OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In a small building within the burgeoning Wheeler District, some of the city's most valuable policing equipment and personnel can be found.

Home to the Oklahoma City Police Department's Air Support Unit, or Air 1, most residents have likely heard the helicopters over their neighborhoods or have seen them while on their commute, but some common misconceptions exist as to what their mission is.

"We absolutely do zero traffic enforcement with our aircraft," said Lt. Mike Jackson, commander of the unit. "We don't go and sit over people's houses and look in their windows just f...