A woman was arrested in Saline County after multiple stabbings, according to the Arkansas State Police (ASP). A MySaline reader alerted us Wednesday night about a disturbance around 5:00 p.m. at the Big Red Valero location at Highway 70 in the Lonsdale community. ASP reported later that a woman in a blue vehicle came […]
ARDOT & ASP partner to create easy non-emergency number for highway motorists in Arkansas
There’s a new easy phone number you can call while you’re driving on the highway and need to report something that’s important, but not quite an emergency. The Arkansas Department of Transportation partnered with the Arkansas State Police and wireless communications companies to create this tool for Arkansas residents and out of state visitors to […]
State Police Arrest 2 Passengers, Seeking Warrant for Driver of Fleeing Vehicle in Salem Monday
We have an update to Monday morning’s vehicle chase that ended in the Salem community outside of the Benton city limits. There were two suspects arrested and one who fled on foot. As of 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2021 the Arkansas State Police is seeking a warrant for the arrest of a driver of […]
State Police now offers online scheduling tools for written driver test
Arkansans who are about to begin the process of obtaining their driver’s license will soon be able to reserve a specific date and time to take the written test. The scheduling tool is currently limited to written test applicants who intend to use the Arkansas State Police Troop A or Troop L testing locations at […]
Lifetime criminal leads local Police on chase, ends up with 70-year sentence from Judge
A Saline County jury found Toby Carter, age 54, of Hot Springs guilty of felon in possession of a firearm, fleeing, and possession of methamphetamine on July 8, 2021. Judge Ken Casady followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Carter to 70 years in the Department of Correction. On December 7, 2020, Bryant police officer Derek […]
Saline County officer named 2020 Trooper of the Year; Amazing stories go with his award and other honorees
Corporal Chet White, 44, of Saline County (pictured above), was presented the prestigious Arkansas State Trooper of the Year Award for 2020 Tuesday during the annual state police awards ceremony. White is a 22-year veteran of the state police assigned to Highway Patrol Division, Troop A and was among 11 state troopers who received various […]
Arrest Made after Months of Investigation; Suspect Charged with Saline County Murder
Anthony Madison, 20, of Pine Bluff has been arrested and charged in connection with the September 3, 2020 homicide and attempted murder of three others individuals that occurred along Interstate 530 near Woodson Lateral Road. See more on the incident in the story below. Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division have […]
State Police releases name of deceased Alexander Police Officer
UPDATE JUNE 4, 2020 3:13PM The Arkansas State Police is investigating the death an Alexander Police Officer, Scott Hutton, 36, of Bryant. Saline County Sheriff’s Deputies were sent to the 15400 block of Evergreen in Alexander about 7:12 p.m. Wednesday, June 3rd, where they found Hutton wounded by a gunshot and lying outside the residence. […]
One Dead, One Injured on Interstate 30 in Alexander
An Alexander man died Saturday night after running into a vehicle on the highway. According to the Arkansas State Police, Raymond Taber (known as T.J.), age 30, ran across the eastbound lanes (toward Little Rock) of Interstate 30 at Bryant Parkway near Exit 124, at approximately 9:27 p.m. He collided with a 2011 Lexus, driven […]
Two from Turtle Creek Fire Dept sentenced for over $320K of Fireman’s Fund used on personal items
A fire department’s former chief and its bookkeeper each face charges related to hundreds of thousands of misspent dollars from the Fireman’s Fund. Former Turtle Creek Fire Chief Jimmy Scott Cooper, age 51, and bookkeeper Samantha Lea Blair, age 42, were both arrested on March 27, 2019 by Arkansas State Police after an investigation and […]