A Garland County man was arrested last night [April 6th] following a two hour stand-off along Interstate 40 in West Memphis with Arkansas State Troopers and local law enforcement officers.   Charles Ray Skinner, Jr., 47, of Lonsdale is charged with aggravated assault, carrying a weapon, resisting arrest, parking on a highway and obstructing

  A homicide in Parkin last night and the pursuit of a suspect that ended in a law enforcement stand-off with the suspect has left two people dead and two wounded.  Among the wounded is Cross County Sheriff David West.   Parkin police officers were called to 306 Smithdale Avenue shortly before 9 PM.  Inside

Samantha L. Edgmond, 35, of Springfield, Missouri has been identified as the woman shot by four Pope County law enforcement officers Wednesday night [March 30th].   The Arkansas State Police investigation is continuing. [*See March 31st news release copied below.] SUSPECT IN ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN CALL DIES IN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING            

MARCH 31, 2022    A suspect believed to be involved in an attempted residential break-in last night in Atkins has died after being shot by law enforcement officers as the suspect advanced toward them with a piece of metal pipe.    The name of the suspect has not yet been confirmed, as the investigation of

  Monroe County sheriff’s deputies were called to an apartment at 505 4th Street in Holly Grove last night about 11:30 where they found Cedric Earl Hampton, 54, of Holly Grove dead.  Hampton had sustained an apparent stab wound and died at the scene.   An occupant of the apartment was taken into custody by

  A Cleburne County man is being held at the Pope County Jail after firing a gun at an Arkansas State Trooper last night.  The incident occurred about 8:30 along Arkansas Highway 124, near the intersection with Highway 326, north of Russellville.   The state trooper, assigned to patrol duties in the area, had located

MARCH 28, 2022 Distracted driving continues to be one of the leading causes of motor vehicle crashes along nationwide roadways.  The Arkansas State Police Highway Safety Office is working with state and local law enforcement agencies to encourage drivers to put down their phones while driving. Stepped-up enforcement of the state’s distracted driving laws is

  Arkansas State Trooper Spencer Morris has been selected National Trooper of the Year by the leadership of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, State and Provincial Division. The prestigious award was presented last night during a ceremony at Seattle, Washington before an audience of law enforcement officers from across the nation.   Trooper

  The Arkansas State Police has arrested Brandon Deandra Knight, 22, of Jacksonville in connection with the shooting incident at a Dumas car show on Saturday, March 19th.   Knight was taken into custody as he was being released from a Dumas hospital at 9:40 AM today.  He is charged with battery, first degree and

  The Bowie County, Texas escapee who was shot by a Texarkana, Arkansas police officer yesterday [Monday, March 21st] and died at the scene during a struggle for the officer’s gun has been identified as Michael D. Olson, 30, of Texarkana, Texas.     Notification to next of kin was completed at 9:50 AM today.