Cleveland County authorities look for man accused of using stolen credit card
Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for the public’s help finding a man who used a stolen credit card earlier this month at a store in south Oklahoma City.
The victim told police his pickup was burglarized between 12 a.m. and 8 a.m. Feb. 10 near SW 112 and May Avenue in Oklahoma City. The credit card and other items were taken during the burglary.
Later that day, a black male wearing a black hat and red jacket was caught on surveillance footage at Wal-Mart, near Interstate 240 and Santa Fe Avenue in Oklahoma City, using the credit card to make a purchase. Detectives would like to speak with the man.
Anyone who has information about the man’s whereabouts or burglary should call the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office at 405-321-8600 and ask for a detective.
Pickup crashes into Oklahoma City building
One person was taken to an Edmond hospital after a pickup crashed into a store in east Oklahoma City, police said.
Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow said officers received a call shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday that a pickup had exited Interstate 40 and was driving on the off-ramp when it ran into a convenience store that is being built across the street from the ramp. She said the accident was reported as an injury accident.
Lara O’Leary, spokeswoman for Emergency Management Services Authority, said paramedics transferred one person to a hospital for a non-emergency call.
Enid man dies after bar altercation
Enid police have arrested a man on a complaint of murder after he was involved in a fatal fight with another man Tuesday night.
Grady Wayne Lewallen, 33, was arrested and booked into the Garfield County jail in connection with the death of 53-year-old Robert Abraham.
Police said officers were called to The Mine Company, 4709 W. Owen K. Garriott Road, at about 10 p.m. Tuesday in reference to a man found unresponsive in the bathroom. Abraham was transferred to a local hospital with possible neck and chest injuries and died shortly after.
Enid Detectives were called to the scene and determined through their investigation that some type of physical altercation had ensued between Lewallen and Abraham in the bathroom at The Mine Company.
Murder arrest made in Midwest City’s Holly Lane Homicide
Update:
Below is the just-released press release from Midwest City, and below that, our most recent story on the murder by Tiffany Gibson.
Murder Arrest Made in Holly Lane Homicide
Midwest City, OK—A 22 year old woman and her boyfriend, Phillip Michael Potts, 23, were both discovered unconscious inside 1038 Holly Lane around 5:30 p.m. on Monday and originally listed as witnesses surrounding the violent death of Violet Hemphill. Potts was released from the hospital Tuesday and interviewed throughout the evening. He has been arrested on a charge of Murder in the First Degree in connection with Hemphill’s homicide and being held in the Midwest City Police Department jail until transfer toOklahomaCountyjail.
Pet dies in Oklahoma City house fire
A pet died in a fire Tuesday morning that began in a bedroom of a home in north Oklahoma City, a fire official said.
Fire Maj. Tammy McKinney said initial reports led firefighters to think someone might be in the home at 264 NW 80, but she said no one was found inside. She said bars on the windows caused concern for first responders, but the fire was quickly extinguished. (more…)
Duncan man dies from crash injuries
A Duncan man has died from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash in Stephens County Monday morning, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Troopers said Christopher Brunson, 44, was driving his pickup eastbound on State Highway 29 about a mile east of Potts Road shortly before 8 a.m. when he collided with a van. The driver of the other vehicle lost control due to ice on the road and struck Brunson.
Brunson was taken to a Duncan hospital before being transferred to OU Medical Center. He died about 12:30 p.m. Monday from his injuries.
Explosion sends manhole cover flying in southeast Oklahoma City
An explosion blew a man hole cover off Saturday in southeast Oklahoma City.
At about 9:15 a.m., Oklahoma City Fire Department responded to a call for an explosion at 6425 Eddie Drive.
“An electrical transformer blew up and blew the man hole cover lid off,” said fire Deputy Chief Marc Woodard.
There were no injuries reported from the fire department or from workers in the area at the time, he said. Woodard did not have information about which company had been working in the area.
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Firefighters battle apartment fire in northwest Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City firefighters battled a blaze at the Lantana Apartments, 7408 NW 10, Tuesday afternoon. Check back with NewsOK for more.
Photo by Chris Landsberger: Oklahoma City firefighters work the scene of a fire at an abandoned apartment complex at 7408 NW 10th on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in Oklahoma City.
Missing man’s skeletal remains found in Love County
Skeletal remains found last week in the Hickory Creek Wildlife Management Area in Love County have been positively identified as a 43-year-old man reported missing in 2011, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
The state medical examiner’s office has identified the remains as Jordan Buckaloo, of Marietta, who was reported missing from the area in June 2011. At that time, local and state law enforcement agencies searched the area and interviewed several people who saw Buckaloo prior to him leaving a party, OSBI reports.
Officials said the cause and manner of his death has not been determined.
Photo from OSBI: OSBI are asking for the public’s help finding Jordan “Buck” Buckaloo, 43, from Marietta.
Police investigate northeast Oklahoma City shooting
Police were called out to a shooting in northeast Oklahoma City Tuesday afternoon.
Master Sgt. Gary Knight said officers received reports about 2:15 p.m. of shots fired in the 2100 block of NE 27. He said someone was shot and was admitted into a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound.
Police say the victim’s injuries were non life-threatening. Other details weren’t immediately available.
