The Pine Bluff Fraternal Order of Police has released a statement on the firing of former Police Chief Denise Richardson by Mayor Vivian Flowers. That statement is shared below:
As President of the Pine Bluff Fraternal Order of Police, I want to begin by acknowledging... Read More.
UPDATE: Former Pine Bluff Police Chief Denise Richardson has released the following statement after her job was terminated by Mayor Vivian Flowers:
To the men and women of PBPD, sworn and non-sworn, I consider you the best in the game, and I am honored to... Read More.
Like many other police departments around the country, the Pine Bluff Police Department of short of trained officers and in recent years has seen some of those departments openly recruit and hire Pine Bluff officers because of their training and what they experience here.
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Pine Bluff Police Chief Denise Richardson was the guest speaker Wednesday at a meeting of the Pine Bluff Small Business Association and announced that a new camera system is being installed in the city in an effort to reduce crime.
Richardson began by saying there... Read More.
The City of Pine Bluff recently approved its 2024 budget and Police Chief Denise Richardson was asked if her department budget was cut for next year.
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She said the department currently has 70 sworn officers and five part-time officers who don’t work every day. The... Read More.
On Nov. 14, voters in Pine Bluff will go back to the polls to decide the fate of the five-eights cent sales tax to continue funding the Go Forward Pine Bluff initiative. That tax will currently sunset or come off the books in 2024... Read More.