The intent is to decrease the number of holdups at Tulsa drugstores.
By NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff Writer
Published: 9/25/2010 2:20 AM
Police set a date this week to meet with area pharmacists in an effort to decrease the number of drugstore heists in Tulsa.
Robbery detectives will meet with pharmacy employees Oct. 5 at the Tulsa Police Academy, Sgt. Dave Walker said.
More than 30 pharmacy robberies have occurred in Tulsa this year, including one earlier this week.
Walker said police have contacted several companies that operate pharmacies about the seminar, which will focus on prevention efforts, video surveillance, what to do after a robbery and witness accounts.
Meanwhile, police at the three patrol divisions are addressing crime hot spots and trends, a weekly crime report shows.
In the Mingo Valley Division in eastern Tulsa, police have seen an increase in meth lab dumps behind strip shopping centers. Because the chemicals involved in meth-making are dangerous, police are directing patrols to address the problem.
Police also noted a cluster of daytime residential burglaries in the area of 21st to 41st streets from U.S. 169 to Garnett Road.
In the Gilcrease Division in northern Tulsa and downtown, police reported that they have been responding to residents' complaints of prostitution in the 400 to 500 blocks of East Virgin Street.
They are also addressing the continuing problem of daytime burglaries in which thieves are specifically seeking electronics.
Gilcrease officers have also been focusing on traffic violations, including red light runners in the downtown area.
In the Riverside Division, which patrols southern and western areas of the city, police have seen a spike in burglaries from vehicles between 53rd Street and 56th Place from 25th to 30th West avenues.
Although the division has seen a decrease in auto thefts, officers are continuing to monitor the areas around 61st Street and Peoria Avenue and Riverside Drive from 71st to 81st streets, where they have seen clusters of vehicle thefts.
Nicole Marshall 581-8459
nicole.marshall@tulsaworld.com
By NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff Writer
Copyright Tulsa World 2010
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