Crime

Fight on County Road 251 in Lafayette County Leads to Arrest of Pontotoc Man Tracy Paul Goins 39 years old of Thaxton, Mississippi.

Fight on County Road 251 in Lafayette County Leads to Arrest of Pontotoc Man

Lafayette County Sheriff May 21, 2025

On May 20, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of County...

Oxford Man Arrested for Stealing Trailers on County Road 317 Charles Scott Fortenberry, 53 years old of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford Man Arrested for Stealing Trailers on County Road 317

Lafayette County Sheriff May 20, 2025

On May 10, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint regarding a stolen...

Belden Man in a Dodge Charger Wanted in Three States Flees and Evades Lafayette County Sheriff Deputies, But Not for Long Zequavian Lequan Knox (black male 25 years old) of Belden, Mississippi.

Zequavian Lequan Knox (black male 25 years old) of Belden, Mississippi.

Belden Man in a Dodge Charger Wanted in Three States Flees and Evades Lafayette County Sheriff Deputies, But Not for Long

Lafayette County Sheriff May 20, 2025

On May 16, 2025, a Lafayette County Sheriff Deputy, while on patrol, observed a Dodge Charger with...

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department, Oxford Police Department, Water Valley Police Department assist Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department in Standoff involving guns near Water Valley Zachary Beard.

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department, Oxford Police Department, Water Valley Police Department assist Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department in Standoff involving guns near Water Valley

TLV News May 8, 2025

Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department’s deputies responded to the 4000 block of County Road 224 in Yalobusha County,...

Arrest Made in Felony Shoplifting Case in Oxford on November 5, 2024 Sami Elias, 67, of Lexington, Kentucky.

Arrest Made in Felony Shoplifting Case in Oxford on November 5, 2024

Oxford Police Department May 1, 2025

An officer from the Oxford Police Department received a call on November 5, 2024 from a business...

Two from Oxford, Mississippi Arrested for Credit Card Fraud at a Hotel on Heritage Drive Debra Gillespie, 51 years old, of Oxford, Mississippi.

Two from Oxford, Mississippi Arrested for Credit Card Fraud at a Hotel on Heritage Drive

Oxford Police Department May 1, 2025

On April 19, 2025, the Oxford Police Department responded to a credit card theft and fraud call...

Oxford Woman Arrested for Burglary and Arson of a House on County Road 105 Adrienne Brown (white female, 55 years old) of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford Woman Arrested for Burglary and Arson of a House on County Road 105

Lafayette County Sheriff April 28, 2025

On April 24, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office responded to a unwanted subject on...

Oxford Man Arrested for Embezzlement Kerry Pettis, 43, of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford Man Arrested for Embezzlement

Oxford Police Department April 9, 2025

An investigator from the Oxford Police Department received a call on February 5, 2025, from a local...

Oxford Man Arrested on Statutory Rape Charges Antonio Quintana Rodriguez, 30, of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford Man Arrested on Statutory Rape Charges

Oxford Police Department April 9, 2025

On April 7, 2025, the Oxford Police Department learned of an inappropriate relationship between a juvenile and...

Calhoun City Man Arrested on Felony Domestic Violence Charges in Oxford James Baylen Hill, 21, of Calhoun City, Mississippi.

Calhoun City Man Arrested on Felony Domestic Violence Charges in Oxford

Oxford Police Department April 9, 2025

On April 6, 2025, the Oxford Police Department responded to a domestic violence call. After investigation, James...

Oxford Man Arrested After Complaint Regarding Sexual Abuse of a Child Kerriun Montrell Kinds (Black, male 29 years old) of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford Man Arrested After Complaint Regarding Sexual Abuse of a Child

Lafayette County Sheriff April 3, 2025

On March 27, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office received a complaint regarding sexual abuse...

Oxford, Mississippi Man Arrested for Sexual Battery of a Child Joel Boyd Jr 43 years old of Oxford, Mississippi.

Oxford, Mississippi Man Arrested for Sexual Battery of a Child

Lafayette County Sheriff April 1, 2025

On March 31, 2025, investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report regarding sexual assault...

Water Valley Man Arrested for Commercial Burglary on County Road 395 in Lafayette County James "Jimmy" Alger Peacock (White, Male 56 years old of Water Valley, Mississippi.)

James "Jimmy" Alger Peacock (White, Male 56 years old of Water Valley, Mississippi.)

Water Valley Man Arrested for Commercial Burglary on County Road 395 in Lafayette County

Lafayette County Sheriff March 31, 2025

On February 28, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office received a complaint of a burglary...

Lafayette County Sheriff Arrests Two Men and Two Women for Commercial Burglary on County Road 297 lafayette-county-sheriff-vehicle

Lafayette County Sheriff Arrests Two Men and Two Women for Commercial Burglary on County Road 297

Lafayette County Sheriff March 31, 2025

On March 18, 2025, Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office investigators received a burglary complaint of a recreational vehicle...

Harmontown Woman Arrested for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon Grace Marie Lutrell, 41 years old of Harmontown, Mississippi.

Harmontown Woman Arrested for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

TLV News March 31, 2025

On March 28, 2025, investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of County...

Lafayette County Man Charged with First Degree Murder after Domestic Disturbance on Heights Drive Charles Reifers, 76, of Lafayette County, Mississippi.

Charles Reifers, 76, of Lafayette County, Mississippi.

Lafayette County Man Charged with First Degree Murder after Domestic Disturbance on Heights Drive

Lafayette County Sheriff March 24, 2025

At approximately 11:25 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2025, Lafayette County 911 received a report of a...

Lafayette County Sheriff Deputies Arrest Two Felons in Possession of Firearms Tyler Ownes, 23 years old of Oxford, Mississippi.

Lafayette County Sheriff Deputies Arrest Two Felons in Possession of Firearms

Lafayette County Sheriff March 11, 2025

On March 4, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a...

Lafayette County Sheriff Mother Female After Child Tests Positive for Methamphetamine Sabrina McCammon (42 years old, white, female)

Lafayette County Sheriff Mother Female After Child Tests Positive for Methamphetamine

Lafayette County Sheriff March 6, 2025

On December 19, 2024 the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office received a report from Child Protective Services that...

Abbeville Woman Arrested After Vehicle Vandalized Cheresa Harwell (34 years old of Abbeville, Mississippi)

Abbeville Woman Arrested After Vehicle Vandalized

Lafayette County Sheriff February 26, 2025

On February 16, 2025, Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff‘s Office received a complaint that Cheresa Harwell...

Rienzi, Mississippi Man Arrested in Oxford for Auto Theft Kylann Vance, 20, of Rienzi, Mississippi.

Rienzi, Mississippi Man Arrested in Oxford for Auto Theft

Oxford Police Department February 26, 2025

On February 20, 2025 the Oxford Police Department responded to the 2700 block of South Lamar Boulevard...

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Luca on EAT IN OXFORD: Tuesday, July 29, 2025: Food and Drink Options + Entertainment in Oxford, MississippiJanuary 26, 2026
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