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Sheriff's deputies net 21 arrests in three Oklahoma counties
Published: Mon, May 28, 2012
Saturation patrols and a checkpoint Saturday night yielded 21 arrests across three central Oklahoma counties. Read More
State briefs for May 26
Published: Sat, May 26, 2012
IN Brief OKLAHOMA CITY Checkpoint planned Memorial Day weekend will include a checkpoint to stop drunken drivers. The checkpoint will run from 10 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday, said Mark Myers spokesman for the Oklahoma County sheriff's office. Logan County deputies will participate in the checkpoint at a... Read More
Judge dismisses lawsuit against former OSU coach Eddie Sutton
Published: Fri, May 25, 2012
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against former OSU coach Eddie Sutton over his 2006 drunken-driving accident. Read More
Weekend checkpoint planned in Oklahoma, Logan counties
Published: Fri, May 25, 2012
A checkpoint targeting drunken drivers is planned for Memorial Day weekend. Read More
Trial pitting Valley Brook police officer vs. Oklahoma City detective continues
Updated: Tue, May 22, 2012
Civil trial pits ex-Valley Brook police officer Shelby Field against veteran Oklahoma City police detective Chuck Wheeler, who claims he was wrongfully detained outside arresting department's jurisdiction Read More
Oklahoma City Council to consider public works, utilities and parks budgets
Published: Tue, May 22, 2012
The Oklahoma City Council meets Tuesday to consider the fiscal year 2013 budgets for the city public works, utilities and parks departments. The council is set to vote on the budget next month. Read More
Former Valley Brook officer says OKC detective intoxicated when arrested
Published: Tue, May 22, 2012
But Chuck Wheeler's attorney said Monday during civil trial that Wheeler was never charged or given a breath test when he was detained for three hours in 2009 by Shelby N. Field. Read More
Guilt doesn't equal shame
Published: Mon, May 7, 2012
When it comes to gauging shame, nobody is a better judge or jury than people awash in their own addiction.
Shame is a driver of why we get high in the first place; we don't like what we feel about ourselves. The worse we feel the more we drink or take drugs.
Yet the more we consume the worse we feel.... Read More
Man doused with gasoline, chased with lighter at Edmond camp site
Updated: Wed, May 2, 2012
Police arrested Timothy Beeson, 58, after witnesses reported he poured gasoline over another man's head and tried to set him on fire at Arcadia Lake. The victim escaped by jumping into the lake. Read More
Former ORU president Richard Roberts gets probation in DUI case
Updated: Wed, May 2, 2012
Richard Roberts received an 18-month probation, and no jail time, upon pleading guilty Tuesday to a Tulsa County misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Oklahoma County traffic enforcement effort results in 165 citations, 43 arrests
Published: Tue, May 1, 2012
Oklahoma County sheriff's deputies, Oklahoma City police and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers participated in a traffic enforcement effort overnight Saturday. Read More
Guilt doesn't equal shame
Updated: Mon, Apr 30, 2012
When it comes to gauging shame, nobody is a better judge or jury than people awash in their own addiction. Shame is a driver of why we get high in the first place; we don't like what we feel about ourselves. The worse we feel the more we drink or take drugs. Yet the more we consume the worse we feel. Around and... Read More
Roadside memorials for accident victims are illegal in Oklahoma, but law not enforced
Updated: Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Crosses, flowers or other decorations often mark the spot a person died in a traffic accident. The roadside memorials are illegal, but Oklahoma law officers don't ticket offenders. Read More
Designate a driver for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
Published: Tue, Mar 13, 2012
The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office is urging those who celebrate St. Patrick’s Day to include a designated non-drinking driver in their holiday planning.
Law enforcement officers throughout the state will be on the lookout for impaired drivers on the roads, said Alice Collinsworth, OHSO communications manager.... Read More
Back at me
Published: Mon, Jan 23, 2012
My most memorable moment with a boomerang as a kid was tossing it in defiance of the large plate-glass window across the street from where I was standing.
Mine clearly was not designed for sport; those, if thrown properly, return to the thrower, at least in theory. No, mine flew as the boomerang was originally... Read More
Driving after imbibing is never worth the risk
Published: Mon, Jan 2, 2012
For me, the thought of being drunk makes me feel ill to my stomach. I have personally experienced how alcohol abuse can wreak havoc in a family.
Only when I learned that red wine had medicinal properties did I start having a glass on occasion.
Alcohol abuse ruins families, is a major underlying cause for violent... Read More
Man accused of driving drunk on tractor
Published: Wed, Oct 19, 2011
SAPULPA — An Oklahoma man was arrested for drunken driving after a police officer allegedly spotted him swerving across a road on a tractor.
The Sapulpa Daily Herald reported that Jerry Lee Ellenburg was being held Wednesday in the Creek County jail on felony charges of aggravated driving under the influence.... Read More
Woman charged after allegedly leaving children to drink
Published: Mon, Oct 17, 2011
BARTLESVILLE – A 27-year-old Bartlesville mom who was arrested last week for drunk driving in Osage County now faces a charge in Washington County involving an incident in which she allegedly left her three children while she went to a bar.
Crystal Michelle Browning faces a charge of public intoxication after... Read More
Naked man flees from Norman police
Updated: Sat, Sep 3, 2011
NORMAN – Norman police were involved in a high-speed pursuit of a naked man driving a Mercedes, said Norman Police Capt. Todd Gibson.
Police received a call for a welfare check about 11 a.m. from a caller who reported a naked male stopped on the road in the area of Interstate Drive West and Tecumseh Road.... Read More
Ex-Oklahoma judge faces DUI charge, but drug complaints dropped
Updated: Tue, Aug 2, 2011
SAPULPA -- A pair of felony drug complaints were dropped Tuesday against a former Creek County judge who made headlines five years ago when he was covicted for indecent exposure.
However, Donald Thompson, 64, still faces a felony charge of driving under the influence, along with misdemeanor charges of carrying... Read More
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