Police Beat (4/17/12)

Staff 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