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Two arrested after Thanksgiving school burglary, police say

Posted at 1:51 PM, Nov 23, 2017
and last updated 2017-11-24 05:00:57-05

TULSA -- Two people were arrested on Thanksgiving Day in connection with a burglary at a school, police said. 

Tulsa police officers were dispatched just before 10:40 a.m. to Phoenix Rising Alternative School, which is located at 3341 East Archer Street. 

Tulsa police received a report of a burglary in progress and said Tulsa Public Schools officials were watching the burglars on camera.

Police said a K-9 officer located the burglars on the north side of the school. Those arrested were a juvenile and David Cole, 21. 

Police said the two had a large black bag that contained loot from the school, which they grabbed after breaking a window to enter the school.

Cole was arrested on a count of second-degree burglary and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. 

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