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LOU Crime Stoppers offers anonymous tips in Lafayette County area

Jon Myers
LOU Crime Stoppers offers anonymous tips in Lafayette County area

LOU Crime Stoppers, a nonprofit program run by community volunteers, gives people in Lafayette County, Oxford and the University of Mississippi a safe, anonymous way to share information that helps law enforcement solve crimes.

Tips can be submitted by calling 662-234-TIPS (8477); callers do not have to give their names. A tip that helps lead to an arrest may make the tipster eligible for a cash reward. The program has offered rewards in cases ranging from vehicle burglaries to shootings in the county.

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Crime Stoppers is for information about crimes that have already happened. Emergencies and crimes in progress should be reported to 911. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office can also be reached at 662-234-6421. The post thanked volunteer board members who have given their time to the program for decades.

An arrest or charge is an accusation. Anyone accused is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Source: Lafayette County Sheriff's Office.

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Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."