NEWS - ROBBERS KICK IN DOOR HOLD COUPLE AT GUNPOINT (Midwest City, OK)

Police: Robbers Kick In Door, Hold Couple At Gunpoint
Midwest City Searching For Intruders

September 14, 2011

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. -- A husband and wife were awaken during the middle of the night after two armed intruders kicked in their front door, according to Midwest City police.

The home invasion happened about 3 a.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of North Loftin.

Once inside the home police said the masked gunmen grabbed the wife and demanded cash and jewelry. The wife told the intruders she had nothing to give and the couple said that's when the men turned and walked out.

Police said they arrived at the scene within minutes and searched the neighborhood but found no one.

Police said they have no clear description of the suspects and are asking the public for help. If you have any information, call police.

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the street this happened on is 1 street away from my house.  as a matter of fact, the road right behind us. we dont know anyone in this neighborhood, we pretty much keep to ourselves. so, who it happened to is unknown to us. but thats pretty close.
we have 4 dogs any intruder would have to get past, not that they couldnt, but the 1st sound thats not familiar and known to them, would cause them to bark, and for most robbers thats a deterant.
the people on either side of us have alarm systems installed in thier homes. both have been broken into at least 2 times by unknown assailents.
us? never had that issue. i really believe most home that are targeted are targets by people that know whats in that home, or that seem to be  empty at a cettain time of day.
we also have more tha one vehicle in our yard, so it alwas seems someones home, even if we arnt.


but to say it, i believe our dogs are our best alarm system. they cant call when weve had a break in to any police, but they can surly make a noise that that perp wont want to hear for fear of being bit by any of them...


this isnt the 1st time in my neighborhood anything has happened, it happems more around the holidays than any other time. seeing as this happened in sept, issues in the rise in crme now for this area.


MICHELLE

NEWS - 2 SMALL EARTHQUAKES FELT IN MIDWEST CITY & DEL CITY AREAS (OKLAHOMA) OVERNIGHT

 daniel felt this one sitting at my PC desk. MICHELLE

Two small earthquakes felt in the Midwest City and Del City area overnight 

Scientists noted two small earthquakes in eastern Oklahoma County. The quakes were in the Del City and Midwest City area.

BY ROBERT MEDLEY Staff Writer rmedley@opubco.com Oklahoman    

Published: February 4, 2011

Two small earthquakes reported to have been felt by about 60 people in Midwest City and Del City are not likely connected to the foot of snow across the area, a scientist said.

At 8:06 p.m. Thursday, a magnitude 2.5 earthquake was felt by about 50 people living between N Air Depot and N Midwest Boulevard between NE 23 and NE 10, said Austin Holland, a seismologist for the Oklahoma Geological Survey.
At 1:30 a.m. today, a magnitude 2.3 quake was felt by about 10 people who reported it from the same area, Holland said.
It is possible that extra ground moisture can contribute to earthquakes, but snowfall moisture has not seeped far enough below ground to cause a quake. The quakes are occurring about 3 miles below the surface, Holland said.
Holland said he has been tracking a series of small earthquakes that have been reported since 2009 in the Jones area of eastern Oklahoma County including Cleveland County. The largest one was a magnitude 5.1 quake centered southeast of Lake Thunderbird in Cleveland County on Oct. 13.
No damages were reported from the smaller earthquakes Thursday night and this morning.

NEWS - SCHOOL BUS CRASHES INTO POWER POLE

School Bus Crashes Into Power Pole

Police: Truck Ran Red Light, Crashes Into Bus

 January 19, 2011

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. -- Midwest City police are investigating a crash involving a school bus at Northeast 23rd and Douglas Boulevard.There were no students on the bus, said police.Police said a truck carrying mail ran a red light in the eastbound lanes of Northeast 23rd. It crashed into the school bus that was driving southbound on Douglas Boulevard. The bus crashed into a power pole, causing the pole to lean. OG&E crews are on the scene to fix the pole. No power lines were snapped.No one was transported to the hospital, said police.The truck driver was ticketed for running the red light.Southbound lanes of Douglas Boulevard at Northeast 23rd are back open. Northbound lanes remain closed.