Division of Law Enforcement Standards & Training (CLEST)

HELTON TO LEAD STATE AGENCY OVERSEEING LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND STANDARDS

July 14, 2026 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed Heath Helton to serve as director of the Arkansas Division on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (ADLEST). Helton, who recently retired as Little Rock Police Chief, will begin work on August 3rd. Earlier today, the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training

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ADLEST CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF NEW TRAINING FACILITY ON EAST CAMDEN ALETA CAMPUS

May 8, 2026 EAST CAMDEN, Ark. — The Arkansas Division on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (ADLEST) today celebrated the grand opening of a new training facility at the East Camden campus of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy (ALETA). The new building marks a significant expansion of the existing campus and a substantial investment in

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