Man arrested on peeping Tom complaint after woman in portable toilet sees...
BY JULIANA KEEPING Staff Writer jkeeping@opubco.comA Warr Acres man is accused of peeping at a woman through a hole in the wall of a portable toilet at Will Rogers Park in northwest Oklahoma City,...
View ArticleSix Oklahoma City men are charged in six armed bank robberies
FROM STAFF REPORTSSix Oklahoma City men are charged with conspiracy to commit six armed bank robberies in a superseding indictment unsealed Thursday.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleWarr Acres man jailed on peeping Tom complaint
Crime brief Man accused of peeping at park OKLAHOMA CITY — A Warr Acres man was arrested after a woman reported someone peeping at her through a hole in the wall of a portable toilet, police said.Read...
View ArticleOklahoma state news briefs
IN BRIEF WALTERS Burn ban is issued Cotton County in southern Oklahoma has issued the first county burn ban for 2013.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleJudge denies claim by Oklahoma City man convicted of raping grandson
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA judge has rejected a claim of innocence made by an Oklahoma City man who is serving time for sexually assaulting his grandson. Oklahoma County District Judge Donald...
View ArticleFamily member identifies man shot by Oklahoma City police
BY JULIANA KEEPING jkeeping@opubco.comFamily members of a 24-year-old Kansas man shot and killed outside a rap concert Thursday night are angry, shocked and grieving, the man's sister said. An Oklahoma...
View ArticleRise in mentally ill inmates cause for concern, sheriff says
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comYears of alcohol abuse have taken a toll on Harold Hardesty, who once absorbed a hammer to the head in an argument over a bottle of whiskey. Run-ins with the law,...
View ArticleHearing underway for 2 brothers in deaths of 4 Tulsa women
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTULSA — A preliminary hearing is underway for two brothers charged in the shooting deaths of four women at a Tulsa apartment. Cedric Poore and James Poore are in Tulsa County...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police release names of northeast Oklahoma City shooting victims
FROM STAFF REPORTSThe names of a man killed and three other men who were wounded by gunfire late Saturday night outside a northeast Oklahoma City bar have been released by police. Kevin Miller, 42, of...
View ArticleOklahoma City bank robber wore fake beard, straw hat, say authorities
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man who wore a fake beard and straw hat during a robbery at an Oklahoma City bank. The FBI says the robbery happened Monday morning at a Bank of...
View ArticleMuskogee police seek to identify shooting suspect
BY AMANDA BLAND, Tulsa WorldMUSKOGEE – Police are seeking help identifying a man suspected of shooting a 5-year-old boy at an apartment complex late Friday. Officers responded to investigate reports...
View ArticleOklahoma homeowner shoots man during break-in
BY RHETT MORGAN, Tulsa WorldA homeowner shot a man who broke into his residence Sunday night, police said. Timothy Wall, 44 was arrested on a complaint of first-degree burglary, Police Capt.Read more...
View ArticleMustang woman in critical condition after other driver flees Oklahoma City...
BY KYLE HINCHEY khinchey@opubco.comA Mustang woman is in critical condition after being trapped in her vehicle following a hit-and-run accident, an OU Medical Center spokesman said Monday. Jennifer...
View ArticleZimmerman trial juror signs with literary agent, intends to write book
Mediabistro's site Galleycat, which is dedicated to covering the book publishing industry, reports that Juror B37, one of the six deciding jurors in the George Zimmerman trial, has signed a deal with...
View ArticleOklahoma authorities arrest man who plays Santa for alleged lewd proposal
GUTHRIE (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a 49-year-old man who portrays Santa at area schools has been arrested for alleged lewd proposals to a child. The OSBI says Wiley Gene...
View ArticleSchool Santa arrested in Internet sting after trying to meet teenage girl for...
BY BRYAN DEAN Staff Writer bdean@opubco.comA Warr Acres man often paid by local schools to play Santa Claus has been arrested after attempting to meet a teen girl for sex, authorities said Monday....
View ArticleCrime briefs for July 16, 2013
CRIME BRIEFS Man charged in shooting death Prosecutors have filed a first-degree murder charge against a man accused of shooting a woman in front of her children.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleMan accused of shooting 5-year-old Muskogee boy surrenders
FROM STAFF REPORTSMUSKOGEE — A man accused of shooting a 5-year-old boy surrendered to authorities Monday night, police said. Kenneth Wayne Jones, 20, was booked into the Muskogee County jail on a...
View ArticleYukon mother is arrested after 3-year-old twins are found alone in car
BY KYLE HINCHEY khinchey@opubco.comA Yukon woman was arrested after police found her two children unattended in her car while she shopped at a cosmetics store, according to a police report released...
View ArticleJuror: Some wanted to convict Zimmerman initially
MIAMI (AP) — Three jurors in George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial initially favored convicting him of that offense or manslaughter, but the six-woman jury ultimately voted to acquit him after...
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