OPD respond to multiple theft reports during final week of Miami classes

The Oxford Police Department (OPD) handled multiple burglary and car accidents during the final week of Miami University’s fall 2025 semester.

On Dec. 8 at 4:09 p.m., OPD officers met with an individual at the police station to discuss an alleged protection order violation, according to the media report. 

On Dec. 10 at 5:14 p.m., officers responded to a hit pedestrian call on South Main Street and West Walnut Street. According to the media report, the driver was traveling in reverse when they struck a pedestrian who was walking across the street in a marked crosswalk. The pedestrian was transported by EMS to McCullough-Hyde Hospital.

On Dec. 11 at 12:54 a.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of North Campus Avenue and East Church Street for a vehicle that had crashed into a fire hydrant, according to the media report. 

At 6:06 p.m., officers were dispatched to Oxford Spirits for an unwanted person on the premises. The individual was found to have a warrant out for their arrest, was detained by OPD and transported to the Butler County Jail according to the media report.

On Dec. 12 at 9:59 a.m., an individual reported a known person to them had stolen their belongings, according to the media report.

At 10:45 a.m., an individual reported that his electric scooter was stolen, according to the media report.

At 12:26 p.m., an individual reported that his vehicle had been broken into the previous night, according to the media report.