Crime in Arkansas
Gathering all details on parolee, Beebe says
posted: 06/19/2013 4:52 a.m. Comment 1
A day after requesting a review of the parole history of an eight-time absconder recently charged in a Little Rock kidnapping and capital murder, Gov. Mike Beebe said that his office has received a lot of “good information” from state parole officials.
Storage-rental raid finds ‘pot’
posted: 06/19/2013 4:46 a.m. Discuss
Pulaski County sheriff ’s narcotics investigators arrested four people Tuesday after authorities seized up to 200 marijuana plants from a southwest Little Rock storage facility, a spokesman said.
Prostitute is teen runaway, affidavit says
posted: 06/19/2013 12:55 a.m. Discuss
The prostitute connected with the charges against a Garland County marine patrol officer is a teenager who ran away from a Boston-area foster home last year, court documents revealed.
Judge OKs queries for teens who saw killing
posted: 06/19/2013 12:01 a.m. Discuss
The two Little Rock teenagers who witnessed the slaying of 15-year-old Bobby Moore Jr. by a former police officer accused of manslaughter will have to answer limited questions from defense attorneys about their criminal histories, a Pulaski County circuit judge ruled Tuesday, reversing his previous rulings.
Authorities search for suspect after armed robbery at UALR
posted: 06/18/2013 5:27 p.m. Discuss
Police are searching for a suspect after three individuals were robbed on the campus at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.
3rd sentenced in student’s slaying
posted: 06/18/2013 4:22 a.m. Discuss
The last of three California men arrested in Arizona in connection with the November 2011 slaying of a Little Rock college student was sentenced to prison for 15 years on Monday.
Police beat
posted: 06/18/2013 4:10 a.m. Discuss
Police: Man said he’d hang children Little Rock police used a shotgun to enter an apartment of a man who was threatening to hang his children, according to police reports.
Ex-officer’s case known to 40% of jury pool
posted: 06/18/2013 12:33 a.m. Discuss
Jury selection Monday in the manslaughter trial of a fired Little Rock police officer showed that about 40 percent of the 83 potential jurors claimed to be familiar with the accusations against the man.
Beebe calls for review of parolee
posted: 06/18/2013 12:30 a.m. Comments 5
After meeting with the head of the state’s parole and probation agency Monday morning, Gov. Mike Beebe’s office announced that state agencies will conduct a “thorough” review of their handling of an eight-time Arkansas parole absconder recently charged in a Little Rock murder.
Jury selection begins in Hastings trial
posted: 06/17/2013 3:30 p.m. Discuss
Jury selection began today in the manslaughter trial of former Little Rock police officer Josh Hastings.
CRIME MAP: 14 burglaries, 11 robberies reported in Little Rock over weekend
posted: 06/17/2013 11:19 a.m. Discuss
The Little Rock Police Department took reports of 14 burglaries and 11 robberies from Friday through Sunday.
Trial set for ex-Little Rock officer charged in teen's death
posted: 06/17/2013 10:05 a.m. Comments 9
The trial of a Little Rock police officer fired from the force and charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting a teenager is set to begin this week with jury selection starting Monday.
1 killed, 1 injured at Conway motel
posted: 06/17/2013 3:53 a.m. Discuss
Conway police are investigating the city’s first homicide of the year after one man died and another was injured during an early Sunday morning shooting outside a Motel 6.
Murder suspect had 10 felonies pending
posted: 06/17/2013 12:16 a.m. Comments 8
After 4 ½ years of parole violations and at least 10 felony charges, a murder charge triggered a hearing that will send Darrell Dennis back to prison.
Texas officer dies after hit by SUV
posted: 06/16/2013 4:02 a.m. Discuss
A Texarkana police officer died Saturday morning after being hit by a vehicle the previous day.
