Thieves Swipe Gun, Ammo And Purse From Metro Couple's Truck Parked At Harkin's Theatre

A metro couple learned an expensive lesson one week before Christmas. 

Their truck was burglarized in Bricktown as possibly a part of a string of thefts around the metro.

Metro law enforcement see an increase in car burglaries around Christmas, but this year police are warning gun owners to think twice before leaving a weapon in their vehicles.

Savannah Slayton and her boyfriend had to leave the Harkins Theatre in Bricktown only 20 minutes into their movie last weekend.

“I was getting notifications. A $600 purchase at Walmart was declined,” Savannah Slayton, theft victim, said. “Then I saw there was a $200 or $140 purchase at Old Navy on my debit card.”

They discovered someone burglarized Slayton’s boyfriend’s truck.

“Took his shotgun, his ammo, took my purse,” Slayton said. “Every piece of identification I had was in that purse.”

A huge loss just before Christmas.

“I can’t even buy Christmas presents for my family because I don’t have my money yet,” said Slayton.

She is not alone. Oklahoma City police are investigating a string of car burglaries and thefts this week. 

The department posted pictures on social media of three suspects leaving a metro Target after using stolen credit cards. 

Investigators said the trio stole cars and credit cards from the Main Event parking lot near Memorial and Western Avenue.

After her experience, Stayton shared the same message police have for the public.

“Do not leave anything of importance in your cars,” Slayton said. “It’s Christmas time, it’s the holiday season and you don’t know what people are walking around neighborhoods looking through vehicles.”

Police ask if anyone has information about recent car burglaries in the city to call Crime Stoppers.