Oxford Crime & Emergency Reports from May 27, 2019

The following reports were made May 27, 2019, by city, university and county law enforcement agencies, unless otherwise noted.

Oxford Police Department issued three tickets, investigated three wrecks and the following reports:
3 911 hang-ups
24 alarms
3 ambulance assists
3 animal complaints
3 careless driving complaints
3 civil matters
1 counterfeit currency
4 credit card frauds
1 cyberstalking
1 disorderly conduct
19 disturbing the peace complaints
4 domestic disturbances
3 fire department assists
2 harassments
1 improper parking complaints
3 larcenies
3 lost properties
2 malicious mischief complaints
1 motorist assist
2 noise violation vehicles
1 other agency assist
1 scam
6 simple assaults
8 suspicious vehicles
3 suspicious vehicles
1 trespassing
3 welfare checks

Officers made the following arrests:
1 disturbing the peace
1 domestic violence with simple assault
1 DUI
1 DUI and expired tag
2 minors in possession of alcohol
1 noise violation-vehicle
1 possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia, disorderly conduct and two warrants
1 possession of drug paraphernalia and noise vehicle
2 public drunks
2 shoplifting
1 violation of a protection order
2 warrants

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department investigated five wrecks and the following reports:
5 agency assists
1 alarm
2 animal complaint
6 civil matters
2 deaths
8 disturbances
2 fraud
2 follow up
1 grand larceny
2 harassment
8 information
1 juvenile complaint
2 noise complaints
2 petit larceny
4 service calls
1 sexual assault
9 suspicious activities
6 suspicious persons
1 suspicious vehicle
1 transport
1 vandalism
5 welfare concerns
1 unwanted subject
8 papers served

Deputies made the following arrests:
1 DUI, public drunk and no driver’s license
1 aggravated assault
1 disorderly conduct, speeding, no driver’s license, DUI and contempt warrant

University Police Department conducted six traffic stops.

Oxford Fire Department firefighters responded to the following calls:

5/24 – 3:16 p.m. – Taylor Bend Apt. 2493 – cooking fire, sprinkler system activated extinguishing the stove fire 
5/24 – 4:56 p.m. – Soul Fish Cafe – smoke detector malfunction
5/24 – 6:12 p.m. – 137 Twin Gates – cooking fire confined to the container
5/25 – 7:54 a.m. – East Jackson / Bramlett area – squirrel got into the power lines causing the line to arc
5/25 – 10:15 a.m. & 2:39 p.m. – Oxford Health & Rehab – resident pulled a fire alarm
5/25 – 10:31 a.m. – 203 Cherry Bark St. – cooking activated the hallway smoke detector
5/25 – 3:43 p.m. – Haven House – medical call no ambulances available – provided first aid
5/26 – 1:03 p.m. – BMH – smoke detector activation in sterile processing room – arrived on scene, met by security who stated they had already reset the alarm
5/27 – 8:44 a.m. – Croft Institute – stairwell smoke detector malfunction
5/27 – 8:58 a.m. – BMH – call canceled
5/27 – 4:08 p.m. – 202 Town Center Dr. Highland Square Apts. – caller advised the pine straw in flower bed was on fire – call unfounded – no fire upon arrival – caller could not be reached by phone
5/27 – 11:20 p.m. – Wilson Art – upon arrival security met FD and said it was a false alarm