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09/07/2025

Please See one of the problems we are running into involving when attempting to end homelessness.

I firmly believe we could end homelessness, but in order to do so we have to start with assisting the folks who receive the vouchers in becoming more self sufficient. Many of the folks who are currently housed are not in the process of finding employment or means of paying their own rent. As I See it, as soon as someone receives a voucher they need to find a home that is affordable, so in the near future they can take over the rent on their own. The current waitlist for folks who are needing housing due to homelessness is 2 years. That is of course unless one of the case workers likes your personality, then you can bypass everyone on the list and be housed in a couple of weeks.

There is a time period that needs to be set up, so the recipient knows when they are expected to take over their own rent. Mentoring and education should be a part of this process. Many of the folks intended to receive vouchers have not had to manage a household in sometime, if ever. They need guidance and realistic expectations. Perhaps classes that are mandatory with a voucher? Classes in budgeting, appropriate cleaning and maintaining of a property.

If disabled, we have other housing options available, such as HUD housing, where rent is based on income, such as disability benefits. There are several HUD housing options in OKC.

The vouchers should not be given to folks who are currently housed, but rather folks who are currently homeless or recently evicted with children. I was personally floored to learn that vouchers are given to folks currently housed who should be transitioning into self sufficiency.

What do you think? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.

09/07/2025

🚨MISSING-KASEY ALERT | HARRAH, OK: Joyce Cooper, 47🚨

Could be in Newalla area.

09/07/2025

⚠️- Update- Ondria has been removed from the missing children database and is no longer considered missing. No other information is available. Thank you to everyone who has shared the collage of missing children, Oklahoma County collage under 30, and the missing reels. Every share makes a difference and a positive impact in our community.

09/07/2025

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08/07/2025

Please See Robert Marcus Johnston. When I first came across his missing persons listing in the database, sadly there was no photograph. I never give up hope and this week I came across his picture. He is sitting on hold in Creek County… in the jail. I did not look up his charges because it doesn’t matter what they are to me.

He went missing from a group home in Norman on September 1, 2022, he was only 16. Robert represents in part why there is such a motivation on my part to locate our missing foster care children. Statistically, the longer they are missing the more likely they are to be victims of crimes or to become members of the incarcerated community.

I do not know him or his family, but I am saddened that his life, full of potential and possibilities, has landed him as a statistic. Research shows that:

“By age 17, over 50% of foster children will have an encounter with the juvenile legal system through arrest, conviction or detention. In addition, 25% of youth in foster care will be involved with the criminal legal system within two years of leaving foster care. If a child has moved to five or more placements, they are at a 90% risk of being involved with the criminal legal system. “

These are staggering statistics. I do not know the answer or a solution. I continue to find our missing children in jail. I have ventured over to the Capitol and asked how we can address this failure. I was not given any answers, rather informed that this cannot be true because all of our missing are entered into NCIC or the database that law enforcement uses and the only one the jail checks. I am not saying they are wrong, but what I am saying is the process is flawed, otherwise why would I keep finding missing folks in jail who are still listed as missing?

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case #/96137?nav

https://www.facebook.com/share/1Anme2QKoF/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.crimlawpractitioner.org/post/the-foster-care-to-prison-pipeline-a-road-to-incarceration

08/07/2025

Please See and help find Makyia Johnson. Makyia is just 13 and was last seen in Tulsa on June 17, 2025.

If you have seen Makyia or know her whereabouts please contact the Tulsa Police Department at 918-596-9222. You can also submit a tip online at this link- https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/2054114/1
Please share and help find this young lady quickly.

08/07/2025

⚠️- Update-Jacob Laurell had been listed as missing back in April. Thank you to everyone who shared his flyer. Through sharing, Jacob saw his flyer and reached out. Now 18, we were able to work together to get him removed from the missing persons database. Every share makes a difference and it let this young man and his family know that the community cares.

08/07/2025

UPDATE: Derek Alan Reece has been located and is safe!

From the Muscogee Nation:

“Derek Alan Reece, a Choctaw Nation citizen who had been missing since October 2022, has been located and safely reunited with his family, thanks to the efforts of the Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Police Department Investigations Team.

Reese was found at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 7, in the Tulsa area after investigators followed up on a tip submitted by his sister. He had last been seen in Mounds, Oklahoma, on or around October 1, 2022.

