Burglar Confesses Hours After Ransacking Tulsa Business

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TULSA, Oklahoma -

A Tulsa business owner is breathing a sigh of relief after a suspected thief returned his stolen property hours after his office was ransacked. 

Chris Marriott, the owner of NuRoof and Construction, said a man broke into their office early Wednesday morning and took two computers and a T.V. An outdoor camera captured a woman working with him and shows the man putting the T.V. into a Tahoe.

News On 6's Amy Slanchik reported on the burglary Wednesday night in the 6 p.m. newscast.

About an hour after the story aired, owner Chris Marriott got a call from the suspected thief who confessed to burglarizing the office. Marriott said the thief told him he had a drug problem.

Marriott said the man called back again around 9:30, saying he had left all the stolen property at Guts Church. 

Marriott said he has the man's name and information and is waiting for police to catch up with him.