NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com | 3 Arrested In 19 Wal-Mart Thefts
NewsOn6.com
GLENPOOL, OK -- Police say three people have confessed to stealing more than $10,000 from 19 Oklahoma Wal-Mart stores.
Jarode Virger, 19, and 26-year-old Joseph Maddox and an unidentified 17-year-old were arrested late Wednesday at a Glenpool Wal-Mart.
Other Wal-Mart stores hit by the suspects were in Sapulpa, Moore, Ponca City, Bixby, Broken Arrow, Okmulgee, Owasso, Enid, Edmond, Del City, Tulsa, Stillwater and Oklahoma City.
The suspects admitted to the crimes and identified other subjects involved who are also being investigated.
In all of the thefts, the thieves took a crow bar from the tool department and used it to pry open the registers in the Home & Garden or Automotive section after those areas were shut down for the night, police say.
The thieves were caught on surveillance videos at other stores, and employees at the Glenpool Wal-Mart called police when they saw the suspects entering the store. The three were then arrested.
Both Virger and Maddox previously lived in Tulsa but have recent addresses in Stillwater and Oklahoma City.
Frequently, unemployment is merely reported as a statistic, but The Oklahoma Impact Team is taking a closer look at the people behind the numbers. More>>
The recall affects eight models of cars and trucks dating back to 2005, but Tulsa dealers say the problem is easy to fix and is mostly a preventative measure. More>>
Dozens of people from across the globe are in Tulsa to play pool as Magoo's is hosting the first T-Town Classic – One Pocket Tournament. More>>
Wednesday afternoon, several airlines which serve Tulsa decided to cancel flights in and out of Tulsa on Thursday as the winter storm approaches from the west. More>>
Two Oklahoma mortgage brokers pled guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in what the feds say was a mortgage scam involving 40 area homes and more than $11 million. More>>
The city of Tulsa has appealed to the federal government to re purpose a $3 million Department of Justice grant to allow the city to rehire 35 laid off Tulsa Police officer. More>>
There are new developments in the federal lawsuit against Oklahoma's child welfare agency. More>>
Medical personnel from In His Image gave life saving treatment to a man who had been trapped in earthquake rubble for more than three weeks. More>>
