OKLAHOMA Police locate suspicious man with thick Arab accent who entered Moore High School and started asking about security 4 days before beheading by Muslim at Vaughn Foods in the same town
Police have made contact with an
Arab man with a thick accent who entered Moore High School unauthorized.
He allegedly asked suspicious questions about security to students and
teachers at school. Specifically, he wanted to know how many police
officers are present on campus each day and where is the nearest police
station.
News on 6 (h/t Jeanne) According
to Moore Schools Superintendent Robert Romines, a teacher was also
approached by the man. The man allegedly inquired about enrolling his
students at the school.
Moore Schools Administrators warned
parents of the situation in a letter sent home with students, Wednesday.
“Why did it take so long for this to come out?” asked Stephen Vaughn,
while picking up his son after school.
The letter stated the principal was
notified of the incident until Sept. 26, one day after the
highly-publicized attack at Vaughan Foods in Moore. “Can’t go to school
or work, always something to be worried about,” Vaughn said.
Vaughn was already on edge after
learning the suspect, Alton Nolen admitted he beheaded a co-worker and
stabbed another at Vaughan Foods in Sept. 25. Given the recent events,
he said he is even more concerned the Arab man was able to gain access
to his son’s school.
“We take this very seriously and
that’s why we are working with Moore schools and they will possibly
notice a difference in the patrol at the schools,” Lewis said two
officers are always on duty at the school.
He also assured parents in a news
conference the matter will be fully investigated. “It’s very concerning.
This is something we need to fix as a police department and we need to
fix this as a school district,” said Lewis.
Police located the individual, who is
cooperating with investigators. He does not face any criminal charges,
at this time.The Moore Police Department is encouraging students and
teachers to be vigilant in reporting anyone or anything suspicious on a
school campus.
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