🌱 Craigslist Robbers Arrested + SpaceX Rocket Spotted Over Tulsa

Get on up, Tulsa! It's Wednesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Tulsa.

First, today's weather:

Windy with a wintry mix, 1-3". High: 32 Low: 13.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Tulsa:

1. Multiple suspects have been arrested after allegedly kidnapping and robbing a man who was trying to sell his iPhone on Craigslist in January. Officials say the victim was held at gunpoint during the interaction before being bound, gagged, and placed inside a closet for several hours. Suspects Fernando Medina-Moreno, Cody Griffin, and Annastasia Hildbrand have all been arrested in connection to the incident. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
2. A man accused of stealing a dinosaur statue from outside of a souvenir store on Route 66 in December has finally been caught. Suspect Bob Morton was arrested on Monday following a search conducted by the Tulsa Police Downtown IMPACT Team. Officers say Morton was caught stealing the Deinonychus statue from outside of Decopolis on the store's surveillance camera. (News On 6)
3. People across the Tulsa area spotted the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the night sky on Monday. The rocket created a spiral of light that some witnesses believed was a sign of an alien ship. However, meteorologist Mike Collier says the spiral was caused by second-stage fuel release from the rocket, which was on its way back to the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.(kjrh.com)

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Today in Tulsa:

• BPS Bonds Community Forum At Bixby Chamber of Commerce (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Significant accumulations of snow and sleet are expected through Thursday night, with the heaviest precipitation likely to fall late today into tonight. The greatest snow amounts are expected across far northeast Oklahoma, with lesser amounts to the south where more sleet and freezing rain will occur. (Facebook)
• Join the Tulsa Zoo as it returns to in-person racing Saturday, Mar. 5! The Ascension St. John Zoo Run is the biggest family-friendly race in Tulsa. (Instagram)
• Based upon forecasted weather conditions Tulsa Community College will be closed today for a snow day. All classes and operations are canceled. This is not a Groundhog Day joke. Stay safe in wintery conditions. (Instagram)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.