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Local Stories for March 2013
Stories for Sunday, March 31
Convicted sex offender accused of raping a woman
A convicted sex offender is accused of raping a woman on Saturday. Tulsa police say 41-year-old Mark Joseph Vossler was arrested after the victim says he trapped her in a vehicle and sexually assaulted her. It started when Vossler offered to take the victim home on Saturday. On the way ...
Driver takes off after running into a fence
A driver flees the scene after taking out a part of the fence at Sims Metal Management near Highway 75 and the Lewis exit. Tulsa police say the driver of a red Cobalt called in the crash early Sunday morning. He didn't stick around until officers arrived. The driver didn't ...
OHP: Captain dies unexpectedly from sudden illness
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol captain died suddenly and unexpectedly Saturday at a hospital in Oklahoma City. Capt. Rodrick "Pete" Norwood, Jr. served the state as a trooper for 18 years. He was an OU grad, who played with the Sooners football team from 1989 to 1992. OHP ...
Husband accused of trying to choke his wife to death
Police arrive to a domestic call and find the husband waiting to tell them he needed to be "taken away" because he attempted to kill his wife. Glenpool police say the incident happened Friday evening while the wife was attempting to pack her stuff and leave her husband. 37-year-old Matthew ...
Man dies trying to cross Interstate 44
A pedestrian is hit and killed by a truck on Interstate 44 Saturday evening. Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the unidentified victim was walking across the I-44 when he was hit by the mirror of an oncoming truck. The collision occurred just West of the Highway 97 exit. He was pronounced ...
Stories for Saturday, March 30
Naked homeowner holds burglar at gunpoint until police arrive
Clinton Keller had broken into the home of Eric Martin and gathered up several items before trying to head out the door. That's when things went bad for him. “I’m in bed sleeping, I get up, I retrieve my sidearm, I chase him out the front door. Martin told KSL-TV. ...
Hundreds line up for HIV test, dentist accused of using dirty tools
The Tulsa Health Department set up a special testing clinic at the North Regional Health and Wellness Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Saturday. Health workers say 420 patients were screened for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. The patients are part of thousands possibly exposed to disease after ...
Father shoots, kills son in Tulsa's 21st homicide of 2013
Tulsa police say a man shot and killed his adult son during a domestic dispute in east Tulsa Saturday afternoon. It happened near E. 31st St. and 129th E. Ave. about 2:45 p.m., according to Tulsa Police Capt. Rick Helberg. Capt. Helberg said that the son, David Knight, Jr., 32, ...
Pilot ejected from airplane in flight
The student pilot was practicing when a malfunction thrust him out of the cockpit and into a 2,500 foot fall. The plane went into a sudden nose dive and the canopy flew off. Neither the student nor the instructor were wearing seatbelts and the force of the dive forced the ...
5th graders will stand trial for murder plot
The boys, age 10 and 11 were arrested on February 7th after a classmate saw that one of them had a knife. After the boys were searched a .45 caliber pistol and ammunition was found in their backpacks as well. There was also a handwritten plan on how to kill ...
Mayor Bartlett optimistic about AA merger
With the approval of the merger of US Air with American Airlines last Wednesday, city leaders are breathing a bit easier. Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett stopped by KRMG Friday to talk about the future of the airline maintenance bays at the Tulsa airport. "I think that it's stabilized quite a ...
Harrington patients urged to call the Health Department
If you were ever a patient of Tulsa Dentist Dr. Harrington the Tulsa Health Department encourages you to contact the hotline 918-595-4500 to talk about testing for Hepatitis-B, -C, and HIV. Phone hotline will be open Saturday from 9 until 2:30 and all next week from 7 to 7. The ...
Glenpool mom accused of allowing her daughter to be molested
A Glenpool woman is accused of permitting sexual acts on her 4-year-old girl and recording them on video. Police say 23-year-old Samantha Bryant was arrested Friday morning after officers and federal agents searched her home. Bryant is said to have told agents she allowed her boyfriend to molest her girl ...
Man accused of killing parents is found dead in jail
A man accused of killing his parents in Boley was found dead Thursday evening in jail. Okfuskee County Sheriff's office says a cause of death for 32-year-old Ross Holloway hasn't been released. His parents were found dead on March 11th. Deputies say Holloway has maintained he was asleep when his ...
Two semi collision leaves one dead, two in the hospital
A Sand Springs man passes away Friday afternoon after his semi collided with another semi. Oklahoma Highway Patrol tells KRMG 39-year-old David Fisher died around 2 p.m. on State Highway 20 in Osage County. The driver of the other semi is accused of failing to stop at a stop sign. ...
Stories for Friday, March 29
Severe weather threatening Tulsa area overnight
At 9:23 PM, a strong thunderstorm was located 4 miles north of Bixby moving southeast at 20 MPH. Some locations that will be affected by this storm include Tulsa, Leonard, Bixby, Broken Arrow, Stonebluff, Coweta, Oneta and Haskell. This storm will be capable of producing nickel size hail. Scattered showers ...
Married man beaten and robbed by 16 year old he met on Facebook for sex
The man told police he met the girl through Facebook and the two agreed to meet and have sex. For him, it went downhill from there. The man picked the girl up at an apartment in Indiana and she told him to take her to a party at a friend’s ...
Gas station sign beginning with “don’t die a virgin” drawing attention
The station is known for putting up, shall we say quirky messages on its sign. This one is no exception. The entire text reads “Don’t die a virgin. Terrorists are up there waiting for you.” The message is intended to make address the belief by some in the Islamic faith ...
Governor signs bill to allow horse slaughter plants in Oklahoma
Governor Mary Fallin today signed House Bill 1999, a bill ending the prohibition on horse meat processing for export in Oklahoma. Fallin says, "Those of us who care about the wellbeing (sic) of horses – and we all should – cannot be satisfied with a status quo that encourages abuse ...
Marine who served in Iraq ticketed for flying American flag
Gregory Schaffer said after his tour of duty in the Marines he wanted to go home and fly a flag in his yard. But a complaint from an anonymous neighbor got Schaffer in some hot water. Schaffer got a citation from the city of Hypoluxo, Florida that said he needed ...
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