Oklahoma Crime News

Officials seek 2 in separate Oklahoma City bank robberies 4 hr ago Two masked men armed with pistols — acting alone and in separate incidents — robbed northwest Oklahoma City banks Friday afternoon, and were being sought Friday night. About 2:15 p.m.,...

State Briefs: Man arrested twice in thefts 5 hr ago IN THE STATE Man arrested twice in thefts LAWTON — A man arrested in May in connection with a string of burglaries was arrested again on a complaint of concealing stolen property....

Slaying hearing of Lee Purser delayed 5 hr ago | Add a comment ARDMORE — The preliminary hearing for a man accused of killing his mother has been delayed a second time this year. Attorneys for Lee Purser, 27, requested a continuance based on his...

Torched palms baffle officials 6 hr ago IN THE REGION GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston officials are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the past two months. Galveston Fire Marshal Gilbert Robinson said calls reporting...

Anti-abortion jail mailings back violence 6 hr ago WICHITA, Kan. — A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement...

State Briefs: Couple accused in theft plan 6 hr ago Couple accused in theft plan GUYMON — A Guymon couple were arrested Thursday on complaints of conspiracy to obtain money under false pretenses. According to court documents, Lorena Torres...

Officers arrest four Kay County Jail escapees 6 hr ago NEWKIRK — Four inmates who escaped Thursday from the Kay County jail were caught Friday in Missouri, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said. Law officers caught Ponca Green, 30, and Benito Jose...

Funeral director John Wesley Hodge arrested in theft 6 hr ago A former funeral home director facing embezzlement charges was arrested in Midwest City on Friday. According to court records, John Wesley Hodge, 48, is charged with four counts of felony...

State Briefs: Charges filed in abuse case 6 hr ago ELK CITY Charges filed in abuse case An Erick man faces four counts of sexual misconduct with two juvenile females. William Clay Snodgrass, 47, is charged recently with two counts of child sexual...

Arraignment set in Pittsburg County sex abuse case 7 hr ago cALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A McAlester man accused of sexually abusing a teenager is scheduled to be formally arraigned next week. A Pittsburg County judge is expected on Wednesday to set a trial...

89-year-old deemed fit to stand trial in war crime 7 hr ago MUNICH — German prosecutors say doctors have determined that former Ohio resident John Demjanjuk is fit to stand trial over allegations he was an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp...

Cartel’s powerful weapons found 7 hr ago | Add a comment SEATTLE — Federal agents busted a drug-trafficking ring that distributed methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico in Washington state and carried unusually powerful weaponry, injecting a...

Serial killer has South Carolina residents on edge 7 hr ago GAFFNEY, S.C. — Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death. Tanya...

Nation Briefs: Hidden gun leads to jail 7 hr ago COURTS Hidden gun leads to jail PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to boarding a US Airways flight while carrying a concealed weapon....

Afternoon robbery strikes northside bank branch in Oklahoma City 8 hr ago A man wearing a bandanna over his face and carrying a cloth-covered pistol robbed an IBC Bank branch in Oklahoma City this afternoon. About 4:55 p.m., the robber walked into the IBC Bank,...