Pine Bluff crime except homicides down from a year ago

While overall crime in Pine Bluff is down almost 34 percent this year compared to a year ago, that does not include the crime that gets the most attention, homicides. According to the police department’s monthly report, there have been 2,816 total crimes reported from... Read More.
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Crime lab director announces retirement

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The director of the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory is retiring after 16 years on the job. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that Kermit Channell plans to retire at the end of August. Officials said Monday that J.R. Howard, a former director of... Read More.

UAMS, Crime Lab cooperate on new pathology program

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has partnered with the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to offer a one-year fellowship in forensic pathology, starting July 1, 2024.   The fully accredited fellowship program, recently approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical... Read More.
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White Hall Police Chief talks cameras and crime

White Hall Police Chief Greg Shapiro was one of the many public safety officers who took advantage of a free lunch Thursday sponsored by Emergency Ambulance Service Inc., (EASI), Midtown Tire and Auto, and Foster’s Towing. Deltaplex Radio’s Greg Horne spoke to Shapiro and asked... Read More.
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Long named director of Arkansas Crime Information Center

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced on Friday that she will appoint Jeff Long to serve as the Director of the Arkansas Crime Information Center. “Today, I am proud to be appointing Jeff Long to serve as the Director of the Arkansas Crime Information Center,” Sanders... Read More.
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Crime threatens Little Rock Mayor’s reelection efforts

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Frank Scott became Little Rock’s first popularly elected Black mayor four years ago on campaign promises to unite a city long divided along racial lines. But a deadly year in Arkansas’ capital, criticism of his management and attacks from Republicans... Read More.