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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2012

Tulsa Plaza Shooter's Brother Was Killed In Police Shootout

Andrew Joseph Dennehy, 23, remained in the hospital in critical condition, after allegedly shooting a Tulsa County, Okla., sheriff's deputy and being shot.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 18, 2012

SHOT Show 2012: Safariland Honors Five Officers

Safariland honored five officers at SHOT Show today and inducted them into their Saves Club for surviving harrowing encounters with the help of gear from the body armor and police products maker.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2011

Federal Judge Sentences Tulsa Officers, ATF Agent

A federal judge on Tuesday told a former Tulsa police officer that he'd "dishonored the badge" before sentencing him to 10 years in prison for his role in a police corruption scandal that led to dozens of convictions being overturned.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 9, 2011

Okla. Man Gets Life for Ambushing Officer

A district judge told Hector Escalante the citizens of Oklahoma City are "lucky to have you off the streets," before giving him a life sentence for ambushing Officer Katie Lawson.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2011

Two Okla. Deputies Killed In Wreck with Semi

Deputies Tim Lowery and Mike Roberts were travelling west on Highway 39 four miles west of Highway 177. The deputies crested a hill, when they encountered a semi hauling a lowboy trailer that was attempted to make a U-turn.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 26, 2011

Jury Convicts Tulsa Cop, Clears Another

Jurors convicted Officer Jeff Henderson on eight of the 53 counts against him, and cleared Officer William Yelton on the eight charges he faced.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2011

Tulsa Officer Gave 'Take Out' Order for Inmate

Sgt. Carla Housely said she wrote out a statement by inmate Durrell Collins, who claimed that Tulsa Police Officer Bill Yelton asked him to beat up another inmate in the Tulsa Jail,

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2011

C.I. Testifies Tulsa Officer Gave Her Gifts

A criminal informant testified about her close friendship with a Tulsa (Okla.) Police officer she said gave her gifts, after she took the stand in a federal police misconduct trial.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 4, 2011

ATF Agent Participated In Crimes with Tulsa Cops

Brandon McFadden, who pleaded guilty to drug distribution and is awaiting sentencing, said he knew Officer Jeff Henderson made up information to obtain search warrants and used a criminal informant to sell drugs.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJune 15, 2011

Shots Fired: Tulsa, Okla., The Alley

Tulsa K-9 Officer Steve Downie was summononed to a dark alley about a mile from a fast-food restaurant that had been robbed on June 10, 1996. Officer Downie and Officer Dick Hobson began searching the alley on foot, when muzzle blasts lighted up the area. Suspect Steven Williams, 21, had engaged officers with a shotgun, firing from a darkened corner in front of a steel plate (visible on the right). Read the full story, as our "Shots Fired" feature for June. Photos are courtesy of Steve Downie.

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