Sedgwick
CRIME & SAFETY
Plane Crash Reported In Lawrence County
Update: Sedgwick Fire was released from the scene shortly after 10 am. Chief Heath Ring with the Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department told us the pilot was transported by MedicOne Ambulance Service to a Jonesboro hospital for treatment. Three different utility lines have been damaged by the crash including some high...
Wanted Suspect Surrenders To Authorities After Fleeing on Saturday
Lawrence County Deputies on Saturday evening were attempting to make contact with a wanted subject at a residence south of Hoxie on Hwy 367. Deputies reported as they arrived they saw the subject identified as Logan Minton flee out of the residence into a tree line behind the property. Lawrence...
Black Rock Man Sentenced To Probation For Leading Police On High Speed Chase
Court records show that Third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Rob Ratton sentenced Paul Eugene Jackson, Jr. to 36 months’ probation after he pleaded guilty to felony fleeing. Jackson Jr. will also have to pay the court. $965 in court costs and fees in $100 monthly installments beginning Aug. 1st.
Citizen gets arrested while in jail
Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – July 8, 2024 – According to a Craighead County Sheriff’s Office report, a woman who was visiting the jail was arrested on Sunday. The report states “It appeared that [Suspect 1] attempted to purchase candy, then using both hands pushed the...
Mom visiting son in juvenile detention cited for candy theft
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A woman visiting her son in the Craighead County Juvenile Detention Center ended up facing misdemeanor charges herself after sheriff’s deputies said she broke the glass out of a cancer fundraising candy machine and stole several handfuls. Deputies cited 37-year-old Jessica Lynn Williams of Hayti,...
Woman brings home groceries, Threatened when she asks for help unloading them
Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – July 8, 2024 – An 18-year-old Jonesboro man has been charged with aggravated assault on a family or household member and first-degree terroristic threatening after an altercation involving groceries. JPD reported that a female had come home to a residence on Race...
Heated reactions to wrong Pizza order
Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – July 8, 2024 – A Jonesboro woman claims that her pizza order was wrong, and she headed to the restaurant to tell them how she felt about it. Jonesboro police were called to the Domino’s Pizza on Red Wolf Blvd in reference...
Police: Rifle stolen in home break-in
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Police need your help in an investigation after they said a break-in resulted in stolen several items, including a rifle. According to an incident report from the Jonesboro Police Department, on Friday, July 5, officers responded to a home on the 3000 block of Bridlewood Drive for the theft.
Fire department responds to house fire
SOUTHSIDE, Ark. (KAIT)- The Southside Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire Saturday evening. Around 11:47 p.m. July 6, crews responded to a fire on Delta Street, according to a news release. When the first unit arrived, they saw heavy smoke coming from the roof. Engine #2 deployed two...
Pine Bluff Man Faces Charges for GameStop Thefts in Jonesboro, Paragould
JONESBORO, Ark. — Authorities have connected two different thefts from area GameStop stores to a Pine Bluff man, and he’s now facing charges in both Greene and Craighead counties. On May 25, 2024, the Jonesboro Police Department responded to GameStop, 1810 E. Highland Drive, following a report of...
Arkansas firefighters help with search and rescue in New Mexico amid flooding
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Firefighters from across the Natural State are in New Mexico right now helping with search and rescue after vicious wildfires and extreme flooding have swept the area. Crew members from the Jonesboro Fire Department, the Conway Fire Department, the Little Rock Fire Department, the Rogers Fire...
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