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 Faces Felony Domestic Violence Charge

An Oxford man was arrested recently after police responded to a domestic disturbance call. On Sept. 22, the Oxford Police Department responded to Chickasaw Road...

Three Arrested After Police Nab Them Post Armed Robbery

Three men face an armed robbery charge after allegedly robbing people at an Oxford apartment complex. On Sept. 29, the Oxford Police Department received a...

Reardon Banished from Lafayette County for the Second Time

A man charged with stalking the Oxford mayor has been banished from Lafayette County for the second time. Matthew Reardon pleaded guilty in the Lafayette...

Oxford Man Faces Grand Larceny Charges

An Oxford man was arrested recently for allegedly stealing construction tools from job sites. According to the Oxford Police Department, on Sept. 8 and Sept....

Water Valley Man Charged With Being in Possession of a Stolen Gun

A Water Valley man was arrested recently for allegedly possessing a stolen gun. According to the Oxford Police Department, on Sept. 24, officers were doing...

Miami Man Arrested in Lafayette on Stolen Gun Charges

On Sunday, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a vehicle traveling the wrong way on Highway 6 East. The vehicle was...

BancorpSouth Holds Free Class on Financial Protection for Seniors

To help keep senior citizens from falling victim to financial scams, BancorpSouth has partnered with North Mississippi Rural Legal Services to present a special...

Oxford Man Charged With False Pretense

The Oxford Police Department took a report of false pretense (bad check) from a business in the 1900 block of University Avenue on July...

Vehicle Burglaries Leads to Arrest of Oxford Mother, Son

An 18-year-old was arrested Tuesday by the Oxford Police Department for allegedly breaking into several vehicles. Zander Wheeler, 18, of Oxford was charged with...

Former DHS Director John Davis Pleads Guilty to Fraud Against the Government

Hinds County District Attorney, Jody E. Owens, II, announced today that John Davis, the former Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services,...