Crime & Emergency Reports from May 14, 2019

The following reports were made May 14, 2019, by city, university and county law enforcement agencies, unless otherwise noted.

Oxford Police Department issued 14 tickets, investigated three wrecks and the following reports:
6 alarms
1 ambulance assist
1 animal complaint
2 careless driving complaints
1 counterfeit currency
2 disturbing the peace complaints
1 larceny
1 littering
1 malicious mischief
2 motorist assists
1 phone harassment
2 simple assaults
3 suspicious activities
1 suspicious person
3 suspicious vehicles
1 trespassing
2 vehicle searches
3 welfare checks

Officers made the following arrests:
2 for shoplifting
1 simple assault
1 trespassing

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department investigated one wreck and the following reports:
1 agency assist
1 alarm
2 animal complaints
1 residential burglary (CR 537)
1 civil matter
3 disturbances
3 follow-ups
3 informational reports
2 petty thefts
1 reckless driving
2 road obstructions
1 service call
1 sexual assault
1 suspicious person
1 trespassing
1 welfare concern
4 attempts to serve papers

Deputies made the following arrests:
1 writ to take custody
1 contempt of court
1 warrant for enticement of a child
1 protection order violation
1 sexual battery

University Police Department investigated one wreck and one report of a suspicious person.

Oxford Fire Department firefighters responded to the following calls on Monday and Tuesday:
5/13 – 07:34 a.m. – 620 North Lamar Blvd. – steam from an iron activated a smoke detector
5/13 – 10:56 a.m. – 21 Thacker Loop – someone fell from a roof – possible broken leg – provided 1st aid to abrasions and monitored until EMS arrived
5/13 – 11:45 a.m. – 1550 University Ave. The Village Walk Apts. – someone stuck on an elevator
5/13 – 5:45 p.m. – Wendy’s W. Jackson Ave. – stove fire – bad element
5/13 – 9:08 p.m. – CR 3015 – caller advised they smelled “something burning” in the area – found unauthorized burning on PR 3015
5/14 – 11:41 a.m. – Chi Omega House – workers activated a smoke detector
5/14 – 1:17 p.m. – Highway 334 – call was vehicle rollover with entrapment – no entrapment and rescue was canceled