3 arrested in burglaries with at least 16 victims in Kansas, Missouri and...
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJOPLIN, Mo. — Three suspects are jailed in what authorities say was a burglary ring operating in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Jasper County sheriff's Capt. Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleHearings for 5 Tulsa megachurch employees postponed
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTULSA — Hearings for five employees of a Tulsa megachurch accused of waiting more than two weeks to report the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl have been rescheduled. Victory...
View ArticleOklahoma man shot by Albuquerque police sues city
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A mentally disabled Oklahoma man shot by Albuquerque police after becoming upset over a bus ticket is suing the city. Attorneys for Chandler Barr recently filed a federal...
View ArticleOpen carry prompts additional training for 911 dispatchers
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comIf you call 911 to report seeing someone with a gun, expect the dispatcher to ask a few more questions starting Thursday, a police training analyst said. In...
View ArticleOklahoma City police seek man after machete attack
BY ROBERT MEDLEY rmedley@opubco.comPolice were searching for a machete-wielding man Wednesday after an Oklahoma City man reported being cut. Randal Love, 45, called police about 2:30 a.m.Read more on...
View ArticleMcLoud man sentenced to life in prison in toddler's death
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comSHAWNEE — A McLoud man convicted of killing a toddler in October 2010 after the boy urinated on a carpet will spend the rest of his life in prison. Jason William Cline,...
View ArticleER doctor refutes defense claim in trial of teen charged with baby sister's...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA doctor testified Wednesday that a fall from a bed did not kill a baby girl whose teenage brother is accused of abusing her for interrupting his video game. Katherine...
View ArticleFamily, friends of convicted murderer Shaun Michael Bosse plead for his life
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comPURCELL — Friends and relatives of convicted triple-murderer Shaun Michael Bosse pleaded for the man's life Wednesday in a McClain County courtroom. Bosse was...
View ArticleAuthorities continue search for inmates who escaped from Oklahoma prison
BY JOHN YATESMCALESTER — Two inmates who escaped Wednesday morning from the Jackie Brannon Correctional Center remain at large, according to a prison official. Also still at large was an inmate who...
View ArticleNortheast Oklahoma City shooting reported
FROM STAFF REPORTSOne person was hospitalized after being shot near a Halloween Party in northeast Oklahoma City Thursday, a local TV station reports. The shooting was about 3 a.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleTahlequah man accused of tattooing young children
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTAHLEQUAH — A Tahlequah man is in jail after prosecutors accused him of tattooing his 10-year-old and 5-year-old cousins. Authorities say 23-year-old Rocky Gritts was charged...
View ArticleTwo Oklahoma prison escapees recaptured in Arkansas
BY JOHN YATES For The OklahomanMCALESTER — Freedom was fleeting for two inmates who escaped from the Jackie Brannon Correctional Center, but they managed to travel quite a distance before being taken...
View ArticleOklahoma City man sought in lewd acts with children case
FROM STAFF REPORTSLaw officers are looking for a man wanted in Oklahoma County on complaints of lewd acts with a child. The Oklahoma County sheriff's office is seeking the public's help in finding...
View ArticleUPDATE: Lockdown lifted from Putnam City elementary school
FROM STAFF REPORTS12:35: Putnam City Schools spokesman Steve Lindley said Coronado Heights Elementary School is no longer on lockdown. 12:15 p.m. U.S. Attorney Bob Troester said the lockdown at...
View ArticleOklahoma court upholds murder conviction, life term
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has upheld the life prison sentence given a Tulsa man convicted of first-degree murder. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals handed down the ruling...
View ArticleHorses tied to drug cartel auctioned in Oklahoma
By Sean MurphyOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 300 horses that the federal government says were bought and trained as part of a Mexican drug cartel's money-laundering operation are being auctioned in...
View ArticleOklahoma City teen accused of stealing $35,000 from grandmother
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comA teenager is accused of stealing $35,000 from his grandmother, Oklahoma City police reported Thursday. Montrael Haynes, 15, was arrested Tuesday on three...
View ArticlePolice arrest man accused in machete attack
By MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comA man accused of attacking his ex-girlfriend's neighbor with a machete was arrested Thursday afternoon. Michael Bradley Rogers, 31, was booked into the Oklahoma County...
View ArticleTeen on trial for murder admits shaking baby sister
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA boy accused of causing his baby sister's death admitted shaking the girl after she hit her head on a bed railing and began to cry, a video played during a murder...
View ArticleOklahoma City meth ring investigation brings 22 more arrests
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comAnother 22 people have been accused of involvement in a drug ring that used a south Oklahoma City car wash to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine. The new...
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