CRIME & SAFETY
Semi Driver Critically Injured Following Rollover Crash On I-244 Ramp
The driver of a semi that overturned and caught fire on the I-244 eastbound ramp to Highway 169 on Thursday is in critical condition, authorities say. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said 62-year-old Robert McElroy was taken to a Tulsa hospital in critical condition. OHP said the rollover happened at 4:40...
TPD: 3-Year-Old Child In Critical Condition After Being Hit By Car
Tulsa police say a 3-year-old boy is in critical condition on Tuesday after his mother accidentally hit him with her car in their driveway. Tulsa police say the accident happened at 11th and Sheridan when the woman was going to pick up another child from school. Police say the woman...
Man Accused Of Rape In Virginia Arrested By U.S. Marshals In Oklahoma
The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a man accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's house in Virginia, beating her and then raping her. The Marshal Service said Daryl King left Virginia and tried to hide in Oklahoma. He escaped police in Guymon and went to a hotel in Sapulpa where the...
TPD Using Real Time Information Center To Solve Crimes
Tulsa Police say the city’s Real Time Information Center is helping solve crimes. TPD activated the crime center last summer, which has live video feeds from more than 40 cameras around the city. The main focus of the real-time information center is reducing the time between when a crime...
Trial Begins For Man Accused Of Murder In 2022 Tulsa Hookah Lounge Shooting
The trial has started for one of three men charged with murdering a 17-year-old during a gun battle where Tulsa Police say more than 140 shots were fired. Tulsa Police arrested Darius McGee after the shootout outside a Hookah lounge in 2022 where Corlin Jones was shot in the head and died.
Tulsa City Councilor Arrested, Accused Of Domestic Assault
Tulsa City Councilor Grant Miller was arrested Thursday and is being held without bond. He is accused of domestic assault and battery. Arrest records show that Grant Adam Miller was booked just before 10 p.m. on Thursday. The victim's mother called police about a domestic violence incident that happened on...
Man Accused Of DUI Arrested, Accused Of Raping Teenager
Tulsa Police say stranger rapes are relatively rare in Tulsa, which makes a recent case so concerning because they say a man picked a 15-year-old girl at random, threatened her with a knife, and raped her. Investigators say Yander Ramirez had been in court earlier that day on a DUI...
Tulsa man sentenced for distributing meth in southwest Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A U.S. District judge has sentenced 39-year-old Jeffrey Hughley of Tulsa, Oklahoma to ten years in federal prison without parole for his involvement in delivering meth across southwest Missouri. Hughley pleaded guilty on Nov. 6, 2023, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possessing a firearm to […]
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