On April 13, 2021, investigators with the Oxford Police Department received information about a stolen all-terrain vehicle from Jackson, Mississippi being sold in Oxford. Investigators were able to locate the individual selling the stolen ATV and identified him as Dominique Price (29 of Jackson, Mississippi).
Price was in possession of the stolen ATV at the time of his arrest by patrol officers with OPD and deputies with assistance from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department. Price was charged with Possession of Stolen Property.
A bond of $2,500 was set for Price by a Lafayette County Justice Court judge.
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.