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United Citizens of Pine Bluff to launch survey aimed at helping solve crime in Pine Bluff

Thursday, January 7 by Staff

The United Citizens for Pine Bluff civic group launched a grassroots initiative to combat crime and the perception of crime in Pine Bluff Thursday morning at Pine Bluff City Hall. Co-conveners Kymara Seals and Representative Vivian Flowers joined Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington and Chief... Read More.

CIVIC GROUP ANNOUNCES A GRASSROOTS INITATIVE TO COMBAT CRIME AND THE PERCEPTION OF CRIME IN PINE BLUFF

Monday, January 4 by Staff

PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS – United Citizens of Pine Bluff and other civic and civil rights organizations will host a press conference in front of the Pine Bluff City Hall, Municipal Building to address and combat the continuing crime and violence in Pine Bluff, independent... Read More.

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Reported crime in Pine Bluff shows slight drop in October

Wednesday, November 18 by Ray King

By Ray King Reported crime in Pine Bluff dropped 3.44 percent in October compared to October 2019, according to the monthly report from the Police Department. At a meeting of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee Wednesday, Police Chief Kelvin Sergeant said there were 365 crimes... Read More.

Steven Shaner says addressing crime in Pine Bluff is his top priority

Wednesday, November 4 by Staff

By Ray King Pine Bluff Ward 2 City Councilman-elect Steven Shaner said Wednesday morning that addressing crime in Pine Bluff is at the top of his priority list when he takes office. Shaner, who won the Democratic Party’s nomination after a run-off in March defeated Independent... Read More.

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PBPD Chief Kelvin Sergeant lists things he would like to get to help fight crime

Tuesday, September 22 by Staff

By Ray King During a recent meeting of the Pine Bluff City Council’s Public Safety Committee, Police Chief Kelvin Sergeant presented a wish list of things he would like to have to help fight crime. The list included license plate readers, a tower and surveillance... Read More.

Pine Bluff FOP President would like apology from Mayor after she allegedly shoved an officer at a crime scene

Monday, September 14 by Staff

By Ray King The President of the Pine Bluff Fraternal Order of Police said Monday he would like to see Mayor Shirley Washington “step up and say I made a mistake that day. I was wrong and I want to apologize.” Bill Wiegand was talking about... Read More.

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Council member Ivan Whitfield says solutions to violent crime in Pine Bluff need to be found

Friday, September 4 by Staff

By Ray King With three homicides reported in Pine Bluff on Thursday, many questions are being asked about ways to deal with the problem. Thursday night, former Pine Bluff Police Chief and current City Council member Ivan Whitfield told a reporter that other stakeholders need to... Read More.

Mayor Shirley Washington addresses crime in Pine Bluff

Tuesday, September 1 by Staff

By Ray King Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington on Tuesday said that the city will be looking at other resources such as outside agencies in an effort to reduce crime in the city. After firing and then reinstating Police Chief Kelvin Sergeant last week, Washington also... Read More.

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Pine Bluff City Council candidates agree work needs to be done to stop rising homicide and crime rates

Wednesday, August 26 by Staff

By Ray King Two former members of the Pine Bluff City Council who both want their jobs back both agree that something needs to be done to stem the tide of a rising homicide rate and incidents of random shootings like the one early Sunday... Read More.

Councilmember Ivan Whitfield says Police Chief should ask Mayor for more crime fighting resources

Monday, August 24 by Staff

By Ray King Former Pine Bluff Police Chief and current City Council member Ivan Whitfield said Monday that current Chief Kelvin Sergeant should go to Mayor Shirley Washington and ask for additional resources in an effort to reduce the number of shootings and homicides in... Read More.

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Reported Pine Bluff crime drops more than 14 percent

Wednesday, August 19 by Ray King

By Ray King Reported crime in Pine Bluff dropped more than 14 percent in July when compared to July 2019, according to the latest report from the police department. At a meeting of the city council’s Public Safety Committee Wednesday, Chief Kelvin Sergeant said there were... Read More.

Reported crime in Pine Bluff drops 5.57 percent

Thursday, July 23 by Ray King

By Ray King Twenty fewer incidents last month compared to June 2019 resulted in a just over 5.5 percent drop in reported crime in Pine Bluff. According to the monthly report from the Police Department, there were 339 reported crimes in June compared to 359 in... Read More.

Stories tagged with: crime

United Citizens of Pine Bluff to launch survey aimed at helping solve crime in Pine Bluff

Reported crime in Pine Bluff shows slight drop in October

Steven Shaner says addressing crime in Pine Bluff is his top priority

PBPD Chief Kelvin Sergeant lists things he would like to get to help fight crime

Pine Bluff FOP President would like apology from Mayor after she allegedly shoved an officer at a crime scene

Council member Ivan Whitfield says solutions to violent crime in Pine Bluff need to be found

Mayor Shirley Washington addresses crime in Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff City Council candidates agree work needs to be done to stop rising homicide and crime rates

Councilmember Ivan Whitfield says Police Chief should ask Mayor for more crime fighting resources

Reported Pine Bluff crime drops more than 14 percent

Reported crime in Pine Bluff drops 5.57 percent

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