Oklahoma woman arrested in husband's shooting death
By The Associated PressOWASSO (AP) — Tulsa County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a 69-year-old Tulsa woman on a first-degree murder complaint in the death of her husband. An arrest report says Vickie...
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Oklahoma City police chief cites gangs, drugs for increase in deadly violence
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comOklahoma City flirted with a dubious record in 2012 — the 99 homicides during the year were the third most in history, just three short of the 102 homicides in 1979. Only...
View ArticleOklahoma bank robberies seldom go unsolved, FBI says
BY ROBERT MEDLEY rmedley@opubco.comRobbing a bank in Oklahoma isn't a good way to grab quick cash, not if you're planning to get away with it. FBI agents are just two cases away from solving every bank...
View ArticleFort Sill maintains information blackout in wake of child sex abuse charges
BY PHILLIP O'CONNOR poconnor@opubco.comOne of four Fort Sill soldiers accused in the past seven months of sexual misconduct with a child is scheduled for trial Jan.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleUPDATE: Pursuit reported in northwest Oklahoma City near hospital ends in arrest
FROM STAFF REPORTS9:45 a.m. One man has been arrested after a pursuit on Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City, police report.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOSBI seeks public help in slaying of Clinton woman
CLINTON (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is asking for public assistance as agents investigate the shooting death of a woman in Clinton. The OSBI was asked by Clinton police to help...
View ArticleCourt rejects appeal of convicted Oklahoma killer
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected the appeal of a man sentenced to death for killing two Oklahoma City women more than 25 years ago. The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals...
View ArticleCrime briefs for Jan. 15, 2013
CRIME BRIEFS OKLAHOMA CITY Aunt faces trial in death A woman accused of killing her 2-year-old niece will face trial, a judge ruled Monday.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Former U.S. Grant basketball standout gunned down in apparent burglary gone...
By BRYAN DEAN and SCOTT WRIGHTA former basketball standout at U.S. Grant High School was gunned down Monday morning during a botched robbery in Oklahoma City, police said. Anthony Hartfield Jr., 20,...
View ArticleTrial begins for woman accused of driving around construction site, striking...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA trial is under way in the case of a Del City woman accused striking a worker with her sport utility vehicle and leaving the scene after jumping a curb and driving...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in Oklahoma in mass violence online threat against Casper,...
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSCASPER, Wyo. — A person believed to be responsible for making an online threat of mass violence in Casper, Wyo. Read more on NewsOK.com
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Oklahoma couple are arrested in drug case
Bu Susan Hylton,. Tulsa WorldMUSKOGEE — A Maysville couple were jailed in Muskogee after being accused of attempting to sell prescription narcotics to undercover officers.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Oklahoma City police chase ends inside hospital lobby
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comPolice report they chased a man from the scene of an auto burglary into a northwest Oklahoma City hospital. Joe Morgan, 49, was arrested on complaints of...
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Suspect identified in Ardmore Walmart robbery
FROM STAFF REPORTSARDMORE — Police responded to a robbery of the Money Store located inside an Ardmore Walmart shortly before 11 a.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleFBI arrests Oklahoma City man on charge of making online threats against...
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comAn Oklahoma City man was charged in federal court Tuesday with making online threats against Casper, Wyo., that spurred officials to lockdown schools and...
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Oklahoma crime briefs, Jan. 16, 2013
CRIME BRIEFS Man is held in burglaries Oklahoma City police said they chased a man from the scene of an auto burglary into a hospital lobby.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Oklahoma County to pay $275,000 to former inmate
BY ZEKE CAMPFIELD zcampfield@opubco.comOklahoma County has agreed to pay $275,000 to a former inmate who was beaten up by jailers while being booked on a complaint of driving under the influence in...
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Yukon cafeteria worker accused of stealing $8,000 in lunch money
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comEL RENO — A former cafeteria manager at a Yukon elementary school is accused of stealing more than $8,000 in lunch money during the last school year. Connie Lynn...
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Witnesses testify about gunfight during trial of man charged in slaying of...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA war veteran testified Tuesday about hearing what sounded like a firefight in his neighborhood the night a man was killed after prosecutors said the victim and two...
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Pair are accused of holding five people hostage in southwest Oklahoma City
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comOne of two people arrested Monday on kidnapping complaints is a registered sex offender, Oklahoma City police said. Alex Christopher Salazar, 32, and...
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