Arkansas State Police
TROOPER AWARDED PURPLE HEART FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING 2020 MISSILE ATTACK IN IRAQ
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Arkansas State Police Sergeant Greg Smith was awarded the Purple Heart in a ceremony on Friday, August 30, 2024, at the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. U.S. Senator John Boozman presented Sgt. Smith with the award because…
DRIVER OF STOLEN BUS APPREHENDED
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – After a morning pursuit, Arkansas State Police (ASP) arrested a Lonoke County man on August 29, 2024, in a North Little Rock rail yard. The man fled from Troopers while driving a motorcoach bus stolen from Little Rock…
ASP ARRESTS CALIFORNIA MAN TRANSPORTING MORE THAN 100 POUNDS OF ILLEGAL, HIGH-GRADE MARIJUANA ON I-40
BLACKWELL, Ark. — On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at approximately 4:40 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) stopped a rented black 2023 Chevrolet Malibu eastbound on Interstate 40 at the 104-mile marker in Conway County for a traffic…
ASP CID INVESTIGATING DEATH OF CHEROKEE VILLAGE WOMAN
CHEROKEE VILLAGE, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigations Division is investigating the death of a Cherokee Village resident identified as Dana Deprow, 54. On July 8, 2024, the Cherokee Village Police Department requested…
ASP CID ARRESTS FORREST CITY DOCTOR ON SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RAPE
On Monday, August 26, 2024, Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division arrested Dr. Sudesh Banaji, 60, of Forrest City, on six felony counts of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree and one felony count of…
ARKANSAS STATE POLICE ICAC ARRESTS 86 WARREN Arkansas MAN ON CHILD PORN CHARGES
He has bonded out of jail On Thursday, August 15, 2024, Arkansas State Police (ASP) Special Agents arrested Rocky Goodwin, 86, of Warren, for Distributing, Possession, or Viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child. In…
REMINDER: DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER
From August 16 through September 2, which includes the Labor Day holiday weekend, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will be teaming up with Arkansas law enforcement for the Drive Sober…
MISSING 14-YEAR-OLD HAMBURG GIRL ** FOUND SAFE **
HAMBURG, Ark. -- Escarlet Teresa Rios-Gordin, 14, was found safe less than 24 hours after being reported missing from Hamburg in Ashley County. The girl was last seen on July 13th at 2:30 a.m. near North Main Street, Hamburg. Details will…
ASP CID INVESTIGATING DOUBLE HOMICIDE IN McGEHEE
McGehee, Ark. – The McGehee Police Department (MPD) has asked ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division to investigate a double homicide that occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, July 12, 2024. At approximately 12:36 a.m., MPD dispatch…
DON’T TRADE FIREWORKS FOR FLASHING LIGHTS
DON’T TRADE FIREWORKS FOR FLASHING LIGHTS:DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On this Independence Day, honor the ideals of America by making a conscious choice to drive sober or get a sober ride home. The Arkansas State…
