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Begging citations issued in Norman since 2012
According to documents released following an Open Records Act request by Norman Leaks, the City of Norman has issued 25 citations for begging since January 2012. Download (PDF, 7.97MB) Article IV. Sec. 15-401, Ord. No. 0-7273-56 of the Norman city code prohibits begging as an offense against morality. An article published July 2 by the Daily Oklahoman reported that the ACLU’s lawsuit against Oklahoma City over its panhandling ordinance will go before federal court in September. Oklahoma City...
Superintendent Migliorino discouraged NPS staff from taking part in teacher’s strike
An email sent by Norman Public Schools Superintendent Nick Migliorino to NPS staff and board members suggested that their continued involvement in the work stoppage would invite criticism from the community. In the email sent Friday April 13, Migliorino suggested that any teachers requesting time off to attend continued rallies at the capitol should rescind their requests for additional leave. Migliorino characterized unauthorized absences and further participation in the walk out as something that...
Protestors disrupt Norman Hospital board meeting, demand action over death of Marconia Kessee
On March 26th, 2018 members of the activist group Norman Citizens for Racial Justice attended the Norman Regional Hospital Authority board meeting to demand public discussion of the January 16 Marconia Kessee incident. Group members asked that the agenda be amended to allow 5 minutes of questions from the public before the meeting adjourned into executive session. When these requests were denied, journalists and members of the public were asked to leave. NC4RJ members spoke out anyway and asked that the...
Ward 8 Runoff Campaign Finance Reports
Candidates for the Ward 8 runoff submitted their campaign finance reports earlier this week. Total funds raised by incumbent Kyle Allison rose to $21,034. Up roughly $4,000 from the primary election. Total funds raised by Alex Scott amounted to $4,135. She raised $970 for the primary. The election is Tuesday, April 3. Previous campaign reports can be viewed at the City of Norman website. http://normanleaks.org/?p=2310 Kyle Allison Download (PDF, 1.13MB) Download (PDF, 1.7MB) Alexandra Scott...
Posted on Mar 29, 2018
Norman Leaks has confirmed that the man shot by police on Sunday, March 25–Ronnie Lewis Miller–had a warrant for his arrest issued on March 20, 2018. So far, local media sources have made little mention of specifics regarding Miller’s prior contact with law enforcement. Court records obtained by Norman Leaks show Miller had a previous altercation with NPD officers at the Norman Regional...
Man shot by Norman Police ...
Posted on Mar 14, 2018
The City of Norman is due to pay the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters $60,000 in attorney fees for withholding public release of the Joe Mixon video. The incident occurred at the campus corner Pickleman’s Cafe in the early morning hours of July 25, 2014. After a lengthy legal battle between the City of Norman and the OAB, the video was finally made public in December 2016. Norman City Council...
City of Norman to settle O...
Posted on Mar 1, 2018
On February 2, 2018, Magnum Energy Inc. filed an appeal in the Cleveland Country district court challenging a recent decision by the Norman Board of Adjustment to deny the company’s request for a variance. City of Norman ordinances require oil & gas drillers to carry a $2 million umbrella insurance policy to cover costs in the case of accidents such as blowouts, spills, or other hazardous...
Magnum Energy suing City o...
Posted on Feb 20, 2018
Dispatch to Cleveland County Jail 2018-01-16– Kessee found in state of cardiac arrest: http://normanleaks.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Dispatch-to-Cleveland-County-Jail-2018-01-16-at-21.54.25-NPD-2019.wav Dispatch to Cleveland County Jail 2018-01-16 at 21.54.25 NPD 2019 Jared Security at Norman Regional Hospital 2018-01-16:...
Marconia Kessee 911 tapes ...
Posted on Feb 8, 2018
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Posted on Jan 26, 2018
Download (PDF, 400KB) NPD officers knew Kessee had no ID and therefore could not be admitted to the Salvation Army. A full version of the redacted video was published by the Norman Police Department on their youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVj_0mK_qcQ&feature=youtu.be Edited versions such as the one below have gone viral on social media in recent days:...
Norman Police Department r...
Posted on Dec 20, 2017
Following the city council’s vote on a resolution to rename DeBarr Ave, the Norman Transcript published an article citing unnamed sources who now claim they were bullied into the name change. The letter states: “…we, the property owners from Deans Row Avenue, were never a part of the initial process for the name change. Property owners were bullied, ridiculed and belittled instead of...
DeBarr Ave residents credi...
