Skiatook police: Tulsa fire captain arrested for allegedly robbing two banks

Skiatook police: Tulsa fire captain arrested for allegedly robbing two banks

AND I'M MIKE BROOKS.NEW TONIGHT..

A TULSA FIRECAPTAIN BEHIND BARS- CHARGEDWITH BANK ROBBERY ANDKNOWINGLY CONCEALINGPROPERTY BY THE CITY OFSKIATOOK.

TWO WORKS FORYOU'S DANE HAWKINS IS AT THESKIATOOK POLICE DEPARTMENTWITH MORE ON THEINVESTIGATION INTO THESECHARGES.TULSA FIRE CAPTAIN JERRYBROWN IS STAYING THE NIGHTHERE TONIGHT, DETECTIVES WHOARRESTED HIM SAY HE'LL BETRANSPORTED TOOSAGE COUNTY TOMORROW.

THOSEWHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ONTHIS CASE SAY ITS BEEN TOUGHBECAUSE HE GREW UP HERE- ANDMANY PEOPLE KNEW HIM.

ANDLOOKED UP TO HIM.AUTHORITIES TELL ME THEINVESTIGATION STARTED INMARCH 12TH WHEN THE FIRSTROBBERY HERE IN SKIATOOKHAPPENED.

THE FBI CAME TOHELP THE INVESTIGATIONSDEPARTMENT FIND WHO STOLEABOUT 57,000 DOLLARS THATDAY.DETECTIVES SPENT HOURSRETRACING WHERE VEHICLESCAME AND WENT, SECURITYVIDEO FROM THE BANK ANDNEARBY BUILDINGS, THEINVESTIGATION RAMPED UP EVENMORE AFTER THE SPERRYROBBERY AND FROM THERE THEYSTARTED COMPARING EYEWITNESSDESCRIPTIONS FROM BOTHINCIDENTS.

THE LEADDETECTIVE ON THE CASE SAYSTHE BREAK CAME LAST WEEKWHEN CITIZENS OFFERED SOMEVITAL HELP."We STtarted receiving a lotof calls and informationfrom locals here inSkiatook from people whoknow or know Jerry Brown, ofthings they had noticed orexperienced and saw some ofthe actives that he wasdoing"DETECTIVE RAY SAYS THIS ISTHE FIRST BANK ROBBERY INSKIATOOK.

THEY DO BELIEVE HEACTED ALONE.DETECTIVE RAY SAYS THIS ISTHE FIRST BANK ROBBERY INSKIATOOK.THEY DO BELIEVE HE ACTEDALONE.AND DETECTIVE SAYS THE FBIIS LOOKING TO BRING FEDERALCHARGES AGAINSTBROWN AS WELL.

STAY WITH USAS WE STAY ON THIS STORYIN SKIATOOK DANE HAWKINS 2WORKS FOR YOUWE BROKE THAT NEWS FOR YOUONLINE TONIGHT...