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Oklahoma City Police seek three shoplifters at Dollar General
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — The Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD) is seeking information on three individuals allegedly involved in a shoplifting incident at Dollar General. According to OKCPD, the three individuals captured by surveillance footage shoplifted from the Dollar General near Hefner and Western. The three individuals fled...
Woman accused of molesting children at Del City pool faces charges
DEL CITY- (KOKH) — A woman is facing charges after being accused of inappropriately touching two children at a Del City pool. "According to the victims, they stated while they were in the pool that the suspect grabbed them inappropriately, made several inappropriate statements to them, and then at one point also attempted to remove some of their clothing, exposing them out into the public area," said Major Brad Cowden, Public Information Officer for the Del City Police Department.
Pursuit ends in crash, arrest
Purcell Police Officer Jacob Martz attempted to stop a speeding vehicle just before 11 p.m. Sunday night before the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed northbound on Green Avenue. Martz was southbound on Green in the 1700 block of south Green in front of Rubys when he...
Body found in Del City
Del City police are investigating after a body was found July 17 near NE 4th St. and Sunnylane Rd. Police say the woman’s body was found about 1 p.m. in a wooded area on the north side. Construction crews discovered the body while clearing brush on the property. The...
Street fight leads to shooting death
EL RENO – A Yukon-area man faces the death penalty or life in prison for allegedly shooting to death another local man during a street fight in a neighborhood north of Yukon. Ramari Zaishawn Boone-Haye, 21, was charged July 23 in Canadian County District Court with first-degree murder (deliberate...
Norman Police launch state's first real-time text update tool for emergency calls
NORMAN (KOKH) — On Tuesday the Norman Police Department launched a new communication tool that can provide text message updates on emergent and non-emergent calls to the Norman community. The Norman Police Department says they are the first agency in the state to implement this tool that helps authorities...
Metro Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Allegedly Lighting A Couple On Fire
A metro man who’s accused of dousing a couple in lighter fluid and setting them on fire is charged with their attempted murders. Initially charged with arson last week, reports show police arrested Michael Madison when he returned to the scene of the crime. Witnesses said Madison was identified...
Man Accused In Mustang Kidnapping Appears In Court
A metro man charged with kidnapping and sex crimes with a child waives his right to a preliminary hearing. The incident happened almost two and a half years ago in Mustang when according to court documents, 24-year-old Alan Montana Anderson-Himes was caught on surveillance video trying to grab the little girl.
Man with Clinton Ties Shot in OKC
It was reported recently that a Clinton High School graduate was shot and killed at a home in Oklahoma City on Sunday night. In a press release, OKC Police say 33-year-old Gary Andrew Westrick, a 2010 CHS graduate, was a shooting victim at the home located in the 6300 block of South Lindsey in Oklahoma City at around 10:06 p.m. Sunday.
OHP issues silver alert for at-risk missing 65-year old man
Del City, Okla. (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) has activated a Silver Alert for missing 65-year-old Howard Countess. According to OHP, Howard Countess was last seen on 7.25.2024 at approximately 8:30 p.m. in the area of Hillside Drive and Bryant Avenue in Del City. Countess is described as a white male with hazel […]
Father arrested for racking up $60,000 in debt under son's name
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — A father was arrested after being accused of racking up more than $60,000 in debt under his son's name. The son filed a report against his father, Kevin Morris, on July 19 after discovering six credit cards were taken out in his name. Around $60,515...
"Something that we're dealing with each & everyday": Road rage incidents surge in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Oklahoma has been ranked one of the worst states in the nation for road rage incidents according to a recent Forbes study. Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III said deputies respond to road rage calls in Oklahoma regularly, even earlier this month an Oklahoma City couple was shot during a road rage incident while their 1-year-old son was in the back seat.
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