Oxford Crime & Emergency Reports from Oct. 28, 2019

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

Oxford Police Department issued four tickets, investigated six wrecks and the following reports:
1 911 hang-up
6 alarms
2 animal complaints
3 vehicle burglaries
1 careless driving
1 credit card fraud
1 fire department assist
3 forgeries
1 lost property
1 obstructing traffic
1 other agency assist
1 simple assault
7 suspicious activities
2 suspicious people
3 welfare checks

Officers made the following arrests:
1 DUI, careless driving, suspended driver’s license, no insurance and possession of a schedule 2 drug
1 DUI, running a red light, careless driving and possession of a drug paraphernalia

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department investigated four wrecks and the following reports:
1 simple assault
2 agency assists
1 alarm
4 animal complaints
3 disturbances
1 domestic violence
2 informational reports
1 noise complaint
2 scams
1 service call
1 suspicious person
1 traffic complaint

University Police Department investigated two wrecks and the following reports:
1 suspicious vehicle
2 ambulances needed
2 vehicle burglaries
1 vandalism
Officers made the following arrests:
1 possession of a controlled substance, possession of a fake ID and resisting arrest
8 for possession of a fake ID
2 possession of beer by persons under 21

Oxford Fire Department responded to the following calls:
2:34 p.m. – University Avenue and 5th Street – gas leak at a manhole – stood by for Center Point Energy
6:23 p.m. – Highway 7 near the red lights – report of a grass fire – nothing found upon arrival
9:18 p.m. – Sisk Ave area across the street from the high school – caller advised there was someone burning – the contractor has an authorized burn permit