The Arkansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is celebrating two decades of safeguarding the state’s youth. Established in 2003, the task force has Continue Reading
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Arkansas State Police Arrest and Charge Suspect in 1991 Murder of Huntsville Woman
On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, Arkansas State Police charged Rick Allen Headley, a 48-year-old inmate at the Varner Maximum Security Unit, with first-degree murder in Continue Reading
Arkansas State Police & Arkansas Tobacco Agents Seize 32,671 Packs of Untaxed Cigarettes Valued at $311,000
Arkansas State Police (ASP) and Arkansas Tobacco Control agents seized a record-breaking amount of illegal cigarettes on Thursday, October 12. The seizure included 32,671 packs Continue Reading
Arkansas State Police Arrest Lowell Police Officer on Sexual Assault Charges
On Thursday, October 5, 2023, Arkansas State Police arrested Lowell Police Officer Roy E. Mitchell, 45, charging him with two counts of second-degree sexual assault. Continue Reading
Human Trafficking Group Announces Recommendations to Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Arkansas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced today that a working group established under an Executive Continue Reading
Former Augusta High School Principal Arrested On Sexual Assault Charges By Arkansas State Police
On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, Arkansas State Police arrested Jacob Shafer, 33, of Palestine. Shafer, former Augusta High School Principal and softball coach, was charged Continue Reading
Arkansas State Police Trooper Retires after Pulling Dramatic PIT Maneuver on the Wrong Car
Arkansas State Police officials say a trooper has retired after he crashed his vehicle into the wrong car during a pursuit. The incident happened on Sunday Continue Reading