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ASP RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING INTERSTATE CRIMINAL PATROL EFFORTS IN 2023

April 19, 2024 BILOXI, MISS. – Arkansas State Police’s Interstate Criminal Patrol (ICP) once again dominated the annual Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area awards held earlier this week in Biloxi, Miss., winning three individual awards, Team of the Year and Officer of the Year. ASP’s outstanding performance in 2023 was recognized for collectively

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2024-A NORTHWEST ALETA GRADUATION

April 18, 2024 SPRINGDALE, Ark. – The Northwest Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy (NW-ALETA) held the Basic Class 2024-A Graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Har-Ber High School PAC Facility in Springdale. A total of 13 law enforcement agencies in Northwest Arkansas had officers and deputies participate in the academy. The class

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DPS CELEBRATES NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK

April 17, 2024 As part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 14-20, the Arkansas Department of Public Safety (DPS) honors and celebrates the emergency operators for their service and commitment. In 1994, President Clinton declared the second week of April as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (NPSTW). This week celebrates and thanks the 24/7

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WYNNE RESIDENT RECOGNIZED BY U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FOR OUTSTANDING DISASTER RECOVERY EFFORTS

April 16, 2024 WYNNE, Ark. – The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (ODR&R) has awarded Leanne Lovell of Wynne a 2024 Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery by a Volunteer. Lovell was recognized for her instrumental role in leading recovery efforts after an EF3 tornado devastated the Wynne

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ASP INVESTIGATING MULTI-FATALITY ACCIDENT IN CLAY COUNTY

April 16, 2024 CORNING, Ark. – Agents with the Arkansas State Police are investigating a two-vehicle accident that killed six people on Monday, April 15, 2024, at approximately 12:23 p.m. The accident occurred between a tractor-trailer and an SUV at the intersection of Arkansas State Highway 135 and U.S. Highway 62 near Corning in Clay

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DON’T RISK IT ON 4/20: DRIVE HIGH, GET A DWI

April 15, 2024 (LITTLE ROCK)  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is teaming up with Arkansas law enforcement to urge drivers to stay sober behind the wheel. This upcoming Saturday, April 20, 2024, marks the unofficial marijuana “holiday,” and there will likely be an increase in marijuana use. Marijuana laws

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ONE DEAD, AT LEAST 9 INJURED IN WYNNE BLOCK PARTY SHOOTING

April 14, 2024 WYNNE, Ark. — One man was killed and at least nine people were injured April 13, 2024, when shots were fired at about 10 p.m. at a block party near the corner of Williams Avenue and Martin Luther King Street in Wynne. Two victims were run over by vehicles at the scene.

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CID INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING FATALITY IN HEMPSTEAD COUNTY

April 12, 2024 COLUMBUS, Ark. — Special Agents with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) are investigating the shooting death of a Hempstead County man by a Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputy. On Thursday, April 11, 2024, at approximately 8:52 p.m., HCSO responded to a 2900 block of Highway

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