CRIME & SAFETY
Police investigating after 3 people shot in northeast OKC
OKLAHOMA CITY — Police are investigating a shooting that injured three people Thursday evening in northeast Oklahoma City. The shooting happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Northeast 23rd Street and North Bryant Avenue. Police told KOCO 5 that officers found two people at the scene with gunshot wounds, and a third victim showed up at the hospital.
Four Oklahomans sentenced in fatal fentanyl overdose case
The deadly fentanyl overdose of a Grady County man has led to the sentencing of four people to federal prison. During hearings over the last two weeks in Oklahoma City federal court, U.S. District Judge Jodi W. Dishman ordered the following sentences: ● Dustin Ellis, 32, to serve 20 months. ...
Officers seize $1 million worth of cocaine in I-70 taffic stop
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, man has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine after law enforcement officers seized more than $1 million worth of cocaine from a rental truck that was stopped on Interstate 70 in Lafayette County, Missouri, according to the United State's Attorney.
Escaped Caddo County Jail inmates caught in OKC area
ANADARKO, Okla. — Three inmates who escaped from the Caddo County jail have been found after an hours-long manhunt. The three men – Davantae Winters, Hector Hernandez, and Michael Brown – managed to break out of the jail overnight on Friday. The Caddo County Sheriff's Office posted...
1 transported to hospital after southwest OKC crash
OKLAHOMA CITY — A person was injured in a southwest Oklahoma City crash early Sunday morning. At around 2:30 a.m., first responders arrived on the scene of Southwest 44th Street and South Portland Avenue, where a crash occurred. It wasn't clear how many vehicles were involved in the collision, but one person was taken by ambulance to a hospital, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Family Remembers Young Brother, Sister Who Died In Del City Crash
A family celebrates a bittersweet birthday for a young boy killed in a car accident. The boy and his sister passed away following a crash on April 20 in Del City. Kannon Houston would have turned eight years old on Thursday, his sister Karli was just six. The family says the two were inseparable and wanted to remember them with a balloon release.
OKC mother seeking justice after sons murder
It has been nearly three months since police found 37-year-old Fred Gordon dead on the sidewalk in NW Oklahoma City. There still hasn't been an arrest, and Vickie Anderson, Fred's mother, is worried she will never get justice for her son.
Edmond dash camera video shows high-speed chase before suspect crashes into semitrailer
EDMOND, Okla. — What started as a normal traffic stop on Tuesday led to a wild police chase in the north Oklahoma City metro. On Tuesday, an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agent spotted a car drifting all over the road on Interstate 35. After the agent called in the driver, an Edmond police officer responded and conducted a traffic stop.
K9 Tracks Carjacking Suspect Hiding In Brush Near Northwest OKC Neighborhood
Police arrested a carjacking suspect on Thursday after a short pursuit and crash that caused the stolen car to catch on fire in front of a northwest Oklahoma City business. Officers arrested Jose Pece, 20, after a lengthy foot search. Police were patrolling near Northwest 10th Street and MacArthur Boulevard...
Former Oklahoma County jailer faces accusation of mistreating detainee
A former sergeant at the Oklahoma County jail is facing a misdemeanor assault and battery charge after being accused of pushing a detainee's head into a wall multiple times. Ryan Tilbury, 25, of Oklahoma City, was charged Wednesday. If convicted, he could be jailed for up to 90 days inside the place...
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