An unidentified man is wanted for breaking into a business near NW 10th Street and Council Road in west Oklahoma City, and investigators are hoping someone in the neighborhood recognizes him. Police haven't said which business was hit, exactly when the break-in happened, or whether surveillance video captured a getaway vehicle or any accomplices. The case has been logged under number 26-5001699 as detectives work to put a name to the face in their photos.
Investigators Release Photos, Ask Public for Help
In a post shared to Facebook, the Oklahoma City Police Department asked residents to help identify the man tied to the break-in, releasing images alongside the case number. Anyone with information can stay anonymous while submitting it, and tips can go in through www.okccrimetips.com or by calling Crime Stoppers at 405-235-7300, according to the department's post.
Those channels feed into Oklahoma City Crime Stoppers, the nonprofit that fields tips like this one for OKCPD investigators. The program was founded in July 1979 and runs entirely on private donations and community fundraising rather than tax dollars, according to the City of Oklahoma City. Tips that directly lead to an arrest or the filing of felony charges can earn informants up to $1,000, per the same city page, and people can also submit leads through the P3 Tips smartphone app in addition to phone and web options.
What a Burglary Conviction Could Mean
Legally, breaking into a business to steal property or commit a felony amounts to second-degree burglary under Oklahoma law, as outlined by Justia Law, citing Title 21 Section 1435 of the state statutes. If the man is identified, arrested and convicted, he would face a potential sentence of two to seven years in state prison, according to the Kania Law Office, which cites Title 21 Section 1436.
A Historic Crossroads Now Patrolled by OKCPD's Southwest Division
The stretch of NW 10th Street and Council Road sits within the Oklahoma City Police Department's Southwest Division, which handles patrol and investigations across that part of the 73127 ZIP code, according to the Neighborhood Alliance of Central Oklahoma. The same intersection carries deeper local history: an official marker on NW 10th Street commemorates the spot as Jesse Chisholm's 1858 trading station at Council Grove, once a regional meeting point for trade and military councils, per the City of Oklahoma City.
Property Crime Still a Metro-Wide Challenge Despite Falling Burglary Rates
Statewide, burglary offenses have dropped 49 percent over recent years, the largest percentage decline among any property crime category, per the Council of State Governments South. Even so, Oklahoma City police logged 14,237 property crimes among 53,817 total offenses in 2024, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation's Crime in Oklahoma report. OKCPD organizes its response through six geographic patrol divisions, including Southwest, Hefner, Springlake and Santa Fe, per the City of Oklahoma City, and this appeal follows a string of recent NW Oklahoma City property-crime call-outs, including a nearby break-in that ended in a stabbing just days earlier.
