September 4, 2026 HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. — A clerk for the Phillips County Judge’s Office has been charged with Theft of Property and Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card or Debit Card. In August 2025, First Judicial District Prosecutor Todd Murray asked the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division to investigate the theft or misuse of

September 4, 2026 PINE BLUFF, Ark. — A former sergeant with the Pine Bluff Police Department (PBPD) has been charged with Breaking or Entering, Abuse of Public Trust, and Theft of Property. On June 18, 2026, the 11th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney asked the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division to investigate a possible theft at the

September 4, 2026 WILMAR, Ark. — A Drew County jury convicted Taiwan V. Collins, 27, of McGehee, on two counts of First-Degree Murder and one count of Terroristic Act in connection to a 2023 Wilmar double homicide. He was sentenced to 57 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. On December 3, 2023, the Drew County

September 3, 2026 CONWAY, Ark. — Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) have arrested two former employees of the Conway School District maintenance department following an investigation into the theft and misuse of public funds. On September 1, 2026, former Maintenance Department Supervisor Bruce Harrell, 56, and former employee Justin

September 2, 2026 COTTON PLANT, Ark. — The Woodruff County Sheriff’s Office and Cotton Plant Police Department have requested assistance from the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to investigate a shooting that injured two people in Cotton Plant on Monday, August 31, 2026. Upon their arrival at a home on Conley Drive, law

September 1, 2026 EMMET, Ark. — Charges against an Emmet man were upgraded to Capital Murder today because his 4-year-old victim died, four days after being hospitalized with critical injuries. The girl’s mother was also arrested and charged in connection to the child’s severe abuse and subsequent death. James Richard Ivey, 33, was already in

September 1, 2026 WARREN, Ark. — The Warren Police Department has asked the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division to investigate a homicide that occurred in that city on Sunday, August 30, 2026. At approximately 3:15 a.m., Warren police officers responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at a home in the 900 block of

September 1, 2026 GARFIELD, Ark.  — A Rogers man has been captured and charged in the weekend assault of an Arkansas State Trooper. Jaime Mena-Najera, 19, was taken into custody at 4 p.m. on August 31, 2026, after eluding law enforcement overnight. He was charged with Second-Degree Battery and Escape and transported to the Benton County

August 31, 2026 HARDY, Ark.  — A joint investigation led by the Arkansas State Police (ASP) has resulted in the conviction of former Hardy Police Chief Scott Rose, 48. On Friday, August 28, 2026, a Sharp County jury found Rose guilty of Second-Degree Sexual Assault and Knowingly Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor. The convictions stem

August 31, 2026 HUNTSVILLE, Ark.  —  On Friday, August 28, 2026, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) requested assistance from the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) with a death investigation. On that date, MCSO deputies responded around 4:15 a.m. to a reported shooting in the 200 block of Madison County Road 2361.