Crime/Courts

Crime/Courts

Two charges filed against man shot by officer
Felony charges were filed Monday in Cleveland County District Court against the man shot by a Norman police officer May 1. Richard Darwin Eaton, 44, was charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly ...

May 7, 2013
Officer in shooting incident named
The female officer involved in Wednesday’s shooting at Main Street and Hal Muldrow Drive was identified by fellow officers as Glenda Vassar....

May 5, 2013 1 Photo
Man in critical condition following police shooting on Main St. and Hal Muldrow
A man was shot by a Norman police officer shortly after demanding $40 and accosting an employee at a Norman restaurant on Wednesday, according to an eyewitness account. The suspect is in critical condition from multiple gunshot wounds and ...

May 2, 2013 3 Photos 1 Video
Baby girl’s cause of death determined
The cause of death of 23-month-old Kiyla Rose Hosler was determined Wednesday by the State Medical Examiner’s Office to be homicide. Chief Administrative Officer Amy Elliott said the cause was blunt force trauma to the head. Jeremy ...

May 2, 2013
Attorneys advise for free
The Cleveland County Bar Association and Oklahoma Bar Association will sponsor activities in the community for Law Day. This year’s “Ask a Lawyer” show will air at 7 p.m. today on OETA. Local attorneys will be available by phone from 7 to ...

May 2, 2013
Bruce sentenced to 177 years after pleading guilty to multiple charges
A Colorado man was sentenced to 177 years in prison Tuesday in Cleveland County District Court after pleading guilty to nearly 20 charges, including first-degree rape and several sexual assaults on Norman college students over a 15-year ...

May 1, 2013 1 Photo
Police release identity of body found at Norman intersection
The body found April 26 near the intersection of 60th Avenue northwest and Rock Creek Road has been identified as Randy C. Switch Jr., 29. Switch’s last known address was in Midwest City....

May 1, 2013
449 prisoners inside county jail
The number of inmates in the Cleveland County jail reached an all-time high Monday, with the jail still remaining understaffed. Cleveland County Undersheriff Rhett Burnett said the count at 8 a.m. Monday was 449 inmates....

April 30, 2013
New Crime Free program changing atmosphere of city apt. complexes
A new crime-fighting program sponsored by the Norman Police Department is giving apartment and rental managers a new tool to deal with crime and increase personal safety of tenants....

April 29, 2013
Norman Police find unidentified dead man in the middle of the street
Norman Police investigators have yet to positively identify a deceased man found in the road Friday morning, since they did not find any identification on the body, said Capt. Tom Easley. Additionally, officers request that anyone driving ...

April 27, 2013 1 Photo
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