Oxford Crime & Fire Reports for Oct. 22, 2018

The following reports were made Oct. 22, 2018, by city, university and county law enforcement agencies.

Oxford Police Department issued two tickets, investigated six wrecks and the following reports:
4 alarms
1 animal complaint
3 burglaries
1 careless driving
1 financial scam
1 improper parking
1 larceny
1 lost property
1 motorist assist
3 suspicious activities
1 suspicious person
2 suspicious vehicles
1 vehicle search
1 welfare check

OPD officers made the following arrests:
1 DUI
1 disturbing the peace
1 possession of drug paraphernalia

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following reports:
1 animal complaint
2 disturbances
1 domestic violence
1 petty theft
1 service call
1 welfare concern
7 transports
1 fraud
1 civil matter
3 other agencies assists
1 shooting from roadway – two men shooting in the air

Deputies made the following arrests:
1 domestic violence with simple assault
1 disorderly conduct

University Police Department made no arrests, investigated five wrecks and the following reports:
1 fire assist
1 suspicious person
1 larceny

Oxford Fire Department responded to the following calls:
9:19 a.m. – Highland Place – turned heat on for the first time activated the smoke detector
9:53 a.m. – State Veterans Home – an employee accidentally bumped a fire alarm pull station
10:26 a.m. – Guyton Hall – a candle being blown out activated a smoke detector
10:26 a.m. – The Uncommon – a towing company hit a water pipe with the boom activating the water flow alarm
10:53 a.m. – Lenoir Hall kitchen – cooking activated a smoke detector
10:55 a.m. – Hermitage Gardens – call cancelled
10:53 a.m. – Highway 7 – wreck with extrication
6:29 p.m. – North Oxford Baptist Church room 121 – smoke detector malfunction
7:01 p.m. – The Retreat area of Anderson Road – wreck – checked for injuries and stood by for EMS
10:12 p.m. – 465 Olive Branch Way – turned heat on for the 1st time
00:01 a.m. – Campus Walk C-103 – dryer vent smoking outside the building

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