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Officer Involved Shooting In Osceola: Asp/Cid Investigating Incident

 Pete Denzel Edward, 24, of Osceola, was critically wounded this morning stemming from a law enforcement officer involved shooting.  The incident occurred about 12:40 AM near the 400 block of Sims Street in Osceola (Mississippi County).  An Osceola police officer had stopped a vehicle driven by Edwards for a traffic violation.  According to the officer,

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Explosion Claims Life Of Truck Driver

   Remains of an individual suspected to be those of Randall McDougal, 63, of El Dorado, have been recovered from the site of an explosion that occurred earlier today along U.S. Highway 278 west of Camden east of the Nevada – Ouachita county line near Arkansas Highway 57.  The Arkansas State Police has requested the

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Sharp County Officer Involved Shooting To Be Investigated By Asp

The Sharp County Sheriff’s Department has requested the Arkansas State Police to investigate an officer involved shooting that occurred earlier today.      Jesse Hope, 19, of Ash Flat, was wounded by a Hardy Police Officer after the vehicle Hope was driving collided with police cars from Hardy and Highland.  The crash and shooting incident occurred

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State Police Asked To Investigate Augusta Use Of Force Death

  Local authorities in Augusta have requested the Arkansas State Police to investigate the death of Quinton Laird, 38, who died this morning at a Searcy hospital.   Augusta police officers were called to 601 Hough Street sometime after 3 AM when a resident inside the house reported a prowler outside the location and accused

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Arrest In Hit & Run Case

  Katley Amanda Johnson, 24, of Star City, has been arrested by Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division.  She is charged in connection with a motor vehicle hit and run incident at Monticello Saturday night (March 16, 2019) that left a Southeast Oklahoma University baseball player critically injured.   Johnson has

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Daylight Savings Time!

Check your smoke alarms when you change your clocks for Daylight Saving Time​. Press and hold – you should hear a loud beep if it is good.

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Sergeant Promotion Approved By Commission

    Arkansas State Police Corporal Frank McMillion, 48, of St. Francis County, was promoted to the rank of sergeant today.     The Arkansas State Police Commission approved the recommendation of Colonel Bill Bryant, state police director, to promote McMillion.  The promotion occurred in Little Rock during a regular monthly meeting of commissioners.     Sergeant

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Judsonia Officer Involved Shooting Under Investigation

  A law enforcement officer involved shooting is under investigation arising out of an incident that occurred in White County shortly before 5 PM yesterday (Friday, January 25th).   Matthew Garrett, 24, of Judsonia, was wounded by gunfire from at least one Judsonia police officer as Garrett, holding a knife, lunged toward the officer.  

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South Carolina Couple Identified In West Memphis Officer Involved Shooting

  Megan Brooke Rivera, 32, and De’Angelo Jamar Brown, 30, both of Lancaster, South Carolina have been identified as the two individuals who died in a West Memphis, Arkansas officer involved shooting earlier this week (January 16th).   The identifications were confirmed Friday by the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory and the Arkansas State Police.  Notification

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