Taxi driver assaulted by male student
At 2:24 a.m. on Mar. 4, a taxi driver approached an OPD officer. The female driver said a male passenger in her taxi assaulted her earlier that night. She had picked him up at 36 E. High St. and drove him home. When she dropped the subject off at his residence, he told her he was going inside to get his wallet where his credit card was located. The subject came back out with his wallet and handed her his credit card, which she began to process on her cellphone. She handed him the cellphone for him to sign his signature, at which point he grabbed her hair and attempted to pull her out of her vehicle. When she began to scream, the male forced himself into the taxi. The male subject told her that he wanted to "party." The female reported that she repeatedly told the subject to stop, but he began kissing her face and neck and would not stop. The male then grabbed her phone and put his number in. He then called his phone and saved her number. The female was finally able to push the male out of the vehicle and sped away from the scene. She flagged down an officer Uptown to whom she reported the assault. She described her attacker as a college-aged white male about 5'5" tall and around 150 pounds. She was also able to email the officers the credit card receipt that was processed on her cellphone. She has not yet decided if she wants to continue with the matter and press charges.
Sloshed male slips in slush
At 3:20 a.m. on Mar. 4, an officer observed a white male stumbling and swaying while walking north of the Oxford Police Department on Poplar Street. The officer caught up to the male, who was now stumbling out of control. After watching his path of travel, the officer assumed he was lost and tried to stop him. He was slipping on the icy slush while the officer spoke to him and asked him if he knew where he was going. With slurred speech he reported that he was going "that way" and didn't need the officer's help. He then slipped and fell onto the officer. The officer noticed his wallet and searched for his ID, which the officer discovered was fictitious. The officer transported the male home to his residence. He was cited with Disorderly Conduct.
Male passes out in car, claims it is a taxi
At 4:17 a.m. on Mar. 4, an officer responded to 300 E. Withrow St. in reference to a trespasser. The complainant advised him she had called 911 because there was an unknown person in her vehicle. She informed the officer her car alarm had been going off so she came outside to turn off the alarm. She noticed a male passed out in the backseat of her vehicle. The officer approached the vehicle and noticed the windows were fogged with condensation. He observed a male in the backseat of the vehicle. The officer opened the door and attempted to make contact with the male, shaking him to wake him up. The officer immediately noticed a strong odor of alcoholic beverage emitting from the vehicle. The officer attempted to remove the male, who was at first unresponsive, from the vehicle. The officer found a fake ID in the male's wallet the male was wearing a bar bracelet on his left wrist. When the officer began to question the subject, he claimed that he had just been trying to find a taxi. The officer explained that the car he had been in was not a taxi, to which the male responded, "I will never be a cop. Sorry I had a couple of beers, my bad." He stated he was just trying to get home. He was cited with Disorderly Conduct.
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