch Tuesday. The incident happened just before 2:00 a.m. Tuesday in a neighborhood near Southeast 59th Street and Sooner Road. The Brito family shared video with News 4 of a man seen quickly coming up to their front porch, wrapping his arms around the statue, and making his way out of frame. OKC Pow Wow Club recovering from wind damage 'The statue is actually my age,' said Valentin Brito, who said his family has owned the statue for over two decades. 'It's kind of just like a relic for our family. It's been there, you know, all those years.' Brito said he had left his childhood home on Monday to head back to work when he was notified by his parents on Tuesday that the knight had been stolen. He said he was taken aback by just how brazen the thief was, since the statue was clearly noisy, as heard in the footage shared. 'Coming onto someone's property and taking stuff like that, especially when you're not aware of the sentimental value associated with that, with those things you know, it hurt,' said Brito. Brito said he doesn't believe someone nearby stole the statue, because it has been a longtime staple in the community. He said his family has filed a police report, but he hasn't gotten any strong leads. He's asking Oklahomans to keep an eye out a local pawnshops or scrap metal facilities around town. News 4 asked a spokesperson with the Oklahoma City Police Department for a copy of the report on Tuesday, but was told it was not finished yet. Brito said the statue is pretty distinguishable to anyone who takes a closer look. 'You could tell it's aged,' said Brito. 'It's rusted…It's about six feet tall…It has like, feathers coming out, the metallic feathers coming out of the helmet.' Brito said the statue doesn't have a ton of monetary value, but his family is really concerned about someone violating their safe place and taking something that had sentimental value. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
OKC Pow Wow Club recovering from wind damage
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — High winds caused major damage across the state last week, including at the Oklahoma City Pow Wow Club. A lot of their damage was done to the roof surrounding the dance arena. It's a place that many have called home for years and it happened just a few months before their 75th annual Pow Wow this summer. 'This site was given to my grandparents back when we first bought this land in '57. And my grandpa, my grandfather, built this structure,' said Joe Poe, the Chairman of the OKC Pow Wow Club. The roof was built in 2018 and the high winds ripped off about half of it. Now, members are having to pick up the pieces. They had a clean-up day this weekend, but said there's still a lot more to do before they host the Pow Wow in July. 'Definitely a catastrophic event': Fire destroys high school gym, damages classrooms 'The roofs on those things are like little air foils on wings. So when the wind came through, it just lifted it up and pulled it out of the ground,' said Poe. Joe Poe said they need about $7,000 to fix the wood poles on which the roof was resting on. They believe they can salvage the roof panels. Now, they're reaching out to their members and the public who enjoy the Pow Wows to volunteer their time or donate. 'That's where the funds are going to be. Anything left over from that will go into our pow wow that we're putting on in July,' said Poe. If you'd like to get involved, here is a link to their GoFundMe page and their Facebook page with a contact number for the club. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
