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 Charged With Harassing Victim in Domestic Violence Case

The Oxford Police Department arrested a local man Thursday for allegedly harassing his past victim from a domestic violence case. Tayler Beard, 26, of Oxford...

MBI Undercover Human Trafficking Operation Leads to Two Arrests

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation led an undercover human trafficking operation in Olive Branch, recently that led to the arrest of two individuals and...

2 Adults, 2 Juveniles Arrested After Car Burglary Investigation

A string of recent vehicle burglaries resulted in the arrest of four people on various charges. On Aug, 17 officers with the Oxford Police Department...

Oxford Man Faces Credit Card Fraud Charges

The Oxford Police Department took a credit card fraud report last week. After an investigation, Dwight Henry, 49, of Oxford, was arrested on Aug....

Parking Garage Shenanigans Lead to Arrest

A Sardis man doing a "burnout" or "peel out" inside the Oxford Parking Garage was arrested recently by the Oxford Police Department. On Aug. 20,...

Columbus Man Arrested in Oxford on Drug, Weapon, Kidnapping Charges

A Columbus man was arrested Wednesday on several felony charges including kidnapping. According to the Oxford Police Department, members of the Criminal Investigation Division and...

License Plate Cameras in Grand Oaks Could Help OPD Solve More Crimes

The Oxford Police Department will enter into an agreement with Flock Safety to be able to access information to help solve crimes. Currently, the Grand...

Video, Community Members Help OPD Nab Car Burglars

The Oxford Police Department arrested two people in connection to vehicle burglaries that were caught on video Wednesday morning. Earlier Wednesday, OPD posted a video...

Oxford Man Arrested for Burglary

Investigators with the Oxford Police Department responded to a burglary in the 1700 block of East Jackson Ave. on Aug. 14. After investigation, Earnest...

Spyder Moving Services Owner Taken into Custody by OPD

The owner of a moving company that's been under investigation for embezzlement has been arrested. Vladyslav "Vlad" Ladygin, 26, of Oxford, was taken into custody...