On Friday, November 1, 2019, at around 2:30 am, an officer with the Oxford Police Department conducted a traffic stop for speeding on US 278. During the traffic stop the officer found a handgun that was reported stolen a few days prior from an vehicle in an apartment complex in Oxford.
One of the passengers in the vehicle, Thailand Survillion (18 of Lambert, Mississippi), was arrested and transported to Lafayette County Detention Center for possession of a stolen firearm.
Survillion was given a bond of $2,500 by a 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.
