A disturbance outside a Lee County entertainment lounge earlier today (Sunday, September 1, 2019) ended in gunfire and the death of Tony O. Brown, 41, of Pine Bluff.   The shooting occurred in the Haynes community, between Marianna and Forrest City, at J&J Lounge, 8271 Highway 1The Lee County Sheriff’s Department responded to the

   The Arkansas State Police is investigating the death of three individuals after a double homicide and an officer involved shooting in Phillips County.     Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, August 27th) officers with the Helena-West Helena Police Department responded to the residence of 202 Washington Street in response to a report of a shooting at that

  The Arkansas State Police has been in close contact in recent days with the Federal Bureau of Investigation attemping to identify the source of an alleged threat of gun violence at an undisclosed Arkansas school reportedly planned for later this week.    At this time no corroborating evidence or useful details have been uncovered

  Driver license testing locations in Benton and Washington Counties are about to change.   Beginning Monday, August 19th, the new Arkansas State Police driver license testing office at 1120 West Monroe Avenue in Lowell will open.  Initially the facility will be limited to serving individuals who want to be administered the state’s written or

  (LITTLE ROCK) – Thirty-six Arkansas State Police Trooper Recruits have graduated tonight and will arrive in the coming days at their new assignments within the department’s Highway Patrol Division.  The graduates are filling highway patrol vacancies in 21 different Arkansas counties.  The recruits initially reported to the Arkansas State Police Training Academy in Little

  (LITTLE ROCK) – Arkansas law enforcement officers will be working overtime shifts and regular patrols committed to the assignment of making state highways and streets safer by stopping drivers who don’t obey the speed limit.  The special enforcement operation will begin today (Monday, July 15th) and continue through Sunday, July 21st.   “Obey the

Additional Information Contact: Highway Safety Office – Ann Whitehead (501) 618-8133 – [email protected]        (LITTLE ROCK) – Celebrating the Fourth of July typically means travel plans for Arkansans and others who will be crisscrossing the state on every highway and many local streets.  The holiday is also one of the deadliest because of drunk drivers

  Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division and Deputies of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department, in coordination with the Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, have arrested one person in connection with the homicide of former Arkansas State Senator Linda Collins-Smith.   Rebecca Lynn O’Donnell, 48, of Pocahontas is currently in

  William James Beck, 41, of Shirley (Van Buren County) died Sunday evening (June 9, 2019) during a reported exchange of gunfire with Van Buren County Sheriff’s Deputies.   Authorities within the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department have requested Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division to conduct a use of deadly

A man believed to reside in Springdale was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with Arkansas State Troopers today during a pursuit and brief armed standoff along the northbound lanes of Interstate 49.  The suspect was taken to a Washington County hospital where he underwent surgery and is reported to be in stable condition.