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Local residents and their fellow Americans are reporting each other to authorities, posting photos online of people violating lockdown orders and using social media to tell on others who skirt social distancing guidelines during the coronavirus pandemic.

From March 17 to April 14, the Oklahoma City Police Department received 448 calls related to the new coronavirus, or about 15 calls a day.

“This could be anything related to COVID-19, not just violations of the proclamation,” Police Capt. Larry Withrow said in an email. “We do not track the number of calls related to specific violations. We simply track the number of calls related to COVID-19 regardless of the issue.”

No citations have been issued, he said.