OKC police: Thief on crutches robs three homes
Witness recognizes man as former co-worker, according to officers
A thief on crutches has been charged with three counts of burglary after robbing three metro homes, Oklahoma City police said.
Witnesses told officers that Ernest Raymond Sarabia, 28, was on crutches with a cast on his left foot when he robbed a home in the 1000 block of Southwest 46th Street February 12. He fled the scene in a Ford F-150 truck, investigators said.
According to police, Sarabia robbed a second home in the 1400 block of Southwest 78th Street two days later. Witnesses once again told police a man on crutches robbed the home, and left in a Ford F-150 truck.
A third victim told police she came home on March 5 to find a man on crutches robbing her home. The witness told police she startled the man, and he dropped his crutches while escaping.
That witness told police she recognized Sarabia because he lives in the area, and bikes everywhere. The witness also said Sarabia used to work at the meat counter at the Save-A-Lot at Southwest 44th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Police interviewed management there, which led them to Sarabia's former home.
Sarabia has not been arrested.