ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, Ark. — Video from Arkansas State Police shows an April 26 pursuit on Interstate 40 that topped 100 mph before a tactical vehicle intervention sent the suspect vehicle into a guardrail and roadside ditch. Brendan Durr was arrested after the pursuit, according to a narrative from Arkansas [read more…]
FORREST CITY, Ark. — Video obtained by NEA Report shows an April 19 pursuit in Forrest City that topped 100 mph before the suspect crashed into a ditch and was taken into custody. Evon Williams, 35, of Forrest City, was identified by authorities as the driver of a red Volvo [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—Michael Buck, a multi-convicted felon, will spend the next 300 months in federal prison for threatening a federal judge, a federal law enforcement officer and their families. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down yesterday by Chief [read more…]
FORREST CITY, Ark. — An Arkansas State Police trooper used a Tactical Vehicle Intervention to safely end a vehicle pursuit in Forrest City earlier this month after a driver fled a traffic stop and entered a densely populated area, according to a police report. Trooper Steven Plyler reported that he [read more…]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 9 a.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) initiated a traffic stop on a silver Jeep near the 65-mile marker northbound on Interstate 49 in Fayetteville for a traffic violation. The driver, identified as Dustin Paulman, 23, of Forrest City, fled at [read more…]
FORREST CITY, Ark. — A Forrest City doctor was sentenced to six years in prison this week for sexually assaulting patients, a press release from Arkansas State Police said. On Monday, September 29, 2025, Dr. Sudesh Banaji, 61, of Forrest City, was found guilty of six counts of Second-Degree Sexual [read more…]
THEME: “REVITALIZING RURAL COMMUNITIES: PATHWAYS TO BUSINESS GROWTH AND SUCCESS” FORREST CITY, Ark. – Providing small and emerging businesses in rural communities with the innovative skills, tools, and contacts needed to visualize creative pathways to grow their enterprises and better engage in job creation activities are the goals of an [read more…]
FORREST CITY, Ark. — A Forrest City doctor is facing seven felony charges of sex crimes, a press release from Arkansas State Police (ASP) said on Monday. Below is the release: On Monday, August 26, 2024, Special Agents with the ASP Criminal Investigation Division arrested Dr. Sudesh Banaji, 60, of [read more…]
A vehicle stolen from a Craighead County woman was recovered after being found wrecked in a ditch in St. Francis County. The theft was reported around 12:20 PM on July 30, at the 1400-block of Lakewood Drive, according to the Jonesboro Police Department (JPD). The female victim, 24, reported to [read more…]
MARIANNA—A coordinated arrest operation took place this morning in Marianna and Forrest City as part of an ongoing federal drug investigation. Dubbed “Operation Candyland,” this investigation by the FBI, Arkansas State Police, the First Judicial Drug Task Force, and the St. Francis County Sheriff’s Office, focused on individual independent distributors [read more…]
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