Oklahoma City police arrest woman in armed robbery, kidnapping
By Kyle Fredrickson, Staff WriterA woman accused of putting a rifle barrel into another woman’s mouth and demanding money was jailed on complaints of robbery by firearm and kidnapping, police said....
View ArticleUPDATE: Man arrested early Wednesday in northwest Oklahoma City arson fires
FROM STAFF REPORTS10:45 a.m. A man was arrested on arson and public intoxication complaints early Wednesday after trying to run from police in the 8200 block of N Rockwell Avenue, said Master Sgt.Read...
View ArticleMother's ordeal ends as an Oklahoma City man is convicted of killing her son
BY MATT DINGER, Staff WriterA mother’s two-year wait for justice has ended. Christian Cortuan Castro, 23, of Oklahoma City, was convicted by an Oklahoma County jury Monday night of the first-degree...
View ArticleGroup vandalizes Myriad Gardens in downtown Oklahoma City, surveillance video...
By Jonathan Sutton, Staff WriterPolice are seeking six people who were seen on surveillance video vandalizing the Myriad Gardens in downtown Oklahoma City. Surveillance video from the Devon Tower on...
View ArticleOklahoma City man is accused of exposing himself to children at school...
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice arrested a man Monday after eight children said he pulled down his pants in front of them while at a school playground. David Sanchez, 48, was arrested on eight complaints of...
View ArticleFugitive in Tulsa carjacking said he wouldn't go back to Colorado alive,...
BY KENDRICK MARSHALL, Tulsa WorldCriminal fugitive Roy Hanthorn told Rhiannon Vantassell and her relatives that he was not returning back to Colorado -- even if it meant his death. “He told her family...
View ArticleOfficials: 4 dead, including gunman, at Fort Hood
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Two U.S. law enforcement officials tell The Associated Press that four people have been killed in a shooting at Fort Hood. The officials said the four dead in Wednesday's...
View ArticleTri-state pursuit ends in Oklahoma
By C.F. David, For The OklahomanBOISE CITY — Two males were detained after leading law officers on a high-speed chase from New Mexico to Texas and ending in Oklahoma, the Cimarron County sheriff’s...
View ArticleFamily of 15-year-old killed by grandfather in Del City speaks out following...
By Kyle Fredrickson, Staff WriterDEL CITY — Less than two weeks after a man was arrested in the shooting death of his 15-year-old grandson, family members discovered an online donation scam in the...
View ArticleOklahoma crime briefs for April 3, 2014
Crime briefs Oklahoma City Video shows six vandalize gardens Police are seeking six people who were seen on surveillance video vandalizing the Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown Oklahoma City.Read...
View Article3 arrested in connection with Langston slaying
FROM STAFF REPORTSLANGSTON — Three people have been arrested in connection with a Jan.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleSecurities regulators levy fines, restitution payments on pastor and son for...
By Brianna Bailey, Business WriterA Broken Arrow investment company founded by a Coweta minister and his son has been ordered to pay a $50,000 fine to the Oklahoma Department of Securities for...
View ArticleLe Flore County sheriff’s office investigates boy’s death
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBOKOSHE — Authorities in eastern Oklahoma are investigating after a 9-year-old boy was shot to death at a home in Le Flore County. Undersheriff Kendall Morgan says the shooting...
View ArticleOklahoma grade school student taken into custody after threat to teacher
By Sheila Stogsdill, For The OklahomanCOLCORD — A Delaware County grade school student was taken into custody on Thursday after threatening to shoot a teacher, authorities said. Colcord Police Chief...
View ArticleTwo additional arrests made in fatal shooting in Norman
By Jonathan Sutton, Staff WriterNORMAN — Norman police arrested two more men in connection with the fatal shooting of a Norman man on March 27. Gary Harris, 29, and Montie Jones, 45, were arrested...
View ArticlePolice find woman handcuffed to bed in Oklahoma City home
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police arrested a woman Wednesday on complaints of rape by instrumentation and kidnapping after officers found a woman handcuffed to a bed. Police responded to a 911...
View ArticleOklahoma City-area artist loses 28 paintings in car theft
By Silas Allen, Staff WriterNancy Park acknowledges she isn’t a well-known or renowned artist, and her work doesn’t have the same monetary value as those done by famous painters. That’s why she doesn’t...
View ArticlePolice investigate reported homicide Thursday in Oklahoma City
From Staff ReportsOklahoma City police were investigating a homicide Thursday after a woman called 911 to report finding a family member dead in a house. About 3:30 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleMother's ordeal ends as an Oklahoma City man is convicted of killing her son
BY MATT DINGER, Staff WriterA mother’s two-year wait for justice has ended. Christian Cortuan Castro, 23, of Oklahoma City, was convicted by an Oklahoma County jury Monday night of the first-degree...
View ArticleState audits find fraud in Rogers County
By RHETT MORGAN - Tulsa WorldA commissioner's district in Rogers County submitted a fraudulent invoice for more than $36,000 for a FEMA expenditure and overcharged FEMA for claims in excess of...
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