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Posted: 04/30/2012
TULSA - Tulsa's most wanted suspect this week is Virgil Wallace Poole Jr.
Poole, 49, is wanted on a number of charges, including kidnapping, maiming, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and domestic assault and battery.
Police say Poole locked his girlfriend in a closet last December. He the hit her over the head with a hammer and burned her with a curling iron.
Poole has a $525,000 bond.
Police say Poole should be considered dangerous and possibly armed.
Poole has brown hair and eyes. He is approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds.
The Crime Commission is offering a cash reward for information leading to Poole's arrest.
Anyone with information about his location should call Crime Stoppers at (918) 596-COPS or email crimestoppers@cityoftulsa.org . Tipsters can also text a tip to CRIMES (274637), beginning the message with Tip918.
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