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Crime & Emergency Reports from April 5-7, 2019
The following reports were made April 5-7, 2019, by city, university and county law enforcement agencies, unless otherwise noted.
Oxford Police Department issued 35 tickets, investigated 19 wrecks and the following reports:
14 alarms
8 ambulance assists
1 animal complaint
2 burglaries
5 careless driving complaints
1 counterfeit currency
1 credit card fraud
1 cyberstalking
21 disturbing the peace complaints
5 domestic disturbances
2 fire department assists
1 forgery
2 improper parking complaints
1 larceny
1 lost property
3 malicious mischiefs
3 motorist assists
1 property damage
1 scam
15 suspicious activities
1 suspicious person
2 suspicious vehicles
1 trespassing
1 utility call
2 vehicle searches
5 welfare check
Officers made the following arrests:
1 DUI, possession of a schedule 1 drug, possession of schedule 2 drug, possession of a schedule 4 drug, open container, seat belt violation and running a stop sign
1 DUI and one headlight
1 DUI, careless driving, running a stop sign, failure to comply
1 DUI-second, suspended driver’s license, no insurance, malicious mischief and simple assault
1 failure to comply
1 fake ID
2 minors in possession of alcohol
1 petty theft
1 possession of drug paraphernalia, suspended driver’s license and one headlight
1 possession of drug paraphernalia and careless driving
1 possession of a schedule 1 drive, careless driving and no insurance
1 possession of a schedule 2 drug and disturbing the peace
2 public drunks
1 public drunk, possession of a schedule 1 drug and fake ID
1 shoplifting
1 trespass
2 warrants served
Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department investigated four wrecks and the following reports:
6 agency assists
5 alarms
5 animal complaints
1 civil matter
2 disturbances
1 domestic violence
1 follow-up
4 informational reports
2 juvenile complaints
2 noise complaints
2 petty thefts
4 reckless driving complaints
4 road obstructions
3 service calls
3 suspicious activities
2 suspicious persons
1 suspicious vehicle
1 traffic complaints
4 transports
1 trespassing
1 vandalism
5 welfare checks
Deputies made the following arrests:
1 DUI, no driver’s license and no insurance
1 public drunk
University Police Department investigated three wrecks and investigated the following reports:
2 disturbances
3 intoxicated people
1 suspicious vehicle
1 ambulance assist
1 informational report
1 escort requested
1 larceny
Officers made the following arrests:
1 public drunk
1 DUI, fake ID and no headlights
1 possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana with intent to sell and careless driving
Oxford Fire Department reports were unavailable Wednesday.
4/5 – 8:13 a.m. – Mechanics Bank – call canceled
4/5 – 11:41 a.m. – Hermitage Gardens – call canceled
4/5 – 3:19 p.m. – Highway 7 North – vehicle fire – out before FD arrived
4/5 – 4 p.m. – Walmart Parking Lot – female fell out of a wheelchair – EMS already on scene
4/5 – 6:38 p.m. – 447 Highway 6 west – patient with trouble breathing – monitored until EMS arrived
4/5 – 7:55 p.m. – 5 Gator Road – patient fell going into the house – provided first aid until EMS arrived
4/6 – 2:21 – Townhouse Suites by Marriott – outside awning sprinkler system still malfunctioning
4/6 – 12:48 p.m. – 1731 Anderson Road No. 31 – medical assist
4/6 – 5:58 p.m. – 461 area of Hwy. 6 east – a wreck with possible entrapment call – we were canceled – no entrapment
4/6 – 8:41 p.m. – CR 101 – head-on hit and run wreck with entrapment – had to extricate one driver – the driver of the other vehicle fled from the scene
4/6 – 9:52 p.m. – Sigma Chi house – smoke detector malfunction
4/7 – 2:04 a.m. – 731 Martin Luther King Circle – assisted EMS to carry a patient to the ambulance
4/7 – 2:13 a.m. – Lucky Day Residential College No. 367 – burned popcorn
4/7 – 8:45 a.m. – 114 CR 149 – water leaking into the bottom floor apt. from a busted water pipe
4/7 – 10 a.m. – 633 Park Drive – medical call – EMS on scene
4/7 – 11:36 a.m. & 12:34 p.m. – Gus’ Fried Chicken – vent a hood not working