Craighead County

Holidays can be followed by domestic violence

JONESBORO, Ark. – Before the Thanksgiving holiday had arrived, a woman found herself losing consciousness while a man she lived with was pressing his foot into her throat, a police report detailed It happened Wednesday evening at an apartment at the 4600-block of Nettleton Avenue in Jonesboro. The suspect, 51, [read more…]

Craighead County

Vandals break into church

JONESBORO, Ark. – Someone decided to break into a church in Jonesboro this week. Between Tuesday and Wednesday at the True Church of Christ, The Devine #4 at 214 N. Bridge Street in Jonesboro, a suspect or suspects kicked a side door open. While a church member was picking up [read more…]

Craighead County

Arrests made in Dollar Tree case

JONESBORO, Ark. – After a lengthy and complex investigation, two suspects are now in custody in connection with the September 2016 Dollar Tree robbery and kidnapping of assistant store manager Loretta “Lori” Pixler. Jonesboro Police Department Lead investigator Detective Morshaydrick Racy reports that while working in conjunction with the 2nd [read more…]

Craighead County

Vehicle break-ins continue in November

JONESBORO, Ark. – If you park your vehicle outside at night in Craighead County, you really should not be leaving valuables inside. Especially guns. A man’s Winchester 12 guage was stolen out of his truck sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning on County Road 745, according to the Craighead [read more…]