Waterford woman arrested for stealing Christmas presents from car at hospital

Published 9:32 am Wednesday, January 27, 2021

A Waterford woman is facing felony charges after stealing Christmas presents out of a vehicle in Oxford last month.

On Dec. 31, the Oxford Police Department received a report about a vehicle being broken into at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi and several Christmas gifts being stolen.

Upon investigating the incident, OPD arrested Dana Diana Churchill, 44, without incident on Jan. 22. The stolen property was recovered.

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Churchill was charged with one count of felony Auto Burglary and a Lafayette County Justice Court judge issued her a $10,000 bond, but the Mississippi Department of Corrections placed a hold on her.