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 Woman Charged with Check Fraud

Officers with the Oxford Police Department took a report from a business in the 1500 block of Old Highway 7 on June 9 for...

Oxford Man Charged with Allegedly Stealing Lots of Cash from Local Business

The Oxford Police Department arrested a local man last week for allegedly dealing money from a business. On June 27, OPD officers responded to a...

Oxford Man Charged with Multiple Counts of Armed Robbery

An Oxford man was arrested recently for his alleged involvement in an armed robbery. On June 25, the Oxford Police Department took a report regarding...

Man Charged with Sex Crimes After Minor Found in His Vehicle

A Winona man was arrested earlier today on two sex-related charges with a minor. On Thursday, Lafayette County Sheriff’s deputies located a suspicious vehicle...

Como Man Charged With Stealing a Vehicle

On Monday, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a stolen vehicle in the area of County Road 517. An investigation began...

Abbeville Man Faces Charges After Domestic Violence Call

On Monday, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department received a report of domestic violence in progress call in the area of Highway 7 South, near...

Blue Alert Issued For Man Suspected of Killing Meridian Officer, Woman

UPDATE: Dante Bender is in custody The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Meridian Police Department. According to a report, Meridian...

Disturbance at Oxford Business Leads to Arrest of Myrtle Man

On June 5, the Oxford Police Department was dispatched to the 100 block of Heritage Drive for a man causing a disturbance in a...

Learn More About Human Trafficking at Mississippi Exchange Club Conference

The Mississippi District Exchange Clubs will hold its 101st annual Convention at the Courtyard by Marriott in Oxford. The convention will be held June 17-19. The...

Woman Charged for Keeping Rental Car

On June 2, the Oxford Police Department took a walk-in report regarding a rentalvehicle that had been kept beyond the agreed-upon timeframe. After investigation,...