On June 27, 2022, the Oxford Police Department responded to a business in the 300 block of East Jackson Avenue to take a report of a large sum of cash being stolen.
After investigation, Darrion Morris, 27, of Oxford, Mississippi was arrested on June 30, 2022 and charged with Grand Larceny.
Morris was taken before a Lafayette County Justice Court judge for his initial bond hearing and issued a $10,000 bond. The Oxford Police Department would like to thank the Panola County Sheriff’s Department for their assistance in this case.
The Oxford Police Department is housed 715 Molly Barr Road. The department has more than 70 full-time officers and staff and provides a wide range of protection and enforcement services.
The Police Department has a community-oriented policing philosophy and provides around-the-clock patrols. Other services include crime prevention programs, such as Neighborhood Watch and D.A.R.E., as well as specialized units including Mounted Patrol, K-9 Unit, DUI Enforcement and the City Dispatch.
Crime Reports provided to The Local Voice come directly from the Oxford Police Department.