Crime

Harmontown Man Charged with Molesting Teen

On Dec. 4, deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of County Road 514 for a report of a sexual...

Alyssa Schnugg - December 8, 2023

Oxford Man Arrested for Burglary

The Oxford Police Department responded to 800 College Hill on Monday in reference to a possible intruder. On the scene, officers made contact with...

Abbeville Man Charged with Harassment

The Oxford Police Department was contacted on Feb. 14 by someone who claimed they were being harassed by somebody that had previously committed a...

Arkansas Resident Arrested for Making Fake Bomb Threats in Oxford

The Oxford Police Department arrested a person from Arkansas for making fake bomb threats in Oxford recently. On Jan. 31, OPD received information about a...

Fight at Oxford Park Leads to Arrest

A Georgia woman was arrested recently after a fight at Pat Lamar Park. On Feb. 8, the Oxford Police Department took a report about an...

Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting a Minor

A Pontotoc man was arrested by the Oxford Police Department recently for allegedly molesting a child. On Jan. 29, officers responded to Burns Avenue for...

STATE NEWS: Cleveland Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Fraud

A Cleveland doctor was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison for healthcare fraud in connection with fraudulent hospice operations throughout the Mississippi...

Podiatrist Pleads Guilty to Foot Bath Fraud Scheme

A Mississippi man pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and TRICARE by prescribing and dispensing medically unnecessary foot...

Water Valley Woman Charged With Felony Theft

A Water Valley woman faces felony shoplifting and theft charges. On Dec. 9, 2022, the Oxford Police Department Department responded to a business in the...

Water Valley Man Charged With Intimidating a Witness

A Water Valley man faces a felony charge after the Oxford Police Department took a report in regard to an individual receiving threatening phone...

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Local Man

A Lafayette County man faces felony charges after struggling with deputies during a traffic stop. According to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department, on Wednesday, a...