Cleveland Co. reports police impersonator
NORMAN (AP) — The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office says a man falsely identifying himself as a sheriff’s deputy has been calling and leaving phone messages with county residents. The department says...
View ArticleFormer Commerce Public School coach charged with rape
By Sheila Stogsdill, For The OklahomanMIAMI, Okla. — A former Commerce Public School coach accused of having a sexual relationship with a high school student surrendered to Ottawa County authorities on...
View ArticleCleveland County sheriff warns about phony calls
FROM STAFF REPORTSNORMAN — The Cleveland County sheriff’s office has received four reports since Thursday of a man impersonating a sheriff’s deputy who is leaving phone messages for individuals. The...
View ArticleMan charged with attacking estranged wife in Oklahoma City hospital parking...
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterA man accused of stabbing his estranged wife in the OU Medical Center parking garage reportedly also had violated a protective order earlier in the month, court records...
View ArticleReward offered for information in McClain County woman's death
FROM STAFF REPORTSBLANCHARD — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible...
View ArticleDel City woman sentenced to life term in Norman man's death
By Jane Glenn Cannon, Staff WriterNORMAN — A Del City woman has been sentenced to life in prison, with a portion of the term suspended, in the killing of a Norman man who was shot to death, then set on...
View ArticleUPDATE: Arrest made in 14-year-old girl's drive-by shooting death
TULSA -- Authorities arrested for the second time a 19-year-old man who is now accused of fatally shooting a 14-year-old Thoreau Demonstration Academy student during an apparent robbery attempt....
View ArticleElliot O. Rodger’s killings in California followed years of withdrawal
LOS ANGELES — It was the summer of 1999, and the parents of Elliot O. Rodger were battling over the boy’s deep and puzzling psychological problems as they struggled through a divorce. Mr.Read more on...
View ArticleLogan Co. deputy not hurt after bullet hits car
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSGUTHRIE — Authorities say a deputy in Logan County wasn’t injured after shots were fired at his patrol car Sunday night. Logan County Chief Deputy Richard Stephens says the...
View ArticlePregnant woman wounded in early morning Oklahoma shooting
By KENDRICK MARSHALL - Tulsa WorldA 20-year-old pregnant woman was hospitalized after she was shot Monday morning near an east Tulsa convenience store, Tulsa police said. First responders were called...
View ArticleHandcuffed man is hit with Taser as he tries to flee Oklahoma City police
FROM STAFF REPORTSA handcuffed man, whom police shocked with a Taser as he attempted to flee Oklahoma City officers during a recent arrest, remained in jail Monday. Jason Leon Bigger, 34, was arrested...
View ArticleMan is hospitalized after being shot Monday morning in Muskogee
FROM STAFF REPORTSMUSKOGEE — Police are investigating the shooting of a Muskogee man that happened near N 24 Street and Court Street on Monday. About 5:30 a.m., Randy Smith, 50, was shot as he left his...
View ArticleOklahoma City woman jailed on child rape complaint
FROM STAFF REPORTSAn Oklahoma City woman was arrested early Sunday after she told police she assaulted a 13-year-old boy who was a family friend, police said. Police were called to an apartment complex...
View ArticleAuthorities ask for help locating 1-ton marble statue stolen from northwest...
BY KYLE FREDRICKSON, Staff WriterCharlie Dry stood next to the ripped-up patch of grass in his front yard Monday afternoon, wiped the sweat from his brow beneath his windswept gray hair, and wondered...
View ArticleOklahoma DUI cases never filed because of troopers' errors
By Nolan Clay, Staff WriterPossibly dozens of drunken-driving suspects were never charged because highway patrol troopers failed to turn in paperwork to prosecutors, The Oklahoman has learned. Oklahoma...
View ArticleInquiry probes gun training accident that injured Oklahoma Highway Patrol...
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN, Staff WriterAn Oklahoma Highway Patrol cadet and a trooper were shot Monday during a training exercise at a shooting range. Both the cadet and trooper, whose names were not...
View Article2 get prison time in carjacking, slaying of retired Oklahoma couple
By The Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two people convicted in an Arizona prison break and a double homicide in New Mexico have been sentenced to prison. Federal prosecutors said Tracy Allen...
View ArticleThree shot, one dies at Tulsa Walmart
By SAMANTHA VICENT, Tulsa WorldTULSA — One of the people who was shot at a store late Monday has died, police said. Two men were shot in the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter at 207 S Memorial...
View ArticleCharges detail Wisconsin pre-teens’ attempt to kill classmate
The 12-year-old girls had been plotting the murder for months, police say and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Morgan E. Geyser was allowed to have two friends over each year for her...
View ArticleMan arrested in shooting outside Tulsa Wal-Mart
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTULSA — Police have arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting outside of a Wal-Mart in Tulsa. Authorities arrested 20-year-old Eric Santeliz early Tuesday for the Monday night...
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