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Bike for Badges raises money for local law enforcement

Plush greenery and chirping birds surrounded bikers, runners and joggers as they embarked on Whirlpool Trail for the second Bike for Badges, a 10-mile...

Crime Blotter April 21-27

Briefs do not include every incident from the past week. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Oxford Police Department Reports: Alarm:...

Oxford police make preparations for 60,000 Double Decker attendees

More than 60,000 people will venture to the Square this weekend for the 22nd annual Double Decker Arts Festival. Double Decker is arguably Oxford’s most...

‘Equalizer’ self-defense classes on campus aim to combat sexual assault

Starting Thursday night, the Oxford Police Department will introduced a new self-defense and awareness program in its fight against sexual assault. The Equalizer is a national program OPD is using to teach women how to spot and prevent dangerous situations, as well as learn self-defense against assault. According to the Center of Disease Control, nearly 1 in 5 women...

Crime Blotter Feb. 24-March 2: 10 DUI arrests, 182 traffic citations

Briefs do not include every incident from the past week. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Oxford Police Department Reports: Alarm:...

Crime Blotter: OPD makes 8 DUI arrests last week

Feb. 10-16 Briefs do not include every incident from the past week. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Report compiled by Lasherica...

Crime Blotter: OPD arrests 18 on charges of paraphernalia possession

Feb. 3-9 Briefs do not include every incident from the past week. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Report compiled by Lasherica...

OPD combats alcohol abuse and underage drinking

So far this semester, there have been 18 cases of fake IDs and 33 counts of minors in possession of alcohol reported from the University Police Department...

To walk alone at night: Staying safe in Oxford after dark

(Photo by: Ariel Cobbert) “I walked home from the Square to the Hub once,” Olivia Kelley, a senior art major, said. “It was the Arkansas game last...

Oxford police buy new body cameras for officers

Given recent events around the nation such as the deaths in Charlotte, Baton Rouge and Tulsa, police departments across the country are now instituting...

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