Army family heading to Fort Hood lost everything to thieves in Tulsa

Army soldier, family say thieves stole nearly everything they own during move to Fort Hood

KTUL ABC 8 Tulsa
by Amy Jenson
April 27th 2019

They are celebrating Sturm’s sister’s wedding, but the celebration is a little muted by what happened overnight.

“I am still kind of in shock,” Sturm said. “Why would somebody do this?”

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) -- An Army soldier and his family are starting back at zero.

They stopped in Tulsa for a wedding on their way to Fort Hood, and in less than 24 hours, thieves stole nearly everything they own.

Shattered glass, that’s all that is left from the U-Haul and SUV that was parked here Friday night.

“My first thought was oh maybe she parked on the other side of the building,” Jesse Sturm said.

Army Sergeant Jesse Sturm and his wife Wendy and their two kids are on a 1,700 mile trek to Fort Hood in Texas.

They stopped in Tulsa on Friday night to stay at Homewood Suites near 71st and Garnett.
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