🌱 Police Look For Pepper Spray Robber + Dog Attacks Toddler

Welcome back, Oklahoma City! Let's get you all caught up to start this Friday, January 28 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around Oklahoma City today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 50 Low: 30.

Here are the top 3 stories in Oklahoma City today:

1. Police are searching for a robbery suspect who is accused of using pepper spray to steal lottery tickets from a gas station last December. Authorities say the suspect cut power to the gas station at Edmond Road and Santa Fe Avenue before pepper-spraying the clerk and running off with several hundred dollars worth of lottery tickets. Investigators have released surveillance photos of the incident in the hopes that somebody will recognize the suspect and come forward. (KOCO Oklahoma City)
2. A toddler has been hospitalized after being attacked by a dog in Edmond on Monday. Witnesses say the 4-year-old girl was attacked by a rottweiler that lived in a house where her nanny's mother was pet-sitting. The dog is in the custody of Edmond Animal Services and a hearing has been scheduled for March. (news9.com KWTV)
3. The dog therapy program at the Oklahoma Children's Hospital has received a $1000 donation from the Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation. The therapy dogs at the hospital facility are trained from birth to support patients with disabilities. One of the current therapy dogs, Litta, was provided to the hospital in 2019 through the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation's "Dogs for Joy" program. (The Oklahoma Daily)

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Today in Oklahoma City:

• Community Coffee At Yukon Chamber Of Commerce (8:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Oklahoma! is back as you’ve never seen or heard it before—reimagined for the 21st century and the Tony Award Winner for Best Revival of a Musical. Performances take place at the Civic Center Music Hall every day through Sunday, Jan. 30. (Facebook)
• Don't forget to register your second, third, and fourth-grade classes for the free Oklahoma City Dodgers MVP Program! Not only will you encourage STEM education, but teachers and MVPs will receive four free tickets to MVP Field Day, an exclusive MVP hat, and more. (Facebook)
• It's not too late to get on top of your New Year’s resolution to read more books, and the Downtown Metropolitan Library System can help with their easy-to-participate winter challenge. Join the winter reading challenge and log your books with the library until Feb. 28 for a chance to win a variety of prizes. (Facebook)

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That's it for today. I'll see you around!

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.