Crime in Arkansas
Suspect pleads not guilty in death of Van Buren teen
posted: 02/22/2012 12:20 p.m. Discuss
A convicted rapist accused of killing a 16-year-old girl he met online pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday, several days after authorities found the girl’s body in a blue, plastic barrel in western Arkansas.
Texarkana police seize 116 pounds of marijuana
posted: 02/22/2012 10:59 a.m. Comment 1
Texarkana police made an interesting discovery over the weekend.
Police: Man breaks infant's leg, cracks ribs
updated: 02/22/2012 9:35 a.m. Comments 7
A man is accused of breaking the leg and cracking the ribs of a 3-month-old child in Benton, authorities said.
Body of teenager identified, apparently strangled
updated: 02/21/2012 3:22 p.m. Comments 6
Authorities in Sebastian County say a body found in a barrel is that of a missing 16-year-old girl who vanished in Van Buren.
Arkansas pastor accused of sex with minor
posted: 02/20/2012 3:02 p.m. Comments 13
Authorities in Cross County say a pastor is being held on a charge of having sex with a minor, and the girl’s family members say she is pregnant.
Sheriff awaiting ID on body found in barrel
posted: 02/20/2012 9:02 a.m. Comments 2
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday after investigators searching for a missing Van Buren teenager found a body stuffed inside a barrel.
Police beat
posted: 02/20/2012 4:09 a.m. Discuss
Man accused of endangering 3 kids A man was arrested on felony charges of endangering the welfare of a minor on Sunday after police said they learned he had allowed three children to wander a Little Rock neighborhood unsupervised, then they found him intoxicated in his apartment.
Homicide numbers up in ’11 in county
posted: 02/19/2012 6:04 a.m. Comments 2
The three main law enforcement agencies in central Arkansas saw an increase in the number of homicides in their jurisdictions in 2011, a bump many detectives and officials attribute to a rise in drug violence.
Man, 32, NLR’s 2nd homicide victim of ’12
posted: 02/19/2012 5:49 a.m. Discuss
North Little Rock detectives began investigating their second homicide of the year after a man was shot and killed early Saturday morning near West 47th and Augusta streets.
Police beat
posted: 02/19/2012 5:48 a.m. Discuss
Woman confesses to stabbing in LR A Hope woman was arrested Saturday afternoon after police say she stabbed another woman during an argument.
Woman stabbed during domestic dispute
posted: 02/18/2012 12:55 p.m. Discuss
A woman was stabbed in the abdomen this morning during a domestic dispute.
2 arrested on breaking, entering charges
posted: 02/18/2012 11:56 a.m. Discuss
A man and a woman were arrested on breaking and entering charges, according to a report from the Pulaski County sheriff's office.
Remains found in search for girl
posted: 02/18/2012 6:31 a.m. Discuss
Police found human remains inside a barrel Friday night while searching for a missing Van Buren girl on the Lavaca property of the suspect in the case, Sebastian County Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck said.
Man cuts deal in ’09 murder case
posted: 02/18/2012 6:29 a.m. Comments 2
A man who vanished the day of his pretrial hearing in a murder case last summer pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder Friday in the shooting death of a Hot Springs man.
Dad, son face meth charges
posted: 02/18/2012 6:28 a.m. Discuss
A father and son from north Arkansas who made the news eight years ago when they were tried in federal court in Little Rock for mailing a live copperhead snake to a mutual enemy are under federal indictment again.
