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NEW ARKANSAS LAW ENFORCEMENT PODCAST NOW IN SERVICE

December 2, 2024 The Department of Public Safety and the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST) have launched the first episode of a new podcast series called 10-8. You can find the 10-8 podcast on YouTube and Spotify. YouTube link:https://youtu.be/vQeJnnrCTEA Spotify link:https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PHhWnVLMXRhuCA30lfr94 This podcast is a valuable resource for law enforcement professionals in Arkansas, promoting

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SUSPECT IDENTIFIED IN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING FATALITY IN MALVERN

November 26, 2024 MALVERN, Ark. — The suspect in a fatal officer-involved shooting on Friday, November 22, 2024, has been identified as Eddie Williams, 42, from Malvern. During the incident, Williams, armed with an AR-style rifle, opened fire on law enforcement. In response, Troopers and officers from the MPD returned fire, striking the suspect. Three

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ICAC AGENTS ARREST TWO MEN FOR CSAM

November 26, 2024 On Thursday, November 21, 2024, Arkansas State Police (ASP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Agents with the assistance of ASP SWAT and the Grant County Sheriff’s Department, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 600 block of Grant County Road 580 in reference to a National Center for

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CID INVESTIGATING FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN MALVERN

November 22, 2024 MALVERN, Ark. — ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division is investigating an officer-involved shooting fatality that occurred at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2024. The suspect, wanted in a shooting that occurred earlier near the Hot Spring County Courthouse in Malvern, died after fleeing from law enforcement. Troopers located the suspect driving a

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YOUR ARKANSAS STATE POLICE WANTS TO HEAR YOUR STORY

November 22, 2024 Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troopers travel millions of miles on Arkansas highways each year, engaging with fellow Arkansans and making a difference every day. Part of our public service mission is to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those they encounter. In 2024 alone, dedicated Troopers have assisted over 34,000

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HIGHWAY PATROL SEIZED HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF ILLEGAL DRUGS, GUNS IN NOVEMBER

November 21, 2024 Arkansas State Police Troopers seized more than 680 pounds of illegal narcotics and 13 illegal firearms from individuals trafficking contraband on Arkansas interstates in the first three weeks of November. The largest of the seizures occurred on Wednesday, November 20, in Crittenden County, where Troopers stopped a Dodge Ram pickup around 11:30

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INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY INTO LAKE VILLAGE HOMICIDE

November 20, 2024 LAKE VILLAGE, Ark.  —  The Lake Village Police Department (LVPD) has requested assistance from the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division with a homicide investigation. On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at approximately 7:15 a.m., the Chicot County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an unidentified man lying in the street within the

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ARREST MADE IN 2023 DOUBLE FATALITY WRECK IN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY

November 20, 2024 BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — On Monday, November 18, 2024, Robert Charles Sena, 40, of Bellevue, Nebraska, was arrested in connection to a fatality wreck that occurred in Mississippi County last year and resulted in the deaths of a woman and an 8-year-old passenger. On October 27, 2023, at about 6:15 a.m., Arkansas State Police

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HAVE A FINE THANKSGIVING, NOT A THANKSGIVING FINE: CLICK IT OR TICKET

November 18, 2024 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — This Thanksgiving holiday, Arkansas law enforcement is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the State’s Highway Safety Office on a high-visibility Click It or Ticket seat belt awareness and enforcement campaign. From Nov. 25 through Dec. 1, Arkansas State Police

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