Student awaits possible fraud charges

By Matt Bishop, Staff Writer

An OCCC student awaits possible charges of writing hot checks at the bookstore on March 30, said Sgt. Kevin Tipton, Campus Safety and Security officer.

Clyde Dorr wrote two checks of $829.56 and $872.58 for books totaling $1,732.24, according to the OCCC Safety and Security crime report.

Dorr and an unidentified female suspect entered the bookstore as Dorr made his first purchase of five textbooks.

Dorr then left the bookstore without the woman. He returned about 10 minutes later, according to the report.

They approached the counter together and Dorr wrote the second check for her books.

According to the report, Dorr was heard telling the woman she could have to end up paying him back.

Later, Brenda Reinke, bookstore director, was advised of the problems with the checks and had them verified by Bank of America.

The account on which the checks were written was a closed account.

Tipton said he reviewed the surveillance footage and determined Dorr was a suspect from earlier in March, in reference to the theft of a book bag from the Bookstore.

By the time the connection was made, Dorr was unable to be detained by OCCC Safety and Security, he said.

However, Dorr is currently in custody of Oklahoma City Police Department for doing the same at another institution, Tipton said.

Staff Writer Matt Bishop can be reached at SeniorWriter@occc.edu.