DECEMBER 1, 2021 Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police have been notified by the state medical examiner that the remains of a man’s body found earlier this week [*see November 29, 2021 news release] have been identified as those of Howard Earl Holmes, 70, of Wynne [*pictured below]. The Arkansas State Police is continuing
NOVEMBER 29, 2021 The remains of what are believed to be those of an adult male were recovered in Wynne yesterday [Sunday, November 28th] by Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division. A local resident walking near 503 Front Street about 3 PM reported to Wynne police officers seeing a body in
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 The Arkansas State Police has been requested by Dumas authorities to investigate a shooting incident that has claimed the life of a 39 year-old man. About 1:15 AM Dumas police officers received a report of gunfire at 103 South Beech Street. Inside the residence officers found Claude Tatum had been wounded. He
NOVEMBER 19, 2021 The Arkansas State Police has reached a settlement agreement in a civil action filed earlier this year arising out of a July 9, 2020 traffic stop. State trooper Corporal Rod Dunn used a precision immobilization technique [PIT] to force Janice Harper’s vehicle to stop. Approximately two weeks after the use of force
NOVEMBER 15, 2021 Law enforcement officers across Arkansas have teamed-up for a mission with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Their objective is to make the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday a safe one on Arkansas roadways. Beginning next Monday [November 22nd] Arkansas State Troopers, along with local police and sheriff’s deputies,
NOVEMBER 11, 2021 Scott County authorities have requested special agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division to take the lead in investigating a Scott County shooting incident that claimed the life of a Fort Smith man last night [Thursday, November 10th]. James Simmons Jr., 34, was pronounced dead at a Waldron hospital. Sheriff’s
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 The bodies of a man and woman were discovered inside a Hot Spring County residence earlier today. The home at 4671 Military Road, north of Malvern, was also the scene of a fire that had damaged the property. Special Agents of the state police Criminal Investigation Division have tentatively identified the victims,
NOVEMBER 8, 2021 A handcuffed suspect who had been stopped earlier today by Arkansas State Police freed himself and fled from the traffic stop driving a state police Chevrolet Tahoe. Jabaurri Martin, 23, of Houston, Texas had been pulled-over by state police about 12:30 PM along U.S. Highway 67 north of Texarkana. Martin
OCTOBER 26, 2021 An online scheduling tool will soon be available to anyone preparing to be tested for the written knowledge portion of the Arkansas driver’s license exam. Beginning next Monday (November 1st) the online scheduler can be accessed statewide at https://telegov.egov.com/aspdlskills/ The scheduling tool for written examinations has been in an initial testing phase
OCTOBER 24, 2021 Authorities within the Conway Police Department have requested the Arkansas State Police to investigate a shooting incident involving two of their officers. Earlier today, both Conway officers returned gunfire on a driver who had pointed a gun at one of the policemen and fired, wounding the officer. Nicholas Smith, 35, of Conway,
