OKRA News Blog

The OKRA News Blog (OK Related Absurdity News Blog) was originally known as the CourtMinute and then the SideBarBlog (bloth on Blogger.com). In November of 2009 the blog was transformed into a WordPress blog.

12/13/09 – Valley Brook, OK — A Valley Brook cop is on the wrong side of the law after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, handcuffing her and then chasing her as she flees to an Oklahoma City police station. According to the official police report, Valley Brook police officer Jamie Sanchez, 33, became outraged, November 22 [...]

12/11/09 – Del City, OK — C’mon, who hasn’t imagined themselves behind the wheel of an ambulance… whizzing through traffic with the strobe lights and siren blaring? Well, according to one Okie who lived the dream, its “a pretty good time.” Meet Mindy Renee Jones, 28, of Cresent – aka, Ambulance Bandit! According to police [...]

11/15/09 – Norman, OK — A business student at the University of Oklahoma is accused of conducting a little illegal business with a fellow students’ laptop. Fortunately the laptop in question virtually turned itself in to the police. According to OUPD, in late September an Apple MacBook Pro laptop, valued at $2,000, was stolen from [...]

11/15/09 – Newalla, OK — A member of the United States Air Force returned from overseas deployment to find his roommate and his valuables MIA. According to court records, airman Justin Michael Butler was sharing a residence with Matthew Randell Collins, 33, in Newalla. When Butler returned in August from deployment he realized Collins had [...]

11/10/09 – Norman, OK — According to court records, Joshua Terell Walckhoff, 18, was arrested November 5 in Norman after he admitted to knowingly concealing and pawning stolen property after presenting it as his own. On September 11 a University of Oklahoma student reported the theft of their Canon PowerShot digital camera worth about $200. [...]

11/10/09 – Moore, OK — According to court records, Sharon Sue Currier, 39, is accused of stealing over $3,200 from the non-profit South Moore Softball Booster Club where she served as treasurer. Prosecutors claim that Currier was the only person who had access to the Booster Club’s bank account and evidence shows she “made numerous [...]