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Mystery still surrounds the deaths of mother, son in 2003 killings in Norman
BY JANE GLENN CANNON jcannon@opubco.comNORMAN — Despite hundreds of investigative interviews and DNA testing of at least 20 people, police still have no solid leads in the slaying of a mother and son...
View Article2 men expected to be charged in slaying near Shawnee
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSHAWNEE — Authorities say two men have been arrested and are expected to be charged in the death of a man whose body was found in the Shawnee area. A local television station...
View ArticleOklahoma City has second-highest number of homicides in 2012
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOklahoma City will conclude 2012 with a grim record — the second highest number of homicides ever recorded in Oklahoma's largest city. City police records show that as of Monday,...
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Norman man arrested in Oklahoma City cross burning
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comAn Oklahoma City employee was arrested after a neighbor reported a cross on fire in front of a nearby house. Joshua Scott Brown, 37, of Norman, was arrested...
View ArticleEdmond police investigating Christmas rape
FROM STAFF REPORTSEDMOND — Edmond police are investigating a rape that happened at a woman's home early Christmas. Police said the woman, who is in her 20s, may have been followed home after shopping...
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Oklahoma brothers are held in man's shooting death
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comMCLOUD — Two brothers with arrest records are being held in the weekend shooting death of Adam Pacheco, 27, who was seen with one of the brothers shortly before his...
View ArticleLogan County woman found
FROM STAFF REPORTSGUTHRIE — A Logan County woman reported missing this week has been found safe. Jennifer Deann Sorrell, 29, was found safe at family friend's home New Year's Day, said Capt.Read more...
View ArticleOklahoma death-row inmate dies of suspected natural causes
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMcALESTER — Authorities say a death-row inmate at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary has died of apparent natural causes. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says 64-year-old...
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Pup vanishes from Noble kennel
FROM STAFF REPORTSNOBLE — The Cleveland County Sheriff's office is asking for the public's help in finding a 6-week-old shih-tzu puppy stolen from a business. The female puppy was taken Dec.Read more...
View ArticleNo 100th OKC homicide: Bloody year for Oklahoma City went out quietly
BY MATT DINGER Staff Writer mdinger@opubco.comA particularly bloody year for Oklahoma City went out quietly, law officers said. A reported shooting Monday night turned out to be a gun fired into the...
View ArticleOklahoma man pleads not guilty in deaths of Arkansas woman and her fetus
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPOTEAU — An Oklahoma man has pleaded not guilty to two first-degree murder charges for the deaths of an Arkansas woman and her fetus. Trial is set for June 17 for 26-year-old...
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Sheriff: Oklahoma man tried to suffocate, drug wife
By ZACK STOYCOFF - Tulsa WorldBROKEN ARROW - A Broken Arrow man was arrested Wednesday on allegations that he attempted to suffocate his wife and force her to take prescription pills, the Wagoner...
View ArticleOklahoma City drive-by shooting reported after fight between two women
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN Staff Writer lmanwarren@opubco.comA man told police someone fired shots at his home after his ex-girlfriend and current girlfriend got into a fight.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Man shot in Bethany dies at hospital
FROM STAFF REPORTSBETHANY — A Bethany man was killed after he was shot in the chest at his apartment complex in the 7400 block of NW 22, according to the Bethany Police Department. Bethany police and...
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Police arrest Oklahoma City man with fanny pack full of drugs
BY ADAM KEMP Staff Writer akemp@opubco.comA fanny pack full of drugs and knives has landed an Oklahoma City man in jail. Police encountered Steven Haggard, 43, at the corner of SW 37 and S Blackwelder...
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Man is arrested after running to Oklahoma City police lodge seeking help
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN Staff Writer lmanwarren@opubco.comA man who ran into the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge looking for help was arrested instead. An Oklahoma City police officer was eating lunch...
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Police confiscate pound of meth, $421,000 in cash in Oklahoma City arrest
BY ADAM KEMP akemp@opubco.comPolice say they recovered a “significant amount” of crystal meth and more than $421,000 in cash from a vehicle parked outside a ransacked home in south Oklahoma City.Read...
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Oklahoma City metro-area crime briefs for Jan. 4, 2013
In brief Bethany man dies in shooting A Bethany man was shot in the chest and killed Thursday at an apartment complex in the 7400 block of NW 22, according to the Bethany Police Department.Read more...
View ArticleTeen in custody after crashing car into woman in Southern Oaks Library...
FROM STAFF REPORTSA teenage boy is in custody after crashing a car into a woman in a library parking lot and five vehicles at a southwest Oklahoma City apartment complex, police said. The woman was...
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Longtime Oklahoma exotic animal exhibitor 'Safari' Joe to face trial on...
BY RHETT MORGAN - Tulsa WorldPRYOR - A longtime exotic animal exhibitor must stand trial on sex-crimes charges involving victims reportedly as young as 10, a judge ruled Thursday. After the second day...
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