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Asp Requested In Investigation Of Lonoke County Officer Involved Shooting

   A Lonoke County woman was wounded late yesterday evening (February 14, 2018) after she reportedly fired a gun at local law enforcement officers who had responded to a call of shots being fired at 420 E. Holly Street.    When Lonoke County Sheriff’s Deputies responded, they encountered Janie Bryant, age 62, who had barricaded

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Benton County Man Wounded In Officer Involved Shooting

A Benton County man was wounded this afternoon (Saturday, January 20, 2018) after he reportedly pointed a gun at local law enforcement officers who had responded to a disturbance call in Gravette at 407 2nd Avenue, Southeast. Benton County Sheriff’s Deputies, Gravette Police Officers, and Sulphur Springs Police Officers responded to the disturbance call.  The

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Job Shadowing

We receive several requests for students to job shadow at our laboratory. Because of the nature of our work, this is not permitted.

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Homicide Investigation Underway In Monticello

    The Arkansas State Police has been requested to assist in the investigation of a homicide reported last night (Thursday, January 4, 2018) by Monticello Police Officers.  Special Agents of the state police Criminal Investigation Division have been assigned to the case.     Local police officers responded at approximately 6 PM to Turtle Creek Apartments

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Brinkley Shooting Leaves One Dead, Three Wounded

   Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division, along with officers of the Brinkley Police Department, are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred at approximately 7:15 AM today.    Brinkley officers responded to the Pinewood Apartments, located at 615 West 6th Street, where they found four adult victims who had sustained gunshot

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This Day in Fire History…..

115 Years Ago Today…A fire in the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois, kills more than 600 people on this day in 1903. It was the deadliest theater fire in U.S. history. Blocked fire exits and the lack of a fire-safety plan caused most of the deaths. During the matinee performance of December 30, while a

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State Police Requested To Investigate Batesville Officer Involved Shooting

  Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division are investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred at approximately 7:15pm yesterday evening, (Saturday, December 16, 2017) off of US Highway 167 in Independence County.    Andrew D. Hatley, 28, of Batesville, has been identified as the individual who was injured after he reportedly pointed

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