Citizens find no police, peace in Jericho

Chief pulls patrols off streets while town 'cools off' after court shooting

By Kenneth Heard

Photo by AP

In this Sept. 1, 2009 photo, the Jericho, Ark., City Hall stands empty.

ADVERSTISMENT

Oscar Parnell would often sit on the concrete culvert in front of his home on Arkansas 77 and watch Jericho police officers chase motorists up and down the highway.

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This article was published September 13, 2009 at 8:02 a.m.

Front Section, Pages 1, 8 on 09/13/2009

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Ignoramus says...

How can Jericho (population 184, according to this article) be a city of the second class? Does the 500 population threshhold for second class status not apply there? If it doesn't, it should--Arkansas doesn't need or deserve this kind of notoriety.

September 13, 2009 at 1:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

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