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Norman police recover hand grenades
NORMAN (AP) — The Norman police bomb squad has safely retrieved two hand grenades that a local landlord found while cleaning a rent house.
The landlord placed the grenades in the back of his pickup truck on Sunday and drove them to the police station.
“Not particularly the smartest thing to do — that’s how the bomb squad became involved,” Norman officer David Freudiger said.
The grenades were not detonated but were taken to the police shooting range where they will be held until military officials from Fort Sill retrieve them, Freudiger said.
The grenades were military-issue training grenades that could have been purchased at a military surplus store or gun show, but had been modified to function, Freudiger said.
Officers searched the rent house and interviewed the previous tenant, but said they don’t believe he was involved.
Woman accused in deadly
3-car crash
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police say a woman accused of causing a deadly three-car crash on the city’s northeast side will be arrested on complaints of drunken driving and second-degree murder.
Police say 24-year-old Brittanie Bullock was traveling about 80 mph Sunday afternoon when she slammed into a minivan that then flipped and collided with a sport-utility vehicle.
Sgt. Paco Balderrama says a woman in the minivan, 71-year-old Phyllis Murray, died at the scene.
Five other people in the two vehicles were taken to the hospital including Bullock.
Balderrama says the accident occurred as Bullock was leaving the scene of a previous hit-and-run accident involving two vehicles about eight blocks away.
He says Bullock will be booked into jail once she’s released from the hospital.
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Police: ‘K2’ surfaces in Edmond
Law enforcement officials want Edmond parents to know local youth are using a new synthetic form of marijuana currently not included on the state’s list of outlawed drugs.
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Murder defendant loses attorney to ex-ME
An incomplete autopsy report and a conflict of interest related to the former chief medical examiner have caused delays in the “Bicycle Bob” murder case.
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Local economist sees rebound picking up
Take note if a positive forecast of the state’s economy brightens your day. Oklahoma’s economy is rebounding from the nationwide recession, said Mickey Hepner, associate professor of economics at the University of Central Oklahoma.
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News of ‘deal’ puzzles OU president
A plan to move the beleaguered state medical examiner’s office to Edmond is still alive.
Senate Bill 738, authored by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma City, calls for the office to be moved to the University of Central Oklahoma campus as part of a growing forensic science community. -
Corn looks for state insurance reform
Lawmakers buzz about the state Capitol waiting to see what the federal government will do about health care reform, state Sen. Kenneth Corn said.
“I don’t think we have to wait on Washington,” said Corn, D-Howe, a 2010 candidate for lieutenant governor. “I think we can do things right here in Oklahoma. And we need to do insurance reform in the state.”
So far Corn is the only Democrat in the race for lieutenant governor. Republican Sen. Todd Lamb of Edmond and state Rep. John Wright, R-Broken Arrow, also have announced. -
Geoport board hires new manager
GUTHRIE — The Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport Board on Tuesday named Lee Ivie of Heber City, Utah, as the airport’s new manager. His start date is April 5.
Ivie, who currently manages the Heber City Municipal Airport, will replace Ron Groves, who has served as interim manager since the resignation late last year of former airport manager Aaron Barth. -
DA amends murder charge in ‘Bicycle Bob’ case
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater has amended the first-degree murder charge against a “Bicycle Bob” defendant.
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3-10 Pets: rescued animals
This is a list of animals that have been impounded by Edmond Animal Welfare at the Edmond Animal Shelter, Interstate 35 and Covell in the Cross Timbers Municipal complex. Call the shelter at 216-7615.
The following animals will be available for adoption after March 11:
A Cocker Spaniel, black and tan, was found at Danforth and Boulevard.
A domestic short-haired cat, gray tabby, was found at Jackson.
A domestic long-haired cat, seal point, was found at Jackson. -
City replaces Smith with Smith
The City of Edmond has named Jim Smith as its new assistant city manager of operations, said Larry Stevens, city manager.
Smith has served as the director of Public Works for the City of Lancaster, Texas, since 2003. March 29 will mark his first day of work in Edmond.
“We went through a really long, thorough and exhaustive process interviewing four finalists that we thought were all very good,” Stevens said. “… I’m tickled to death to have him, tickled to death that he’s interested in Edmond.” - More Local News Headlines
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