A forgetful husband prompts a Tulsa Police search with a happy ending

A Sand Springs couple can enjoy a little chuckle, after a misunderstanding, turned into a full-blown Tulsa Police investigation Thursday afternoon. <br/><br/>News on 6 crime reporter Lori Fullbright explains

Thursday, December 1st 2005, 7:30 pm

By: News On 6

A Sand Springs couple can enjoy a little chuckle, after a misunderstanding, turned into a full-blown Tulsa Police investigation Thursday afternoon.

News on 6 crime reporter Lori Fullbright explains why one husband is thankful, even if he is in the dog-house.

A massive search started Thursday afternoon because Henry Moydell dropped his wife off at a Thrift Store at 11 AM and when he returned an hour later, she was no where to be found. He did what any worried husband would do, he called the police.

Before long, they had a picture of her, were calling nearby neighborhoods and alerting the troops. The Moydell family showed up, it was a tense three hours, until around 3 PM; Dorothea came riding up in a police cruiser, none the worse for the wear.

It seems Henry had forgotten which Thrift Store he'd dropped off at and she'd been waiting, patiently, all this time. He knew he'd be in for it. "Probably beat on me awhile, but, she'll be alright." Lori Fullbright: "Will you though?" Henry Moydell: "Now, I will."

The kids actually figured it out, so Tulsa Police started checking area thrift stores and they found Dorothea at the very last one, just getting ready to call 911.

She even told the officer what she planned to do to her forgetful husband. "I told him I was warning him ahead of time, I was going to hit him tonight."

The only people happier about this story's ending than Dorothea's family, were Tulsa Police. Sgt Kim Presley: "Cell phones help us out a lot, to get the information back and forth and they didn't have one, so I bet one will be under the Christmas tree this year.â€ And maybe, a little reminder notebook for Henry.

Thursday's incident gave the police department a good chance to test its reverse 911 system. It's where they call hundreds of homes in an area, to alert neighbors that a child or grown-up is missing so people can be on the lookout. It worked great, but thankfully, it wasn't really needed.