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Sex offender fails to register

A registered sex offender in Oxford was arrested for not registering his new address. On Monday, Nov. 18, ...

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UPD responds to unconfirmed bomb threat at the Pavilion

University of Mississippi police responded to an unconfirmed bomb threat Tuesday, the second this month. At about 1:40 ...

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Local man arrested after Cash App thefts

In September, deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a theft complaint on CR 145. A ...

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Man charged with statutory rape

On Nov. 11, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Unit received a report regarding an inappropriate relationship between ...

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Oxford man charged with fraud

On Nov. 6, an officer with the Oxford Police Department responded to an apartment complex following a report ...

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Two Thaxton men face felony charges for theft

Two Thaxton men were arrested recently for allegedly stealing $6,500 from an individual. On Oct. 25, the Lafayette ...

Authorities still seek information on the disappearance of Jay Lee and urge residents to report any tips to Oxford Police Department at 662-232-2400

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Jay Lee declared legally dead by Circuit Court

While the trial for the man accused of killing Jimmie “Jay” Lee nears, Lee has finally been declared ...

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Oxford man arrested for first-degree murder

Update: The victim has been identified by the Lafayette County Coroner’s Office as Angela Cohan James, 53, who ...

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Oxford man arrested on child porn charge

A detective with the Oxford Police Department was given a tip on Oct. 25 and subsequently executed several ...

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OPD makes arrest in drive by shooting incident

The Oxford Police Department arrested Timothy Hervey, 20, of Oxford, in connection with a drive-by shooting incident that ...

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UPD responds to unconfirmed bomb threat

The University Police Department responded to an unconfirmed bomb threat on campus late Saturday night. At about 11 ...

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Hernando man caught with reported stolen items

A detective from the Oxford Police Department responded to a gas station on Highway 7 South on Oct. ...

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Woman arrested after child tests positive for drugs

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Unit received a report on Oct. 25 from Lafayette County Child Protective ...

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Oxford man charged with having a gun while being a felon

An Oxford man was arrested recently for allegedly having a gun while being a convicted felon. According to ...

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Man arrested for intimidating a witness, domestic violence

A Lafayette County man was charged with a felony for intimidating a witness after being charged with domestic ...

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Oxford man charged with robbery, aggravated assault after hotel shooting

The Oxford Police Department has arrested one individual in connection with a recent robbery and shooting at a ...

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Judge sentences Alexandria Griste to 20 years in prison

After being found guilty on Friday of imperfect self-defense manslaughter in the shooting death of her boyfriend, Circuit ...

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Jury finds Griste guilty of imperfect self-defense manslaughter

After deliberating for three hours, a jury found Alexandria Griste guilty of imperfect self-defense manslaughter on Friday in ...

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Prosecution rests in Griste murder trial; Closing arguments Friday morning

The prosecution rested its case today in the murder trial against Alexandria Griste who is charged with first-degree ...

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Medical Examiner testimony, Griste post-arrest interview heard during second day of trial

The state continued to call witnesses Wednesday in its case against Alexandria Griste who is on trial this ...

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Trial begins for Oxford woman charged with killing boyfriend

The trial of an Oxford woman accused of fatally shooting her boyfriend in June 2022 began Tuesday at ...

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Man to spend life in prison for possession of child porn

Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the recent sentencing of Jimmie Ray Fields of Lucedale, who will spend the ...

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