Would-be robber Corneilyus Howeth felt the wrath of his victims when he unsuccessfully tried to rob them at an Oklahoma City hair salon, Head Honchos, on Christmas Eve and was left out in the cold … naked. Howeth got into the car of an unnamed woman waiting outside the salon and pulled a gun on […]
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Behind the snitch?
Credit: Brad Gregg When two men allegedly finished burglarizing a house just outside McAlester last month, one of the thieves evidently made the job of police much easier by accidentally butt-dialing 911. The dispatcher transferred the call, allowing investigators to listen while the pair of voices on the other end discussed swiping money, jewelry and […]
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It’s melting! melting!
Credit: Brad Gregg That would be illegal, we’re pretty sure, just as it’s illegal to rob the ice cream man. According to Midwest City police, that’s what Gee did on Aug. 3, when temperatures were 113 and he purchased a frozen treat at an ice cream van. Sadly, the item evidently had melted. Gee allegedly […]
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History of violence
Just because Glen doesn’t agree with K.A. Straughn (“Welfare recipients denied work ‘blessing,’” Aug. 31, Gazette), he calls the viewpoint “selfish, miserly, complacent and sedentary.” He goes on to reference a “fat face” “buried in fast food and takeout seven nights a week.” I think a letter making such accusations exhibits some of the worst […]
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Sucker punch!
Convicted murderer Emanuel D. “E Man” Mitchell, 33, apparently understood only steps one through two. On May 2, an Oklahoma City jury found Mitchell and Anthony D. “Black” Morrison, 44, guilty of first-degree murder. In 2009, the pair allegedly solicited two teenagers as accomplices in a Reliable Discount Pharmacy robbery. The botched robbery ended with […]