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Bike theft on the rise at OU Stolen bikes show up at pawn shops in Norman JORGE KRZYZANIAK News Reporter @JorgeKrzyz
OU has seen dozens of bicycle-related crimes in the past few months, and police are having a difficult time solving them due to a lack of bicycle registration. Police reports from July 3 to Sept. 3 show 35 instances of bicycles or bike parts stolen on campus. Four bicycles were reported stolen from separate locations on the first day of fall classes. Only twice in the 35
instances of reported bike thefts was there an immediate arrest made. OU police department's Maj. Bruce Chan said bicycle thefts are by far the most reported crime on campus, but police are able to recover a significant number of bicycles eventually through old-fashioned police work. “One factor that is nearly always present when we do recover a bicycle is that the serial number is known and reported to us," Chan said. "If we have a serial number, the chances of recovery go up considerably.” All bicycles used on campus by
students, faculty or staff have to be registered with the OU Police Department. Bike registrations can be filed online, by mail or by walk-in. But despite this OU policy, Chan said the majority of bikes reported stolen were never registered with their department. Some of the stolen bikes, Chan said, turn up in pawn shops and are recovered when their serial numbers are entered into a database. David Jones, assistant manager of Pawn Plus on Porter Avenue, said people bring bikes to pawn or sell almost daily. About once every six months police come to retrieve
a bike that’s turned out to have been stolen, he said. “They do their due diligence,” Jones said. Jones said he doesn’t turn anyone away or cast suspicions that an item coming in may be stolen. Instead, items are registered in the database, signed for by their seller and information about the seller is gathered from their ID. If police suspect the item is stolen, the pawn shop is notified and the item is placed on hold immediately. While eight of these thefts are reported to have occurred at the Traditions Square Apartments and the majority of the bicycles were
stolen during the day, Chan said bike owners should use caution everywhere and should take preventative measures. “Use a good, sturdy lock and register your bicycle,” Chan said. “Bike thefts happen any time of the day. You can’t assume that just because it’s daytime your bike’s going to be safe. The online registration for bicycles can be found at ou.edu/oupd/ bikereg.htm. Jorge Krzyzaniak jorgekrzyz@gmail.com
OU will produce winning drama Science and comedy mix in Stoppard play CHLOE MOORES A&E Reporter @chloemoores13
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One of the many rides at the Oklahoma State Fair twirls around in the night at last years State Fair. The fair draws visitors from all over Oklahoma and beyond for its food and attractions.
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109th iteration of event offers joys of entertainment, food JORGE KRZYZANIAK News Reporter @JorgeKrzyz
The Oklahoma State Fair begins its 109th run today in Oklahoma City. The fair will span 10 days, promising to offer a variety of unique foods, entertainment and special events. Oklahoma State Fair President & CEO
Tim O’Toole announced in a press release that the goal of this year’s fair is to provide “a clean and safe environment where visitors can experience all that the fair has to offer.” O’Toole said the fair promises new attractions and “fan favorites”. “We are also proud to offer several can’tmiss performances, (including) ‘Disney on Ice presents Frozen’ and the PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour,” O’Toole said in the release. Lara O’Leary, Emergency Medical Services Authority spokeswoman, said she
commends fair organizers for providing so much entertainment for so many people in an environment that has become safer each year. “In the past few years, the injuries have tapered down a bit,” O’Leary said. “We’ve had less traumatic injuries, less volume of heat stroke, less volume of incidents. I’m not sure what’s going on, but the state fair is obviously doing it right.” SEE FAIR PAGE 2
An award winning intellectual thriller will bring mystery, tragedy and comedy to the Weitzenhoffer Theatre Friday and pose some perplexing questions to prick the human psyche. "Arcadia" is an Olivier and Tony winning play by Tom Stoppard that takes place in Sidley Park, an estate in the English countryside, during two time periods: 1809 and 1989, according to the dramaturg's note for the show. “It has always been a play that I’ve loved and admired for its complexity," said Alissa Mortimer, the director of "Arcadia." "It was very high on the list of shows OU has wanted to do for a while, and the timing was just right.” Tommy Stuart, an acting junior, plays the lead role of Septimus Hodge, a tutor at Sidley Park. The show deals heavily with a variety of complex ideas such as The Chaos Theory, the movement of time and lots of heat equations, Stuart said. Stuart read the show three times through and then once backwards to begin to tackle the intricacy of the play and the line of events, he said. SEE THEATRE PAGE 4
As doubts about guilt swirl, Glossip given two-week stay Execution date delayed with mere hours to go MCALESTER, OKLA. (AP) — An
appeals court agreed to halt the execution of an Oklahoma man with just hours to spare Wednesday after his attorneys asked for time to review new evidence, including a fellow inmate's claim that he overheard the other man convicted in the case admit he acted alone. Richard Eugene Glossip was twice convicted of ordering the killing of Barry Van Treese, who owned the Oklahoma City motel where he worked. His co-worker,
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Justin Sneed, was convicted of fatally beating Van Treese and was a key prosecution witness in Glossip's trials. Glossip, 52, was scheduled to be executed at 3 p.m. But the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals agreed to delay the lethal injection after Glossip's attorneys said they had new evidence. Among the material is a signed affidavit from another inmate, Michael Scott, who claims he heard Sneed say "he set Richard Glossip up, and that Richard Glossip didn't do anything." The court said it granted the temporary stay "due to Glossip's last-minute filing and in order for
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this court to give fair consideration" to his claims. The court rescheduled his execution for Sept. 30. Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton briefly addressed media gathered at the prison for the execution. He said he was informed by his general counsel of the delay and that prison officials were "shutting down" the execution procedures. Patton said prison officials also notified Glossip's family that the execution had been stayed. SEE GLOSSIP PAGE 2
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Ericka Glossip-Hodge, left, looks on as her sister, Christina Glossip-Hodge, right, signs the guest book in the office of Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015.
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