News Briefs
Oxford Crime & Fire Reports for Sept. 25, 2018
The following reports were made Sept. 25, 2018, by city, university and county law enforcement agencies.
Oxford Police Department issued five tickets, made no arrests, investigated 10 wrecks and the following reports:
1 911 hang-up
4 alarms
2 ambulance assists
2 careless driving complaints
3 civil matters
1 credit card fraud
3 improper parking complaints
1 other agency assist
1 scam
2 suspicious activities
1 utility call out
1 welfare check
Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department made one arrest for burglary and investigated the following reports:
2 alarms
1 animal complaint
1 petty theft
1 juvenile complaint
1 service call
1 suspicious activity
1 welfare check
2 informational reports
1 follow-up
3 court details
1 civil matter
1 outside agency assist
University Police Department investigated three wrecks and the following reports:
1 reckless driving
1 harassing phone call
1 fire assist
3 ambulance call
2 suspicious person
Oxford Fire Department responded to the following calls:
8:16 a.m. – Residential Hall 3 – burned food in the first-floor kitchenette
11 a.m. – 202 South Lamar Court Shed Fitness – testing the alarm system
4:36 p.m. – Behind Sigma Nu house – shorted out transformer sparking
8:03 p.m. – College Hill / Country Club area – smell of gas call – natural gas substation relief valve doing its job causing a heavy smell of gas
9:40 p.m. – UM indoor tennis facility – water in a duct detector causing an activation
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