Local, State briefs
BY Staff Reports
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
1/03/13 at 8:49 AM
Woman injured as shots are fired into 2 apartments
A woman was injured when several shots were fired into two occupied apartments Tuesday night, police said.
The 22-year-old victim was taken to a hospital in serious condition, an EMSA spokeswoman said. Police reported the victim's age as 23.
Police were called about 8:15 p.m. to the Meadows Apartments in the 2800 block of South 115th East Avenue to investigate several reports of shots fired, Capt. Mike Williams said.
Officers arrived to find the victim in an apartment with injuries to her head, he said. It was unclear whether the woman was grazed by a bullet or injured by shrapnel, Williams said.
Between seven and nine shots were fired into the apartments, he said. Another apartment had a window shot out, but no injuries were reported.
"It was as if the individual was running across and shooting," Williams said.
One young child was in the apartment with the victim when the shooting occurred, Williams said. At least two children were in the other apartment.
Williams said police were still investigating and aren't sure yet if her apartment or the other one that was hit were targeted.
No description of the shooter was available.
— JERRY WOFFORD, World Staff Writer
2 employees of fast-food eatery robbed at gunpoint
Two fast-food restaurant employees were held at gunpoint by a robber wearing a Batman mask Tuesday morning.
The assailant brandished a black and silver semiautomatic handgun and demanded money from the cash register at the KFC restaurant near 21st Street and Garnett Road shortly after 10:30 a.m., police said.
Witnesses told police the robber was about 6 feet 2 inches tall and skinny. His skin and face were obscured by dark clothing, including a Batman mask and scarf around his neck, Cpl. Bruce Alexander said.
The robber fled with an undisclosed amount of cash from the registers and safe. No injuries were reported.
Anyone with information about the holdup is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS. Callers can be anonymous and could receive a reward.
- AMANDA BLAND, World Staff Writer
New year brings flurries; no significant snow likely
The National Weather Service recorded trace amounts of snow Tuesday in Tulsa to start the new year.
No other chances of precipitation are in Tulsa's forecast for the next week.
High temperatures in Tulsa the rest of week are expected to range from the upper 30s to the upper 40s through the weekend, with highs in the low to mid-50s early next week.
Tulsa's overnight lows are forecast for the mid-teens to upper 20s through Sunday night, when overnight lows are expected to rise to the 30s.
- from staff reports
No Tulsa crashes require state trooper response
State troopers were not dispatched to any collisions in Tulsa County during a special holiday enforcement operation, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.
Nine people were jailed for suspicion of driving under the influence, and four others were arrested on drug offenses, according to a news release issued Tuesday.
Fifteen state troopers issued 48 speeding tickets, 14 tickets for driving under suspension and 139 warnings for traffic offenses, OHP Lt. George Brown said.
The operation began at 7 p.m. Monday and ended at 3 a.m. Tuesday.
Brown thanked the troopers on patrol, emergency dispatchers and alert motorists reporting erratic behavior for keeping revelers in and around Tulsa safe.
"This was a combined operation, and everyone worked hard to ensure that at the end of the night citizens went home safely to be with family and loved ones," he said.
- AMANDA BLAND, World Staff Writer
Inmate who killed BA woman dies in prison
McALESTER - Authorities say a death-row inmate at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary has died of apparently natural causes.
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections reported that Karl Myers, 64, was found unresponsive in the medical unit at the prison in McAlester on Friday. The DOC said Myers was pronounced dead a short time later.
Myers was sentenced to death for the 1996 killing of Cindy Marzano of Broken Arrow.
He had been on death row since his 1998 conviction.
He also served time in Oklahoma and Kansas for burglary, assault and rape before he was arrested in Rogers County in connection with Marzano's death.
- FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OKC worker is accused of burning cross in boss' yard
OKLAHOMA CITY - A municipal worker in Oklahoma City is accused of burning a cross in front of the home of his boss.
Oklahoma City police said Monday that Joshua Scott Brown, 37, was arrested on complaints of arson, endangering a person while committing arson and possession of a firearm in commission of a felony.
Brown is accused of leaving the burning cross and a gasoline-filled bottle on his supervisor's lawn on Dec. 27.
Police who searched Brown's home recovered materials that matched the same evidence found at the crime scene and saw singed hair on Brown's hands and forearms.
- FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Improvements to I-35 through Norman to begin
NORMAN - Work is getting under way on a project that will change the look of the Interstate 35 interchange at Main Street in Norman while improving safety and increasing capacity.
Work will begin Monday on the $35 million project. The makeover is expected to be complete in less than two years.
The Main Street bridge over I-35 will be replaced with a new Single Point Urban Interchange, which includes longer entrance and exit-ramps at I-35 and a wider bridge.
The second of its kind in Oklahoma, the interchange will allow large volumes of traffic to negotiate the area with a single set of traffic signals on top of the bridge. The project will widen I-35 to six lanes from a half mile north of Main to a half mile south.
- FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Garfield County K-9 dog dies; service is planned
ENID - A memorial service is being planned for a Garfield County Sheriff's Office dog who died on New Year's Eve.
Mako, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois, had been with the Sheriff's Office for five years. His handler, Deputy Darryl Beebe, said the dog died after suffering from stomach tumors.
Mako was trained in both drug detection and patrol.
Beebe says Mako worked for Garfield County and assisted other agencies in the area.
The dog was also used at demonstrations at schools in the county.
- FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
For some Sooners, Earth moves to ring in 2013
LOCO - Some residents in southwestern Oklahoma had a jarring start to the new year.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a 2.8-magnitude earthquake struck about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. The quake was centered about six miles northeast of the Stephens County town of Loco and about 23 miles east-southeast of Duncan.
Authorities reported no injuries or damage from the earthquake.
- FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
