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Psychiatric evaluation requested for former OPD officer accused of murder

Defense attorney Tony Farese is requesting a psychiatric evaluation for former Oxford Police Officer Matthew Kinne, who is awaiting trial for the murder of Dominique Clayton. Kinne was charged with the murder

September 27, 2020

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How is OPD preparing for football season?

The Oxford Police Department and the University Police Department plan to maintain regular game day procedures for the season opener against Florida on Saturday. “We’re going to treat it like we would

September 25, 2020

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Police team up with Magee Center to discuss drug safety

The William Magee Center for Wellness Education teamed up with the Lafayette Metro Narcotics Unit, the Oxford Police Department and the University Police Department for a ‘Disrupt the Culture Hot-Topic’ on Wednesday

September 25, 2020

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McCutchen named Chief of Police

The Board of Aldermen decided Nov. 26 that Interim Chief of the Oxford Police Department Jeff McCutchen will serve as the next chief of police when current Chief Joey East is to

December 1, 2019

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How OPD handles the rowdiest weekend of the year

It was midnight after the Ole Miss vs. LSU football game, and Sgt. Alex Moffett, who leads the team of eight officers tasked with keeping the Square safe every weekend, spotted a

November 20, 2019

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Crime reports double over LSU weekend

Crime and arrest reports in Oxford came in at nearly double the rate of other game day weekends during the university’s rivalry football weekend against the LSU Tigers. Oxford officials reported 91

November 19, 2019

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OPD donates trauma kits for school shootings

The Oxford Police Department is using the $7,500 they raised from their 14th annual haunted house to purchase trauma kits for each classroom in the Oxford School District. The purpose of the

November 6, 2019

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Oxford Walmart works with OPD to increase security after shootings at other store locations

Oxford’s Walmart is taking preventative measures, namely increased security, to improve the safety of community members following shootings in Southaven and El Paso, Texas, Walmart stores in recent months. Though Walmart employees

August 29, 2019

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Off-duty officer charged after gun is fired in Rooster’s

Christopher Gipson, a detective with the Magee Police Department, has been charged with a misdemeanor in connection to a gun being fired on the Square just after midnight on Tuesday. Gipson is

August 1, 2019

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Bail denied for former police officer charged in killing

Bail has been denied for a former Oxford police officer charged in the killing of a woman with whom he was romantically involved. News outlets report Circuit Judge John Gregory denied bail

May 24, 2019

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