Mysterious thief sneaks into house
Around 2 p.m. Sunday, a victim said when he left his residence he locked his apartment door and when he returned, he found the door closed but unlocked and items were missing from his apartment.
It did not appear there was forced entry into the front door. The victim said his second floor balcony sliding door was partially open but when he returned the screen door was still shut and it did not appear the entry was gained through the second floor balcony.
A laptop computer was taken from the bedroom and $100 was taken from the desk. Approximately $50 in quarters was taken from the living room table. Another bedroom was locked prior to this incident and was found forced open but nothing was missing from the room. There are no leads at this time.
Girl refuses sobriety test, laughs at officer
Around 1:30 a.m. Sunday an Oxford Police Department cruiser was patrolling on North Beech Street when a white Toyota SUV going south on Beech Street came into the cruiser's lane and almost hit the car. The officer then turned around and stopped the car.
He asked the driver for her ID and the female gave the officer her credit card and said she guessed she left her ID at work. The officer noticed a strong odor of alcoholic beverage so he asked how much she drank and she denied ever drinking. She then began laughing at the officer and the things he was saying.
The officer asked if she would be willing to perform sobriety tests and she said, "I don't think so, do you know who my father is? If you arrest me you're in big trouble." The female then began laughing again and the officer decided to take her into custody in suspicion of OVI.
The female was identified as Miami University junior Sarah Smith. When all the paperwork was done the officers asked her to sign a paper and she refused. The officers then got out new paperwork for Butler County Jail that she said she would sign if she could make a phone call.
The officer said no and took the pen from Smith's hand and then she took her hand away and raised the pen like she was going to stab the officer. Smith was then taken to the ground and charged with OVI and obstructing official business and then was transported to Butler County Jail.
Drunk student steals cat from apartment
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Around 3 a.m. Saturday a man walked into a random apartment and stole a cat from the residence. When the owner realized the cat was missing, she called the Oxford Police Department and officers located the subject in the parking lot of the apartment complex.
The subject told officers he didn't know where he lived and was highly intoxicated. The victim decided to press charges so the male was taken into the station. The male was identified as Miami University student employee Kyle Birch.
Birch was taken into the station where he was cited for disorderly conduct and public intoxication then released. A couple of hours later police were dispatched to another address where Birch was standing on the front porch. Birch told officers he didn't know who lived there so he was taken back into custody and put in a cell for four hours until he sobered up.
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