On August 5, 2021, officers with the Oxford Police Department stopped a vehicle on US 278 East (Highway 6) for a traffic violation. The passenger was identified as Terry Flowers, 22, of Oxford, Mississippi. Flowers was arrested for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Flowers was given a $10,000 bond by a Lafayette County Justice Court judge, and a hold was placed on him by the Mississippi Department of Corrections due to Flowers being on parole.
The Oxford Police Department is housed 9 Industrial Park Drive. The department has more than 100 sworn officers, about 20 civilian 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.
