Oklahoma City police say conditions make ill-maintained apartments complex a crime haven

 
BY ANN KELLEY
Published: November 17, 2008

Tommy McDonald said the view of the apartment complex from his back porch is like glimpsing into a war zone. And now that a pizza delivery driver was shot to death there last week, he’s certain it’s turning into one.

McDonald’s home is about 50 feet from Lantana Apartments, with its graffitied walls, shattered windows, doors teetering off broken hinges and waist-deep grass.

"I want to ...


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