During the evening hours on June 25, Campus Safety and Security Officer Jacob Roby speaks with students after their car was vandalized earlier that evening in parking lot A. Photo by Jay Rocamontes.
Egged car, stolen gun highlight crime
- Students finds her car egged, case turned over to city police.
- Employee's grandson breaks window, replacement costs $650.
By Matt Caban, Staff Writer
Two cases of car vandalism were among the crimes reported on campus from June 14 through July 1.
Two vehicles were vandalized June 25, acccording to Safety and Security Officer Jacob Roby.
Roby said the first vehicle, a Geo Tracker, owned by Brittany Black, was surrounded by eggshells and covered in egg.
According to the report, witness Carol Williamson said she saw three white females exit a white four-door sedan and throw eggs at the Tracker. She said they left heading east.
Recent OCCC graduate Jill Macon-Escalera said four eggs hit her vehicle, a Chevrolet Avalanche that was parked two parking spaces away.
The incident was turned over to the Oklahoma City Police Department.
A second car vandalism case involving a Scion xA from parking lot E was reported by Officer John Hughes Jr. June 18.
According to Hughes, the vehicle’s owner, Information Technology Adjunct Professor Akram Taghavi, was notified.
“They smashed the window, but they didn’t actually get into the car,” Taghavi said.
“Supposedly, [Hughes] didn’t see anybody, but if [whoever broke the window] saw anybody they probably ran off,” she said.
Taghavi said the window replacement cost about $200.
A different kind of vandalism was reported by Sergeant Larry Lundy June 26 near Entry 6.
Lundy said a witness told him Brendan Walker, the 12-year-old grandson of Nursing Professor Terri Walker, had broken a window in the area.
He said Brendan told him he was on campus with his grandmother, got bored and threw rocks at a tree.
Lundy said he gave instructions to Terri to have Brendan’s mother, Shelby Walker, contact the college to settle the matter.
He said the window replacement cost is $650.
Another crime was reported by former security officer Shane Palmer June 14 in Newcastle.
Palmer reported the theft of his OCCC duty weapon, a .40 caliber Glock pistol, while on his way to OCCC.
Palmer left the weapon, its carrying case and three clips between the seats of his Newcastle Police Department patrol car.
He had stopped at a Love’s store, according to the report.
Palmer returned to the vehicle and the weapon was missing.
According to the report, Palmer’s seatbelt hung in the door and did not allow it to close all the way.
Palmer then reported the incident to Newcastle Police.
Additionally, the gun case and magazines were entered into the National Crime Information Center database.
An automotive hit and run was reported June 27 in parking lot B.
According to a crime report filed by Officer Brian Gilbert, student Brock Billings returned from class to find damage to the driver’s side taillight of his Chev-rolet Camaro.
Billings refused to file a report with police, Gilbert said.
On July 1, ABM Contractor Jerri Lewis reported an employee losing control of a carpet machine and damaging a window at the transportation technology building.
Replacing the window will cost $450, according to the report.
Staff Writer Matt Caban can be reached at SeniorWriter@occc.edu.
