Bullets in parking lot, white powder reported to cops
Current campus police reports include a campus employee finding a baggie of white powder, an unattended child and bullets discovered in a parking lot.
At approximately 9:08 p.m. April 22, a suspicious white powder in a small plastic baggy led to a call to campus police.
The baggy was found by Lab Tutor Theron Blunck, 24, while watering plants in the Science Engineering and Math building near SEM entry 3.
Police Officer Jeffrey McIntyre took the bag to the campus police department. No further action was taken.
Additional information was included in a supplemental report that was not made available.
A report dated April 22 shows at approximately 12:25 p.m. April 21, police officers Zachary Andrews and Gordon Nelson made contact with a suspicious person who was standing outside of Main Building entry 2.
Additional information was included in a supplemental report that was not made available.
Police were dispatched to look into a report of two rifle bullets that were discovered at approximately 2:14 p.m. April 25 in Parking Lot F.
According to a police report, the rounds appeared to be old because they were rusty and had been run over.
The bullets were submitted for destruction by Officer David Madden. No further action was taken.
Additional information was included in a supplemental report that was not made available.
A report of an unattended child in Parking lot E was made at approximately 8 p.m. April 25.
McIntyre took the child to the OCCC gym after finding out his brother was there.
The child was instructed to stay with his brother. No further action was taken.
Additional information was included in a supplemental report that was not made available.
At approximately 10:40 a.m. April 28, News Writing Instructional Assistant Ronna Austin reported some disturbing messages had been left on her voicemail system over a three-day period.
The caller identified herself as Charlotte Declue, a 65-year-old OCCC student. OCCC records show the woman is not attending classes this spring but is enrolled for the fall.
The case remains open, but no further action is being taken at this time.
Any names redacted on the reports were done so under the direction of Marketing and Public Relations Director Cordell Jordan who said names are redacted “according to OCCCPD Standard Operating Procedures involving information released and information withheld.”
To obtain a copy of the procedure, email cjordan@occc.edu.
To contact campus police, call 405-682-1611, ext. 7747.
For an emergency, use one of the call boxes located inside and outside on campus or call 405-682-7872.