Investigation into fatal Oklahoma boat crash could take two weeks
BY SHEILA STOGSDILLKETCHUM — The investigation into a fatal boat crash on Grand Lake could take up to two weeks, a Grand River Dam Authority spokesman said Thursday. “The investigation report will be...
View ArticleTahlequah mom accused of burning toddler's genitals gets 17 years
BY SHEILA STOGSDILLTAHLEQUAH — A Cherokee County woman accused of burning her 15-month-old son's genitals with a flatiron was sentenced to 17 years in prison, a prosecutor said Thursday. Jodi L. Rock,...
View ArticlePolice, FBI search for Oklahoma City bank robber
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police and FBI agents are searching for a man who robbed a southwest Oklahoma City bank about 1:35 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleWarr Acres police arrest two after home burglary, manhunt
BY JULIANA KEEPING jkeeping@opubco.comWARR ACRES — Two men ran from police responding to a call about a home burglary in progress Thursday, police said. Warr Acres police were called about 2:40...
View ArticleOklahoma County judge lowers bail for man charged in crash that killed...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA suspected gang member with a history of driving infractions was led away from court Thursday under heavy guard, after a judge reduced his bail on a charge of leaving...
View ArticleOklahoma crime briefs, May 17
Crime briefs Oklahoma City Hearing set in infant's death A July 10 preliminary hearing has been set for a teenage mother accused of killing her infant son.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma death row inmate to ask board for clemency Friday
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAn Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month plans to ask the state Pardon and Parole Board to commute his death sentence. James Lewis DeRosa is scheduled to...
View ArticleOklahoma officials report attempted jury duty scam
Authorities are warning of a scam by someone pretending to be “jury duty coordinators.” Residents in Oklahoma and other states have reported getting the calls questioning them about jury duty...
View ArticleTulsa man tells police he smashed woman's head in self-defense
By JERRY WOFFORD - Tulsa WorldA man told police that a woman he met at a strip club Thursday attacked him later in the morning, leading him to strike her with a machete before smashing her head "to put...
View ArticleWoman arrested on complaint of offering to engage in act of prostitution in...
FROM STAFF REPORTSMIDWEST CITY — A woman was arrested on a prostitution complaint at a massage parlor, police said. Police arrested Son Sonae Burris, 55, on a complaint of engaging in acts of...
View ArticleTwo Bethany, OK, police officers cleared to return to work
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comBETHANY — Two Bethany police officers have been cleared to return to work following an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation inquiry into missing evidence. Bethany...
View ArticleProsecution rests its case in Rebecca Bryan murder trial
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comEL RENO — Friends and family of Rebecca Bryan testified Friday at her murder trial that she was a loving and caring person, a stark contrast to the image of a sex-crazed...
View ArticleStudent shot dead during botched home invasion
A Hofstra University student was killed in her home Friday morning during a botched robbery. Andrea Rebello, 21, of New York, was shot dead by a masked gunman while her twin sister was in the house,...
View ArticleBounty hunters look for bail jumpers, fugitives on the streets of Oklahoma City
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comThey call them bounty hunters. What they hunt is people. People who have failed to make court appearances and once again are wanted by the justice system. It is the...
View ArticleBethany woman saved from attacker by family dog
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBETHANY — Authorities in Bethany say a woman and her infant who were attacked by a man posing as a delivery driver were saved by the family dog. Police say the man was holding a...
View ArticleBryan trial could go to jury Monday
BY BRYAN DEAN Staff Writer bdean@opubco.comEL RENO — The Rebecca Bryan murder trial could go to the jury as early as Monday afternoon. The defense continued calling witnesses Monday morning. Bryan, 54,...
View ArticleFatal fire: 2 suspects arrested in death of 7-year-old boy
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice have arrested two suspects in the death of a 7-year-old boy who died last month in a house fire. Lerese Paulina Cruz, 26, and Julio Cesar Nevarez, 19, both of Oklahoma City,...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers: Jacob Ruben Tennell
If you recognize the following suspects and know their whereabouts, please contact Crime Stoppers at 235-7300.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma City police are investigating suspicious death
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police are investigating a suspicious death at 1420 NE 15, Master Sgt. Gary Knight said. Police were called about 7:30 a.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleCrime Stoppers: Richard Geoffrey Wick
If you recognize the following suspects and know their whereabouts, please contact Crime Stoppers at 235-7300.Read more on NewsOK.com
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