ASP News Releases
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY MAN DIES FOLLOWING ARMED STAND-OFF
May 19, 2020 Robert Wayne Lawson, 64, of Forrest City was shot last night (Monday, May 18th) by an Arkansas State Trooper following an armed stand-off that had initially begun late yesterday morning involving St. Francis County sheriff’s deputies.
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CLICK IT OR TICKET ENFORCEMENT SET TO START: ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SEAT BELT VIOLATORS SAY ARKANSAS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
May 18, 2020(LITTLE ROCK) – As the summer season begins and families set out on their travels across Arkansas, state and local law enforcement officers are sending a clear message to motorists, Click It or Ticket. Seat belt laws are enforced to … - Read More >
STATE POLICE RE-OPENING SKILLS TESTING TO DRIVER LICENSE APPLICANTS SITE LOCATIONS PARED, HEALTH SCREENING TO OCCUR
April 30, 2020The Arkansas State Police plans to restore skills testing for driver license applicants next week. The tests will be limited to applicants who use the state police web site for scheduling a skills test and receive confirmation of the test … - Read More >
ASP ASKING FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN PULASKI COUNTY HIT & RUN FATALITY INVESTIGATION
April 24, 2020The Arkansas State Police is seeking the assistance of anyone who may have witnessed or seen evidence of a collision involving a large sports utility type vehicle with an individual who was running along Highway 70 near Harris Road east of … - Read More >
PRAIRIE COUNTY JAIL ESCAPE
April 24, 2020 The Arkansas State Police and Prairie County Sheriff’s Department are searching for a jail escapee.
Anyone who may have seen Earl Eugene Parks (picture attached to news release) since shortly before midnight Thursday evening (April … - Read More >
BARRICADED SUSPECT CALL ENDS IN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
April 18, 2020Cabot Police Department authorities have asked the Arkansas State Police to investigate an officer involved shooting that occurred Friday night (April 17th) after local officers were reportedly attacked by a man who had barricaded himself … - Read More >
VAN BUREN MAN DIED IN CRASH FLEEING FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT
April 10, 2020|
After fleeing from law enforcement officers over an estimated 20-mile stretch of highway, Justin Battenfield, 34, of Van Buren died as his vehicle left the roadway in a crash along the 72-hundred block of Arkansas Highway 255 … - Read More > |
STATE POLICE COMMISSIONERS APPROVE PROMOTION IN HIGHWAY PATROL TROOP-A
April 09, 2020Arkansas State Police Corporal Nicholas Brown, 39, of Faulkner County was promoted today to the rank of sergeant. The recommendation for promotion was presented to the Arkansas State Police Commission by Colonel Bill Bryant, state police … - Read More >
POPE COUNTY SHOOTING INCIDENT LEAVES ONE DEAD
March 26, 2020 A Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy shot a man late yesterday (March 25th) as the individual approached the deputy brandishing a knife. The Arkansas State Police has been requested by the Pope County Sheriff to investigate the incident.
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