Oxford Crime and Fire Reports from Dec. 28-Jan. 1, 2019

The following reports were made Dec. 28-Jan. 1, 2019, by city, university and county law enforcement agencies, unless otherwise noted.

Oxford Police Department issued 102 tickets, investigated 15 wrecks and the following reports:
3 911 hang-ups
32 alarms
3 ambulance assists
5 animal complaints
6 careless driving
7 civil matters
10 disturbance the peace
8 domestic disturbance
1 domestic violence with simple assault
1 false reporting a crime
5 improper parking complaints
5 K9 search
5 larcenies
2 lost property reports
2 malicious mischief complaints
3 motorist assists
1 phone harassment
1 public drunk
1 recovered property
2 residential burglaries
2 simple assault
15 suspicious activities
3 suspicious person
7 suspicious vehicles
1 utility call
4 vehicle searches
5 welfare concerns

OPD officers made the following arrests:
4 DUI
1 possession of drug paraphernalia, running a stop sign and no seat belt
1 possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding
1 shoplifting
1 warrant served, driving while license suspended and expired tag
2 warrants served
1 DUI, careless driving and no insurance
1 DUI and child endangerment, two counts
1 DUI and headlights
1 DUI and no tag
1 DUI and speeding
1 possession of drug paraphernalia
2 for possession of drug paraphrenia and speeding
1 warrant served

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department investigated nine wrecks and the following reports:
2 simple assaults
9 alarms
6 disturbances
2 domestic violence complaints
1 grand larceny
3 petty larceny
3 harassment complaints
6 juvenile complaints
7 service calls
2 sexual assaults
10 suspicious activities
7 welfare concerns
2 trespassing complaints
3 informational reports
1 follow-up
2 reckless driving complaints
1 unauthorized use of a vehicle
8 road obstructions
7 noise complaints
6 civil matters
1 abandoned vehicle
12 papers served

Deputies made the following arrests:
1 public drunk
1 DUI and careless driving

University Police Department officers investigated two wrecks, two reports of a suspicious person and made the following arrests:
1 public drunk
1 speeding, driving while license suspended and possession of controlled substances – three counts

UPD officers made the following arrests:
1 improper equipment and driving while license suspended
1 DUI

Oxford Fire Department responded to the following calls:
12/28 – 3:29 p.m. – 3046 Davis Drive – medical call – stood by for EMS
12/29 – 4:11 p.m. – Oxford Health & Rehab – smoke detector malfunction
12/29 – 5:46 a.m. – CR 459 – one-vehicle wreck with entrapment
12/29 – 9:38 a.m. – Lafayette Place 4017B – medical call – monitored vitals until EMS arrived
12/30 – 5:53 a.m. – Crave restaurant – elevator mechanical room smoke detector malfunction
12/30 – 2:10 p.m. – 428 Christman Drive – medical call – monitored vitals until EMS arrived
12/31 – 2:03 a.m. – The Links – someone made a prank medical call to this apartment – call back cell phone number had been disconnected.
12/31 – 8:36 p.m. – 404 Tyler Ave – had lit candles too close to a small Christmas tree sitting on a table and caught the tree on fire – fire out before arrival – residents wanted FD to ventilate the house
01/01 – 9:37 a.m. – Haven House – smell of gas on the third floor – checked the area with a gas monitor and did not find anything
01/01 – 6:23 p.m. – Anderson Estates No. 2 – puppy rescue call – puppy had its head caught in a recliner mechanism – firefighters removed the puppy with no injuries

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