On July 9, 2023, the Oxford Police Department responded to a business in the 2200 block of University Avenue for a report of a male burglarizing vehicles. Thanks to the quick actions of the on-shift patrol unit, officers were able to stop the individual on a traffic stop within minutes of the initial call. After investigation, Shandon Coleman, 30, of Oxford, Mississippi, was arrested and charged with four counts of Burglary.
Coleman was taken before a Lafayette County Justice Court judge for his initial bond hearing and issued a $20,000 bond.