Crime & Fire Reports From March 8-10, 2019

The following reports were made March 8-10, 2019, by city and county law enforcement agencies, unless otherwise indicated.

Oxford Police Department issued 34 tickets, investigated 10 wrecks and the following reports:
17 alarms
4 ambulance assists
3 animal complaints
1 burglary
4 careless driving complaints
4 civil matters
1 credit card fraud
10 disturbing the peace complaints
1 domestic disturbance
1 false pretense
1 fire department assist
1 harassing phone call
1 improper parking complaint
4 K9 search
4 larcenies
1 lost property
1 malicious mischief
2 motorist assists
1 utility call
1 scam
1 simple assault
17 suspicious activities
1 suspicious people
1 suspicious vehicle
3 trespassing complaints
5 welfare checks

OPD officers made the following arrest:
1 DUI, careless driving and no driver’s license
1 DUI and careless driving
1 DUI and speeding
1 DUI, speeding and possession of a schedule 4 drug
1 DUI, one headlight, no driver’s license, no insurance, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, speeding and K9 search
1 DUI, no tail lights, no tag and warrant served
1 minor in possession of alcohol
1 open container and littering
1 petty theft, possession of drug paraphernalia and fake ID
1 possession of drug paraphernalia
1 possession of drug paraphernalia, suspended driver’s license, no tag and K9 search
1 public drunk and fake ID
1 shoplifting, possession of schedule 1 drug, possession of schedule 2 drug, no insurance and switched tag
2 simple assaults

Lafayette Sheriff’s Department investigated one wreck and the following reports:
2 agency assist
2 alarms
2 animal complaints
1 commercial burglary
3 residential burglaries (CR 171, CR 269, West Long Street)
2 deaths
1 disturbance
1 domestic violence
4 follow-ups
1 grand larceny
1 noise complaint
4 reckless driving complaint
4 service calls
5 suspicious activities
1 suspicious person
1 suspicious vehicle
4 welfare concerns
2 ambulance assists
10 summons served

Deputies made the following arrests:
1 possession of a controlled substance
1 contempt warrant
2 driving while license suspended

University Police Department investigated two wrecks and the following reports:
1 suspicious activity
1 domestic violence with simple assault
1 intoxicated person
1 trespassing
1 disturbance

Officers made the following arrests:
1 driving while license suspended
1 possession of drug paraphernalia

Oxford Fire Department responded to the following calls:
3/7 – 6:38 a.m. – 1211 Chickasaw – chest pains – monitored patient until EMS arrived
3/7 – 8:25 a.m. – Wilson Art – working on the alarm system caused an activation
3/7 – 4:17 p.m. – Oxford Center for Sober Living – cooking activated a smoke detector
3/8 – 4:35 & 5:49 a.m. – Lyceum – basement elevator mechanical room smoke detector malfunction
3/8 – 10:01 a.m. – Student Union – cleaning a grill activated a heat detector
3/8 – 1:47 1 p.m. – Farley Hall – smell of smoke – was the smell of burned coffee in the coffee pot
3/8 – 2:42 p.m. – 715 South 8th Street – call canceled
3/8 – 6:42 p.m. – Lucky Day Residential College – steam from hot water activated a smoke detector
3/9 – 9:09 a.m. – The Flatts Bldg. 7 – water flow alarm activated by a broken water pipe
3/9 – 5:27 p.m. – Courtyard Marriott East Jackson Ave. – smoke detector in fifth-floor mechanical room malfunction
3/9 – 5:56 p.m. – Hwy. 6 West / West Jackson – caller advised an 18-wheeler was on fire – there was no fire – appeared to be a short in a tail light making it appear to be on fire
3/10 – 3:14 a.m. – 731 Martin Luther King – difficulty breathing – monitored patient until EMS arrived
3/10 – 12:30 p.m. – 107 Warren street – assisted EMS with lifting a patient
3/10 – 3:55 p.m. – Oxford Center for Sober Living – cooking activated a smoke detector
3/10 – 8:03 p.m. – Townhouse Suites by Marriott – cooking activated a smoke detector
3/11 – 2:36 a.m. – 926 Molly Barr Cove No. 1 – difficulty breathing – EMS already on scene