"This is a happy ending for Mr. Reese and his family, and it gives us hope for others who are still missing and who we are actively working to locate," said MCN Lighthorse Deputy Chief Jere Lee Smith.

The Muscogee Nation Center for Victim Services recently launched a digital billboard campaign to raise awareness of missing Indigenous persons whose cases remain unsolved. The campaign originally highlighted 29 Native individuals listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as missing from within the Muscogee Reservation. With Reese now located, 28 remain.

Anyone with information related to a missing person case is urged to contact the Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Police Department at 918-732-7800.”

From our prior coverage from May 6, 2024:

39-year-old Derek Alan Reece went missing on October 1, 2022 from Mounds, Oklahoma.

Originally from Houston, Texas, he moved to Tulsa some time in 2020 before moving south to Mounds. Derek has family who live in Owasso and a mother who is going through health problems. They’ve taken to social media recently to seek answers on his whereabouts but little light has been shed on his disappearance which still remains a mystery.

Derek is described as a Native male standing at 5’10”, weighing 135 lbs, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He has a tattoo on his right leg. In NamUs, he is listed as . He is affiliated with the Choctaw Nation tribe.

If you have any information about his disappearance, please contact the Kiefer Police Department at (918) 321-5992; reference case #18134.

07/07/2025

⚠️- Update- Melissa Tran had been listed as missing since October, she has been removed from the missing persons database. No other details are available. Melissa had been featured in a number of missing children reels and the OKC collage. Every share makes a difference and is always appreciated.

07/07/2025

Please See and help find Gabino Rangel Leal. Gabino is just 43 and was last seen in OKC on April 24, 2025.

On April 24, 2025, was the last time Gabino’s family was in contact with him. The photographs in his flyer were the best ones I could locate. It is believed that Gabino is living transient in OKC. He is described as 5’9, 150 pounds, with brown eyes and dark brown hair. If you see Gabino please have him call his family. The Oklahoma City Police Department’s investigator assigned to his case is Jason Lucas. Please call 405-297-1129 and refer to case 25-29858. Please share and help find Gabino quickly.

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case #/145220?nav

07/07/2025

Please See and help find Candace Ann Rose. Candace is just 35 and was last in contact with her family in OKC on April 13, 2025.

On April 13, 2025, Candace last made contact with her loved ones. No one has seen or been able to reach her since. It is believed that Candace is living as a transient at this time. She is described as 5’4, 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. If you have seen Candace please have her contact her family. Oklahoma City Police Department’s investigator Jason Lucas is assigned to her case. He can be reached at 405-297-1129 and please refer to case 25-26945. Please share and help find Candace quickly.

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case #/145156?nav

07/07/2025

Please See Tena Mashell Preast she has been missing since August 7, 1991.

On August 7, 1991, Tena Mashell Preast, just 19, stepped outside her home in Lawton— and was never seen again. No scream. No struggle. No trace. Over 30 years later, her family is still searching for answers. Today Tena would be 53.

Tena’s story is chilling, heartbreaking, and full of unanswered questions. From strange behavior by those closest to her… to possible links to other missing women in Lawton, this case is far from cold.

🕵️‍♀️ Was she the victim of a larger pattern? Why did new digs happen decades later — and not at the original home she vanished from?

Thank you Crime Files for covering Tena’s case.

In this video, they cover it all:
• The mysterious man who called her dog by name
• Her sudden disappearance with no belongings
• Strange actions and inconsistencies from her boyfriend
• Other suspicious individuals connected to her case
• A chilling pattern of missing women in the Lawton area
• Recent digging by police and newly surfaced leads
• A restraining order that was missed for years

Someone out there knows the truth.

📞 If you have any information about the disappearance of Tena Mashell Preast, please contact the Lawton Police Department at 580-581-3270 or refer to NamUs Case . Even the smallest tip could be the key to finally bringing her home.

⚠️ Don’t let this case be forgotten.

🎙️ At the end of this video, you’ll hear a message written by Tena’s cousin. She chose to have it voiced using AI — her personal decision — to help share her words in the way that felt right to her.

Because justice doesn’t have an expiration date.

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case #/28493?nav

https://youtu.be/IK4Mj68GNkg?si=jfHeh4_JYC8PTcNZg

🔍 The Disappearance of Tena Mashell Preast | Missing Since 1991On a quiet Sunday in 1991, 19-year-old Tena Mashell Preast stepped outside her home in Lawton...