ASP News Releases
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
August 22, 2019The Arkansas State Police is investigating the use of deadly force by state troopers last night at a residence off Arkansas Highway 9, south of Clinton in Van Buren County.
William Lloyd Jones, 49, had barricaded himself inside a … - Read More >
NEW NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DRIVER LICENSE TESTING SITE READIED FOR AUGUST 19TH OPENING: STATE POLICE BENTON COUNTY - LOWELL HEADQUARTERS NEARING COMPLETION
August 09, 2019Driver license testing locations in Benton and Washington Counties are about to change.
Beginning Monday, August 19th, the new Arkansas State Police driver license testing office at 1120 West Monroe Avenue in Lowell will open. Initially … - Read More >
GRADUATING TROOPERS HEADED TO ASSIGNMENTS ACROSS ARKANSAS
July 18, 2019(LITTLE ROCK) - Thirty-six Arkansas State Police Trooper Recruits have graduated tonight and will arrive in the coming days at their new assignments within the department’s Highway Patrol Division. The graduates are filling highway patrol … - Read More >
“OBEY THE SIGN OR PAY THE FINE”: ADDED LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE AND ASSIGNMENTS AIMED AT STOPPING SPEEDERS
July 15, 2019(LITTLE ROCK) – Arkansas law enforcement officers will be working overtime shifts and regular patrols committed to the assignment of making state highways and streets safer by stopping drivers who don’t obey the speed limit. The special … - Read More >
JULY 4th HOLIDAY DRIVERS BEWARE: “DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER”
June 28, 2019Additional Information Contact:
Highway Safety Office – Ann Whitehead
(501) 618-8133 – ann.whitehead@asp.arkansas.gov
(LITTLE ROCK) – Celebrating the Fourth of July typically means travel plans for Arkansans and others who will be … - Read More >
ARREST IN LINDA COLLINS-SMITH HOMICIDE
June 14, 2019SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES INVOLVED IN SHOOTING; STATE POLICE CID ASKED TO INVESTIGATE
June 10, 2019William James Beck, 41, of Shirley (Van Buren County) died Sunday evening (June 9, 2019) during a reported exchange of gunfire with Van Buren County Sheriff’s Deputies.
Authorities within the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department have … - Read More >
ROBBERY SUSPECT FLEES, WOUNDED IN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE WITH STATE POLICE
May 29, 2019A man believed to reside in Springdale was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with Arkansas State Troopers today during a pursuit and brief armed standoff along the northbound lanes of Interstate 49. The suspect was taken to a Washington … - Read More >
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS STATE TROOPERS SHARE TOP HONOR, OTHERS RECOGNIZED AT ARKANSAS STATE POLICE AWARDS CEREMONY
May 22, 2019(LITTLE ROCK) – Corporals Rockey Rapert of Harrisburg and Brandon Bennett of Blytheville were presented the prestigious Arkansas State Trooper of the Year Award today during the annual state police awards ceremony. The recipient of the … - Read More >
ARKANSAS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PREPARED TO SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO MOTORISTS: “CLICK IT OR TICKET”
May 15, 2019As Arkansas families begin to make plans for summertime road trips and vacations, law enforcement officers are urging motorists to obey the law and buckle their seat belts. Beginning next week additional patrol assignments have been … - Read More >
