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FBI Nets Arrests in Oklahoma Child Sex Trafficking Sting

August 14, 2013

A recent FBI investigation into child sex trafficking made headlines when Operation Cross Country VII netted 150 arrests and rescued 105 minors aged 13 to 17 in 76 cities across the United States. Locally, three juveniles were rescued from sex trafficking, but media reports differ widely on the number of arrests in Oklahoma City, with […]

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What is the Oklahoma Violent Offender Registry?

July 11, 2013

In 2003, 89-year-old Mary Rippy was brutally strangled by her neighbor, Tommy Standefer—a violent felon with convictions for first degree manslaughter and felony possession of a firearm. The elderly woman did not know about Standefer’s criminal past and didn’t suspect the violence brewing nearby. In 2004, the Oklahoma legislature enacted the Mary Rippy Violent Crime […]

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Oklahoma Meth Registry Aimed at Curbing Manufacture, Abuse

June 5, 2013

Low cost, easy access, the ability to be manufactured with common ingredients, and a powerful, addictive high all make methamphetamine one of the most widely abused drugs in Oklahoma. Crystal meth has been a bane of the state’s law enforcement agencies for some time. According to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control […]

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