OKC Man Arrested For Stealing, Pawning Tools Stolen From Tech Center

<p>The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office arrested a Francis Tuttle Technology Center professor after a 2-month long investigation over missing tools.</p>

Friday, March 24th 2017, 5:24 am

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OKC Man Arrested For Stealing, Pawning Tools Stolen From Tech Center

The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office arrested a Francis Tuttle Technology Center professor after a 2-month long investigation over missing tools.

John Paul Sands took $35,000 worth of tools from the school and then sold them to a pawn shop, police say. Investigators say they were able to track down the stolen tools to a number of pawn shops in the OKC metro area. Some of the unsold stolen items were found in Sands' car according to the Sheriff's Office.

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office

Sands, formerly a part-time adjunct at Francis Tuttle, faces 13 counts of false declaration to a pawn shop.

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The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office arrested a Francis Tuttle Technology Center professor after a 2-month long investigation over missing tools.

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