Wagoner County sheriff: 1 of 2 escapees captured
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWAGONER — Authorities in Wagoner County say they've captured one of the two inmates who escaped from the county jail after overpowering a guard and locking him in a cell. Sheriff...
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Oklahoma City police release photos of man wanted in killing of convenience...
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice are looking for a man in connection with the killing of a north Oklahoma City convenience store clerk. Habib Hajimirzaei, 62, of Oklahoma City, was shot and killed about 11...
View ArticleHomicide considered not likely in Oklahoma man's death
FARGO, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a preliminary autopsy indicates no foul play in the death of a Mooreland teenager following a party in Fargo. The OSBI said Tuesday...
View ArticleCounselor accused of Medicaid fraud after billing for services after a death
BY JULIANA KEEPING jkeeping@opubco.comA licensed alcohol and drug counselor has been charged with Medicaid fraud after allegedly billing the government for dozens of services rendered to a dead person....
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Oklahoma crime briefs for July 31
Crime briefs Oklahoma City Officials issue warrant in December slaying An arrest warrant has been issued for the boyfriend of a woman arrested in the violent death of an Oklahoma City doctor in...
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Oklahoma Medicaid program to receive $700,000 from pharmaceutical company
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical company agreed Tuesday to pay $490.9 million, including $700,000 to Oklahoma, for unlawfully marketing the kidney transplant drug...
View ArticleJudge delays trial in Oklahoma home invasion death
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBLANCHARD — A judge in Oklahoma has delayed the trial for the alleged accomplice of a man who was shot and killed by a widowed teen mother during an apparent home invasion. A...
View ArticleFederal agents raid Colorado drilling office with wells in Oklahoma and Texas
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBASALT, Colo. — Federal agents with the FBI, IRS and Bureau of Land Management have served a search warrant at the offices of Crystal River Oil and Gas in Basalt. IRS special...
View ArticleOklahoma officer's court-martial on murder charges opens
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors accuse an Army officer of ordering his platoon to shoot any Afghan they saw on a motorcycle, resulting in two civilian deaths in southern Afghanistan last summer....
View ArticleHughes County jail inmate escaped Tuesday night
FROM STAFF REPORTSHOLDENVILLE — Hughes County sheriff's deputies are on the lookout for an escaped jail inmate, Sheriff Kenny Snyder said. Terry Reed, 35, escaped between 10 and 11 p.m.Read more on...
View ArticlePolice release footage of Oklahoma City burglary suspect
BY KYLE HINCHEY khinchey@opubco.comPolice released surveillance footage Wednesday of a suspect in a home burglary in southwest Oklahoma City. A debit card was taken July 23 from the victim's wallet...
View ArticlePreliminary hearing set for Oklahoma man charged with murder
AMBER (AP) — The preliminary trial for a man accused of assaulting his fiance and killing the daughter of a Norman deputy police chief has been set for December. The Chickasha Express-Star reports the...
View ArticleArmed robbers tie up residents in Oklahoma City home invasion
BY HANNAH COVINGTON hcovington@opubco.comFour robbers with guns bound a man and woman and ransacked their apartment in north Oklahoma City, according to a report released Wednesday. Jenay Thomas, 21,...
View ArticleHaileyville mother charged after girl's hair catches fire
BY SHEILA STOGSDILLMcALESTER — A mother who doused her 5-year-old daughter's head with gasoline as a treatment for head lice has been charged with child abuse. Shana M. Suggs, 25, of Haileyville, was...
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Inmate shoots deputy sheriff at Boston hospital
BOSTON (AP) — An inmate being taken for treatment at a specialty hospital shot a deputy sheriff after a struggle over the officer's gun Wednesday, then was shot and critically wounded by a second...
View ArticleOklahoma crime briefs for Aug. 1, 2013
Crime Briefs Oklahoma City 4 robbers hold couple at gunpoint, loot home Four robbers with guns bound a man and woman and ransacked their apartment in north Oklahoma City, according to a report...
View ArticleRetrial denied for Arkansas man in stabbing death of Oklahoma man
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFORT SMITH, Ark. — A Sebastian County Circuit Court judge has denied a request for a new trial by a Fort Smith man convicted of killing an Oklahoma man. A local newspaper reports...
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Police look for man in northeast Oklahoma City rape
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice are looking for a man who raped a woman in Oklahoma City. They released a composite sketch of the man Thursday.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Police seek couple who left OU Medical Center with infant
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police are looking for a 2-month-old boy who was taken from OU Medical Center, where he had been taken for medical treatment. Police released a picture of the baby and a...
View ArticleFour accused of using computer device to steal gasoline in Oklahoma City are...
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comFour men were arrested after an officer saw them pumping gasoline at a closed gas station, Oklahoma City police reported Thursday. Angelo Madril, 32, and...
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