OKLAHOMA CITY — The staff at Hefner Mansions said they pride themselves on running a clean and spacious facility.
“We’re proactive in trying to keep our seniors safe and as least restrictive as we can and still keep their independence,” executive director Melva Noakes said.
That’s why she and other staff members are frustrated over a woman they say slipped into the building in mid July.
They caught the woman on camera and said she searched for an unlocked apartment and stole a resident’s wallet as that resident hollered for help.
“As the lady passed by us, we didn’t realize what had happened,” Noakes said.
Police said it’s a crime that sounds very similar to a rash of others all around the metro.
“The M.O. is very similar, the descriptions are very similar, so that is certainly something that our detectives are looking at,” OKC Police Msgt.Gary Knight said.