Alejandro Marin (left) and Manuel Valente-Sotelo with the Fort Smith Police Department’s Bicycle Patrol Unit ride in the city's downtown in this July 28, 2022 file photo. Russellville Police Department spokesperson Drew Reeves has said that the department would mobilize a bike patrol on April 8, 2024, during the solar eclipse. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton)
On a normal day in Russellville -- with a population of roughly 29,000 -- the police department only has eight officers patrolling the city streets during a day shift, including sergeants.
