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Craighead County District Court has announced that if you have a warrant in Craighead County District Court for Nonpayment of Fines, Revocation of Probation, Contempt of Court/ public service work or Failure to appear and these warrants are prior to August 1, 2011, you may be able to get the warrant dismissed, extra fines dropped, and driving privileges reinstated
Posted 01-23-2012 08:41:11
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Detective Mike Branscum has arrested a suspect in the Monday evening shooting incident at Parker Park in north Jonesboro. After interviewing multiple witnesses and receiving information from the Crime Stoppers hotline, Anthony Tribley, 20, of 611 Warren Street in Jonesboro is being held and is expected to be charged with Aggravated Assault and Criminal Mischief.
Posted 09-14-2011 15:49:24
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The Jonesboro Police Department has recently changed the procedure for accessing accident reports online. Effective immediately, citizens and insurers wishing to access accident reports from any computer via the internet can now find reports available from our new provider, www.reportbeam.com. A link to the website is available on the Jonesboro Police Department’s webpage at www.jonesboropolice.com. The charge for the service is currently $13.00 and is payable by major credit or debit card as well as by account through reportbeam.com. The report can then be uploaded within a matter of minutes in most cases.
Posted 09-13-2011 09:16:45
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Investigators with the Jonesboro Police Department PROWL Unit have arrested eleven individuals and charged each with Sexual Solicitation as part of a weeklong investigation which began on August 28.
Posted 09-13-2011 09:14:16
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The Jonesboro Police Department is encouraging city residents to celebrate National Night Out, which is the national fight against crime, by turning on their porch lights, getting out and meeting neighbors, or by organizing gatherings such as cookouts and family-oriented block parties in their neighborhoods on Tuesday, October 04, 2011. Usually, events begin as early at 5 p.m. and most end around 8:30 p.m.
Posted 09-12-2011 14:40:19
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Today, we are announcing three arrests in this case. The names of the individuals arrested in connection with this crime are as follows:
Posted 09-02-2011 15:09:47
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The Jonesboro Police Department will be participating in a special crackdown soon for people who refuse to buckle their seat belts during the Memorial Day holiday. The campaign, known as Click it or Ticket, will run from May 23 to June 05.
Posted 05-26-2011 10:47:29
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At approximately 5:45 a.m. today, Jonesboro Police officers responded to 1812 Cedar Heights Drive in reference to a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers found that Deja Wallace, 22, of the same address suffering from two gunshot wounds. She was responsive and told officers that she had been shot by the father of her child, 36 year-old Bobby Joe Bohannon, of 233 Wingfield Street in Osceola, Arkansas.
Posted 05-19-2011 14:49:13
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As part of a statewide crackdown on drinking and driving during the prom season, sobriety checkpoints will be conducted within the Jonesboro city limits beginning Friday night, April 15, 2011 with the assistance of the Black River Technical Center Law Enforcement Training Academy’s Breath Alcohol Testing sobriety checkpoint vehicle (BAT Mobile).
Posted 04-12-2011 09:24:58
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Officers with Jonesboro Police Department and Craighead County Sheriff’s Office stopped two vehicles yesterday after learning that the individuals may have been involved in illegal narcotics activity. At approximately 9:55 a.m., Officers Morshaydrick Racy, Jason Bissett, and Deputy Brian Skinner stopped two vehicles in the area of South Stadium Boulevard and Harrisburg Road which resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs, guns, cash, and pills.
Posted 02-28-2011 11:10:39
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With the goal of reducing outstanding warrants and offering a second chance to violators, Craighead County District Judge Keith Blackman has instituted a warrant amnesty program which will begin tomorrow for certain misdemeanor arrest warrants issued by the court.
Posted 01-20-2011 15:08:16
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With the purpose of reducing the availability of alcohol to minors, Officers with the Jonesboro Police Department worked with state Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Agent Michael Kindall yesterday conducting compliance checks at several local restaurants licensed to serve alcohol. Specifically, Officers made spot checks of seven restaurants by using undercover employees and minors. During these visits, servers in five of the businesses served alcoholic beverages to a minor without checking for identification. In those instances, citations to appear in Craighead County District Court were issued to the servers for Unknowingly Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor, a misdemeanor.
Posted 01-20-2011 15:06:03
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Officers with the Jonesboro Police Department were summoned to 602 East Roseclair at about 11:40 this morning after a receiving a report of a man being injured during an accident in which a vehicle struck a tree. Upon arrival, officers discovered an unresponsive 27 year-old man on the ground near the accident site. Medical units arrived at about the same time as the officers and transported the man to Saint Bernards Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Posted 01-17-2011 15:25:08
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As party-goers celebrate the holidays with friends and family, everyone should heed the Jonesboro Police Department’s warning to keep the party off the road or be ready to face the consequences. Law enforcement will be out in force beginning December 20th cracking down on anyone caught drunk behind the wheel.
Posted 12-16-2010 15:39:18
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Jonesboro Police Officers are currently searching for a lone suspect involved in the aggravated robbery of the west branch of BancorpSouth bank at 1901 West Parker Road shortly after noon today.
Posted 11-16-2010 15:29:02
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The Jonesboro Police Department will be participating in a special crackdown soon for people who refuse to buckle their seat belts during the Thanksgiving holiday. The campaign, known as Click it or Ticket, will run throughout the Thanksgiving holiday week, starting November 22 and running through November 28.
Posted 11-15-2010 13:26:34
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Gary Dimitric Lytle, who had been wanted in connection with the November 5th shooting death of Henderson Davis in Jonesboro, was arrested early this morning in Denver Colorado after travelling there on a Greyhound bus from the Memphis area. Lytle was taken into custody by the Fugitive Location Apprehension Group (F.L.A.G.) Task Force after a coordinated investigation by the Jonesboro Police Department, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, West Memphis Police Department, and Marshal Bob Clark of the Jonesboro U.S. Marshal’s Office
Posted 11-11-2010 14:19:57
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Several Jonesboro Police Officers responded to barricaded suspect situation in north Jonesboro after a man who was believed to be armed fled from officers into a residence. After about three hours, the man was arrested by members of the Jonesboro Police SWAT team and an assault rifle was found inside the dwelling.
Posted 11-08-2010 18:30:33
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At approximately 2:30 p.m. today, Craighead County District Judge Keith Blackman found probable cause and issued two bench warrants for Gary D. Lytle, the suspect in a homicide which occurred early this morning. Judge Blackman issued the warrants for Murder in the First Degree and Possession of a Firearm by Certain Persons (Felon).
Posted 11-05-2010 15:10:06
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Officers with the Jonesboro Police Department were summoned to 406 #C Calion Street in north Jonesboro at about 2:15 a.m. this morning in response to a shooting there. Once on the scene, officers found 28 year-old Henderson Davis of West Memphis lying in the doorway of the residence suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Shortly after officers and medical personnel administered first aid to the victim, he was transported to St. Bernards Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
Posted 11-05-2010 10:53:38
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