A Fayetteville couple was arrested after police say they starved and handcuffed an eight-year-old boy. The Fayetteville Police Department said Josue Tovias, 28, and Melissa Miranda, 33, were taken into custody on Friday. Tovias faces charges of permitting the abuse of a child, first-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and more. Miranda faces charges of kidnappings, first-degree terroristic threatening, second-domestic battery and more.
6 month ago1 person dead, another injured after I-40 tractor-trailer crash
6 month agoAfter a string of robberies that occurred over the course of two months, Little Rock Police have made an arrest. 19-year-old Terry Dewan Tate Jr. is now behind bars at Pulaski County Jail. According to police, Tate's most recent robbery at a Shell gas station was one of many that was documented through surveillance footage. All of the videos helped investigators track him
Fort Smith police are investigating the unexplained death of an 18-month-old baby girl. Family members said the baby was taken to Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith Tuesday.
6 month ago1 of 2 suspects arrested after attempted car break-in outside North Little Rock residence
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Officers are looking for a suspect in an early morning burglary in Fayetteville. It happened at the Looking Glass Smoke Shop on E. Township Street
6 month agoA building is damaged by an early morning fire in Fort Smith. The fire started before 3:00 a.m. Wednesday at a building off Wheeler Avenue. The building looks to have been abandoned and no one was inside at the time.
The Pine Bluff Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting that left one man dead. Officers responded to a shooting at a home on South Richard Street at about 3:30 a.m. and found the victim, who was later identified as 22-year-old Deunta Blakemore of Pine Bluff in the passenger seat of a car.
6 month agoFort Smith firefighters responded to a house fire at 5716 Thomas Road, off of Hwy. 71 South. The home was destroyed in the blaze and firefighters say the roof collapsed
6 month agoA warrant has been issued for a fourth suspect in the death of a missing Johnson County man. Deputies have issued a first-degree murder warrant for 25-year-old Zachary Aaron Geels. Geels is wanted in connection with the death of Vernice “Duwane” Ledbetter.
6 month agoThe Lowell Fire Department battled a house fire for more than three hours in unincorporated Benton County. The fire was on Frisco Church Road, just east of Lowell city limits, according to the Rogers Fire Department
Rogers Police Department responded to the 1900 block of S. 8th Street for a fatality accident. Kevin Crawford, 42, of Rogers, was struck by Lanette Labarre-Amador, 44, of Gravette, as he was crossing the street. Initial investigation indicates Crawford was crossing the street through traffic and not at a crosswalk, according to Rogers Police
6 month agoA Rudy man is facing multiple charges in sex crimes, including sexual indecency with a child. John Edward Kelly, age 49 of Rudy, was arrested shortly after midnight Thursday. Kelly's booking report states he is charged with 10 counts of Rape, 10 counts of Sexual Assault, 10 counts of Sexual Indecency with a Child and other charges.
Local Middle School student facing charge in сonnection with school shooting rumor
6 month agoA student from Southside High School was reportedly hit by a truck, at the intersection of Gary St. and Old Greenwood Rd. in Fort Smith on Wednesday morning. Fort Smith police and EMS responded to the accident near the Southside campus around 7 a.m.
6 month agoA northeast Arkansas man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of an elderly World War II veteran. The Daily Citizen reports that 25-year-old Tommy Lee Trosper pleaded guilty Monday in White County Circuit Court to first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection with the April abduction of 91-year-old Edward Franklin Vaughn.
6 month agoPolice still looking for the guy responsible for the shooting at Silver Dollar Cabaret in Fayetteville. At least a dozen bullet holes in the side of the building.
6 month agoA Bentonville man faces rape and battery charges after police say he raped a toddler and broke an infant’s leg. Bentonville police on Thursday (Jan. 18) arrested Arthur James Lewis, 26, in connection with rape and second-degree domestic battery — both felonies.
Rogers police and the FBI on Saturday arrested four people accused of running a prostitution run involving a teenage girl. The news station reported that authorities searched a home at 402 E. Necessary Road and arrested Corey Glenn, 42; Christopher Haynes, 36; Savannah Schmid, 23; and Diana Hernandez, 25, on felony counts of trafficking of persons.
A Benton County man was wounded on after he reportedly pointed a gun at law enforcement officers who had responded to a disturbance call in Gravette. Benton County Sheriff’s Deputies, Gravette Police Officers, and Sulphur Springs Police Officers responded to the disturbance call at the 400 block of 2nd Avenue.
North Little Rock police are asking for tips to help them figure out who shot and killed a man and injured a teen. 58-year-old Allen McGuire was found dead at the Velvet Ridge Apartments on Friday night around 10:30.
6 month agoA person was shot outside a home in Russellville early Sunday. A man is in custody. It happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of East 9th Street, according to the River Valley Leader. Police arrived to find the two people in the front yard. Paramedics rushed both to area hospitals.
6 month agoDamage at the Huntington Waste Water Treatment Plant was caused by severe weather when it severed a power line. The plant is located at the 400 block of West Oak Street. A power line fell, which cut power to the plant, and crews said they are currently waiting on the electric company to arrive to cut power to that live wire.
Fayetteville police are looking for a suspect behind an early morning shooting at Silver Dollar Cabaret on College Avenue.
Police say a man is dead and a teenager was wounded in a shooting in North Little Rock. Sgt. Brian Dedrick says officers investigating reports of gunfire about 11:30 p.m. Friday (Jan. 19) found 58-year-old Allen Ray McGuire dead inside an apartment and an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the arm.
6 month ago1 in critical condition another in stable following Sunday morning Russellville shooting
A shooting took place in Fayetteville early Sunday morning, according to police. The shooting occurred at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at the Silver Dollar Cabaret on 2125 N. College Avenue. Police say that no one is in custody at this time.
6 month agoArkansas State Police investigating an officer-involved shooting in Gravette Saturday afternoon, the Benton County sheriff's department said. Benton County Sheriff's Sgt. Shannon Jenkins confirmed with 40/29 News Gravette Police responded to a disturbance at 405 SE 2nd Ave. Benton County deputies assisted in the call.
North Little Rock police on Thursday identified three officers involved in the fatal shooting of an armed teenager last week. The department named officers Cody Stroud, Samantha Thompson and John Blankenship in the killing
6 month agoPolice say one man was shot tonight in Fayetteville near Wedington Drive. Sgt. Anthony Murphy says investigators believe it's an isolated incident, and the public is not in danger.
