Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said a squatter who allegedly broke into a home after a resident died had mail destined for the new residence.
Police said police responded after neighbors saw people entering the property near 15th Street and S. Yale Avenue at approximately 9:15 pm on January 15.
A police helicopter from the area spotted the two men leaving the back of the house heading north up the Yale River.
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so Facebook Post Tuesday, Tulsa spokesperson police The Department of Defense said, “A helicopter guided officers on the ground, and both Vivian Gassaway and Kendall Brewer were taken into custody.
“The homeowner said the previous tenant passed away in November and the house was supposed to be vacant.”
“Another neighbor said he came home and saw the two enter the house and decided to call the police. I said I have.
“The two suspects broke into the residence multiple times and one of them was receiving mail, so it appears that he lived there for quite some time.”
Both Gasaway and Brewer were arrested for second-degree robbery.
According to the Tulsa Criminal Defense Law Firm, second-degree robbery in Oklahoma carries a sentence of two to seven years in state prison.
See the latest numbers available on the Tulsa Police Department website. In 2020 he had 4,407 robberies.
This represents part of the city’s downward trend since 2014, with the lowest number reported in 2017 with a high of 5,780.
Newsweek We have reached out to TPD for comment.
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Bullhead City Police received a report of a burglary in progress at a home near 7th Avenue and Palm Avenue in Mojave County at approximately 3:30 am on September 10.
Officers were informed that they hadn’t seen the resident in about a year and assumed she had moved out.
When police entered the home, they found 65-year-old Christine Lee Walters walking through the property. They also found evidence of a door break-in indicating a break-in to the house.
A BCPD spokesperson said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, September 14: The body was in the house all along. “
