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ADEM ENCOURAGES PREPAREDNESS DURING EARTHQUAKE AWARENESS MONTH

February 1, 2025 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Earthquake Awareness Month presents an excellent opportunity to emphasize the importance of preparedness. It is also a timely reminder that a significant portion of Arkansas is located within the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ). Nearly 200 earthquakes happen every year in the central United States, although most go unnoticed.

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ASP DISPATCHERS STEP IN TO SUPPORT JEFFERSON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES

January 30, 2025 PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) is providing support to Jefferson County’s emergency services as county officials work to resolve budget issues. ASP dispatchers began assisting the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) at the Pine Bluff dispatch center on Tuesday, January 28, at the request of Jefferson County officials.  As

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ASP SEIZES 19 GUNS AND ILLEGAL NARCOTICS IN GREENE COUNTY TRAFFIC STOP

January 30, 2025 PARAGOULD, Ark. — On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, around 7 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) stopped a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe on U.S. Highway 49 near the Highway 412 intersection for a traffic violation. Troopers searched the vehicle and located 19 firearms, illegal marijuana, and methamphetamine. One of the firearms, a Ruger .223

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ASP CID INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH AT LONOKE COUNTY STORAGE FACILITY

January 29, 2025 CARLISLE, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating a death at a mini-storage facility north of Carlisle following the discovery of a burned body in one of the units. The investigation was initiated at the request of the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

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CROSS COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER IN DEADLY BLOCK PARTY SHOOTING

January 29, 2025 WYNNE, Ark. — Tommie Frost, 19, of Marion, pleaded guilty to Second-Degree Murder and Firearm Possession charges in Cross County Circuit Court on Monday, January 27, 2025, for his involvement in a deadly block party shooting in Wynne. The incident, which occurred on April 13, 2024, resulted in the death of Varian

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FORMER BRYANT POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACIC DATABASE ACCESS

January 28, 2025 BRYANT, Ark. — Special Agents with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) arrested Christopher Bennett, 22, of Little Rock for illegally obtaining information from the Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC) database. The ACIC database provides critical information technology services to the state’s law enforcement and criminal justice

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ASP ARRESTS FORMER JONESBORO POLICE OFFICER

January 22, 2025 Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) arrested former Jonesboro Police Officer Joseph Tucker Harris, 29, of Brookland, on Tuesday, January 21, 2024. He faces felony charges of Aggravated Assault, Filing a False Report, and misdemeanor Third-Degree Battery. Harris turned himself into the Craighead County Detention Center

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ASP CID INVESTIGATING FATAL SHOOTING IN GASSVILLE

January 21, 2025 GASSVILLE, Ark. —  The Gassville Police Department (GPD) has requested the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred in their city. On Monday, January 20, 2025, GPD responded to a shooting on Mountain Loop Road in the Baxter County city of Gassville. Upon arrival,

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