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Pine Bluff crime except homicides down from a year ago

Thursday, October 5 by Ray King

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.

Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. discussed the new approach to combatting the juvenile crime and gang activity

Wednesday, August 23 by Alex Bivens

Juvenile crime and particularly involvement of gangs has generated a lot of attention in Pine Bluff and Jefferson County over the past few months. So much so that the city of Pine Bluff, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Sixth Division of Circuit... Read More.

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Crime lab director announces retirement

Friday, July 28 by Ray King

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

Monday, July 10 by Ray King

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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Remains of Maranda Merrell Neal positively identified by crime lab

Thursday, May 25 by Staff

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office announces a significant development in the investigation into the disappearance of Maranda Neal. On May 5, 2023, during exhaustive grid searches over hundreds of acres of woods, human remains were discovered southeast of President's Circle, in an area of... Read More.

White Hall Police Chief talks cameras and crime

Friday, April 21 by Deseray Mckinzy

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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Washington: City working to recruit new restaurants while also working to reduce crime and increase population

Wednesday, April 19 by Staff

Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington said at a press conference on Tuesday that there were several restaurants that we looking at coming to Pine Bluff before the COVID-19 pandemic, but they were not able to do so due to the pandemic hitting and causing... Read More.

Long named director of Arkansas Crime Information Center

Monday, March 6 by Ray King

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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Woods: How parents raise their kids can make a difference in crime rates

Tuesday, February 21 by Staff

Mass shootings, including the one in Memphis over the weekend was the topic for Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr., who was asked about them by host Greg Horne. While the number of available guns was one factor, Woods talked about another one. Woods went on to say... Read More.

Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. says Ashley Road home invasion was “a targeted attack”

Thursday, January 19 by Staff

Jefferson County Sheriff’s investigators are continuing their efforts to identify two men who allegedly broke into a house on Ashley Road Wednesday. Appearing on the Oldies 1013 morning show Thursday, Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr., was asked about the investigation. Woods said typically, burglars don’t want to... Read More.

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Crime threatens Little Rock Mayor’s reelection efforts

Monday, November 7 by Ray King

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.

Juvenile justice experts present ideas to local leaders for combating violent crime in Pine Bluff

Tuesday, August 2 by Staff

Community leaders, law enforcement, clergy, parole and probation officers, and local politicians attended a youth violence community forum held at the Pine Bluff Convention Center Tuesday night that was hosted by youth violence experts Robert “Bob” Bermingham, Michelle Darling, and John A. Tuell. The three... Read More.

Stories tagged with: crime

Pine Bluff crime except homicides down from a year ago

Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. discussed the new approach to combatting the juvenile crime and gang activity

Crime lab director announces retirement

UAMS, Crime Lab cooperate on new pathology program

Remains of Maranda Merrell Neal positively identified by crime lab

White Hall Police Chief talks cameras and crime

Washington: City working to recruit new restaurants while also working to reduce crime and increase population

Long named director of Arkansas Crime Information Center

Woods: How parents raise their kids can make a difference in crime rates

Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. says Ashley Road home invasion was “a targeted attack”

Crime threatens Little Rock Mayor’s reelection efforts

Juvenile justice experts present ideas to local leaders for combating violent crime in Pine Bluff

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