July 15, 2025 WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Over the weekend of July 11–13, Arkansas State Police (ASP) joined forces with the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) for a targeted enforcement operation along the Interstate 40 corridor. This joint effort aimed to combat violent crime, impaired driving, drug trafficking, illegal firearms, and other criminal activities. “This operation

July 11, 2025 GLEN ROSE, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) has arrested Richard Volz, 57, of Callaway, Florida, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred in October of 2023 near Glen Rose. On October 22, 2023, at around 1:15 p.m., ASP Troopers responded to a collision involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 30 westbound

July 10, 2025 The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, in partnership with local law enforcement agencies and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), has arrested multiple individuals across Arkansas in connection with the possession, distribution, and production of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). These arrests follow a series of cyber tips

July 9, 2025 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — On Monday, July 7, 2025, Washington County Circuit Judge Joanna Taylor sentenced Alexander Rios-Rodriguez, 28, of Russellville, to 20 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections following his guilty plea to Negligent Homicide and three counts of Second-Degree Battery stemming from a fatal drunk driving accident. The crash occurred on

July 9, 2025 YELLVILLE, Ark. — On May 20, 2025, Douglas Starkey, 66, of Yellville, pleaded guilty in Marion County Circuit Court to one count of felony Theft of Property and one count of felony Abuse of Office. This plea followed an investigation that was initiated at the request of the 14th Judicial Prosecutor’s Office due

July 8, 2025 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) is investigating a road rage incident involving gunfire that occurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, on Interstate 40 near Galloway. The victim reported that a tractor-trailer had fired shots at their vehicle while traveling westbound on I-40. ASP Troopers responded

July 8, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, in partnership with local, state, and federal agencies, has announced the successful completion of two primary operations, Operation Safe Online Summer (SOS) and Operation Cookie Crumbs, targeting online child exploitation. These initiatives, conducted throughout April and May

July 7, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As part of the high-visibility enforcement campaign, Speeding Slows You Down, the Arkansas Highway Safety Office along with Arkansas law enforcement and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reminds everyone that speeding has life-threatening consequences and to obey speed limits. From July 9 –

July 6, 2025 POPLAR GROVE, Ark. – A Poplar Grove man has been charged in the death of another man after an early Saturday morning shooting that left a third man hospitalized. The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) with a shooting that occurred