A summer of concern
Three crimes at two Tulsa parks this summer, including a stabbing and two sexual assaults, have left trail users shaken. For many, Tulsa’s parks are sacred spaces meant for escape, exercise, and connection.
“It really hurts my heart,” said Nicholas Geib, who uses the trails regularly. “These are our sacred grounds. These trails are where people get better… when somebody like that tries to come in and take these holy grounds from us and put a fear in our heart, it really shakes me, and I bet it shakes a lot of Tulsa.”
River Parks leaders take action
River Parks Executive Director, Jeff Edwards, says he understands the frustration from park users.
“It’s concerning that we have to even think about the places that we use to really escape our daily lives,” Edwards said. “What we have heard is that really, they are frustrated. Generally speaking, they have felt really safe in this park environment, and now with these three incidents in a row, it’s ultra frustrating.”…