FBI investigates former Oklahoman reporter
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comThe FBI is investigating whether a former reporter for The Oklahoman hired a 16-year-old prostitute in violation of federal sex trafficking laws. Nathaniel Zeke Campfield,...
View ArticleWoman is sought in Lawton bank robbery
FROM STAFF REPORTSLAWTON — A woman who robbed a Lawton bank Thursday afternoon is being sought by the FBI. About 5:10 p.m., the woman walked into Arvest Bank, 5201 SW Lee Blvd., and handed the teller a...
View ArticleWoman sought in robbery of Oklahoma City store
BY JULIANA KEEPING jkeeping@opubco.comA woman shoved a handgun into a cashier's back before making off with cash during a robbery at a Dollar General in Oklahoma City, police said. The robber,...
View ArticleFire at abandoned OKC's Gatewood Academy evening intentionally set
FROM STAFF REPORTSA fire that scorched a portion of the abandoned Gatewood Academy on Thursday evening is thought to be arson, authorities said. About 7:45 p.m., firefighters were called to the school,...
View ArticlePolice respond to bomb threat at OU-Tulsa
By JERRY WOFFORD - Tulsa WorldPolice are investigating a possible bomb threat at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Friday afternoon.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma officials: Gauge containing radioactive material stolen from back of...
PONCA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality says a gauge that contains radioactive material has been stolen. The department said Friday that the gauge was taken from the back of...
View ArticleOklahoma crime briefs, June 8
Crime briefs Oklahoma City Prosecutors charge man with murder Prosecutors charged a man Thursday with first-degree murder in the May 29 shooting death of a man found in a vehicle outside a northwest...
View ArticlePolice say men came from Virginia to loot in tornado-ravaged Moore
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comMOORE — Arrested with a truck full of copper wire, scrap metal and other items from homes destroyed by the May 20 tornado in Moore, three men told police they came...
View ArticleBody is found in southwest Oklahoma City
From Staff ReportsA body was found Friday evening next to a garbage bin in a southwest Oklahoma City apartment complex, police said. A resident told police he saw a blue sleeping bag at Meadow Park...
View ArticleMan accused of raping 13-year-old Oklahoma City girl
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comA man was arrested after a 13-year-old girl reported she was raped in December, Oklahoma City police said Monday. Jesse Ochoa, 31, was arrested Friday on a...
View ArticleOklahoma City police find fugitive holding rifle under false door
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comA man sought by police was found holding a rifle while hiding under the floor of a woman's house Sunday, Oklahoma City police said. Benjamin Jay Sweezy, 23,...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court rejects Oklahoma cold medicine case
BY CHRIS CASTEEL ccasteel@opubco.comWASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an Oklahoma law that made it illegal for people to buy cold medicine with pseudoephedrine if they...
View ArticleStabbing death of man reported in northeast Oklahoma City
FROM STAFF REPORTSA man was found dead in northeast Oklahoma City early Tuesday, police report. The name of the man has not been released. Police were called to 2200 NE 20 about 3:40 a.m.Read more on...
View ArticleBaby sitter arrested after girl says he sexually assaulted her
BY AMANDA BLAND, Tulsa WorldA man accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl he was baby-sitting was arrested Monday. Daniel Mendoza, 25, is being held on two child sexual abuse complaints, jail records...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers: Paul Leon Preston
If you recognize the following suspects and know their whereabouts, please contact Crime Stoppers at 235-7300.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleCrime Stoppers: Ronald Dewayne Abraham
If you recognize the following suspects and know their whereabouts, please contact Crime Stoppers at 235-7300.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleCrime Stoppers: Michael Amos Thomas
If you recognize the following suspects and know their whereabouts, please contact Crime Stoppers at 235-7300.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma man charged with molestation, driving drunk with children in vehicle
BY LAURA SUMMERS, Tulsa WorldBARTLESVILLE — A 23-year-old Bartlesville man is facing multiple charges in Washington County District Court after allegedly molesting a 3-year-old then driving drunk...
View ArticleOklahoma crime briefs, June 12
Crime briefs Oklahoma City Police investigate city man's death A man was found dead early Tuesday in northeast Oklahoma City, police reported.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleMan's body found in northeast Oklahoma City neighborhood
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comA man's body was found Tuesday afternoon in an empty lot of a northeast Oklahoma City neighborhood, police said. The man's name was not released Tuesday, but police...
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