By Eric Oesch Staff Writer

Police in Nichols Hills thwarted two residential burglaries in progress last month leading to the arrest of two men and the recovery of stolen property from homes in Nichols Hills, The Village and Oklahoma City, according to a report by Police Chief Steven Cox submitted to the Nichols Hills City Council.

During a routine morning patrol on the morning of Feb. 11, Nichols Hills police observed a vehicle parked in a driveway of a vacant residence in the 7600 block of Dorset Drive near Christ the King Catholic Church. Upon further investigation officers determined the vehicle was running with no one inside.

New Integris Heart Hospital ‘tops out’

INTEGRIS Health held a topping out ceremony to celebrate another significant milestone towards the completion of the new INTEGRIS Health Heart Hospital, currently being built on the INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center campus.

A topping out ceremony is a long-standing construction tradition that typically occurs when the final or highest structural beam is raised into place.

Before the beam was ceremoniously placed using a cranedonors, hospital leaders, cardiovascular physicians, construction team members and other dignitaries were invited to sign the beam for posterity.

“We are excited to mark this meaningful moment in the construction of the INTEGRIS Health Heart Hospital,” said Tim Pehrson, president and chief executive officer of INTEGRIS Health. “Many of those who

FRIDAY’s

Dogs of the Week

Grace and Bobby J’s human is Cheryl Steckler of The Village.

Bobby J named after a local attorney who was an advocate and friend to all downtrodden dogs.

Email nominations with a complete description to rose@okcfriday.com.

Submissions are used in the order they are received.

The anticipated completion date for the new INTEGRIS Health Heart Hospital is 2024.

played an integral part in making this facility possible, will now be forever memorialized within the hospital’s future walls.”

INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center has long been known as the only hospital in Oklahoma to offer a full spectrum of advanced cardiac care, and the new heart hospital will allow us to continue to offer the best heart care available any- where in the world.

The 209,000-square-foot building will include 64 ICU beds, multiple cardiac catheterization labs, cardiovascular operating rooms, hybrid operating rooms, electrophysiology heart labs, and cardiac diagnostic testing areasall conveniently located in one easy to navigate location.

The anticipated completion date for the new INTEGRIS Health Heart Hospital is 2024.

“While Sergeants Greenwood and Voyles were walking toward the residence, a male exited the backdoor of the vacant home,” said Chief Cox in his February report to the City Council. “Dispatch contacted the property owners and were advised no one had permission to be on the property and wanted to press charges.”

Arturo Holman, 23, was transported to the Oklahoma County Detention Center and charged with second degree burglary.

Four days later, a second Nichols Hills residential burglary was foiled when officers responded to a late-night call to police to report a suspicious vehicle in the 1500 block of Camden Way.

“The reporting party stated a black pickup pulling a trailer had driven by their residence twice,” said Chief Cox.

The caller told Nichols Hills dispatch that building supplies had recently been stolen their residence.

As officers patrolled the area, they located a pickup with a trailer matching the description given to police backed into the driveway of a home in the 1800 block of Drury Lance several blocks east of the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club.

“Our officer knew the residence was unoccupied,” said Cox, “and made contact with the suspect in the driveway as he was returning the parked pickup truck.

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City plans special waste collection

Oklahoma City plans to host a special collection for unwanted computers, tires, ammunition and prescription medications, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 1, at the OKC Fairgrounds.

The drop off site is to be on the south side of the fairgrounds, east of the Jim Norick Arena. Enter the fairgrounds from May Avenue at Gate 5 on Gordon Cooper Boulevard.

The collection is open to Oklahoma City residents only. Residents must bring their current City of Oklahoma City water bill to prove residency.

Syringes, liquids, inhalers, tire rims, televisions and wheels are not accepted.

The Household Hazardous Waste

Collection Facility at 1621 S Portland Ave. accepts a wide variety of hazardous materials from residents’ homes year-round. The type of products accepted at the facility includes gasoline, automotive fluids, batteries, pesticides, weed killers, swimming pool chemicals and paint-related products. The facility is open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays.

Happy Birthday!

St. Pat’s at The Greens

Irish libations were flowing as members of The Greens Golf and Country Club donned their best green for the party in the club’s Double Deuce speakeasy. At left: Tom and Deb Barrera listen to the live music.