Craighead County
Jonesboro officer stops burglary in progress, recovers stolen motorcycle
An alert officer caught a burglar in the act and recovered a stolen motorcycle Saturday in Jonesboro. [read more…]
Osceola
Craighead County
Rainy accident claims life of 21-year-old
A weekend accident claimed the life of a 21-year-old Osceola woman. [read more…]
Email
Officer involved shooting in Osceola
Pete Denzel Edwards, 24, of Osceola, was critically wounded this morning stemming from a law enforcement officer involved shooting. The incident occurred about 12:40 AM near the 400 block of Sims Street in Osceola (Mississippi County). An Osceola police officer had stopped a vehicle driven by Edwards for a traffic [read more…]
Mississippi County
Source: One dead in Osceola domestic dispute
A domestic dispute became fatal this morning, a source told NEA Report. [read more…]
Mississippi County
Crack and meth found during Osceola search warrant sweep
OSCEOLA, AR – The Second Judicial Drug Task Force, the Osceola Police Department, the Blytheville Police Department, the Jonesboro Police Department, the Wilson Police Department, and the Arkansas State Police executed six search warrants in Osceola today. The warrants were in support of an investigation related to a neighborhood based [read more…]
Mississippi County
Osceola will enforce a pit bull ban 11 years after it was passed
OSCEOLA, Ark. – If you have a pit bull and you live in Osceola, you have a month to get rid of your dog or move out of the city. A social media post by the Osceola Animal Shelter said Thursday morning they’ve received “numerous complaints” regarding pit bulls and pit bull-breeds [read more…]
Craighead County
Downtown murder suspect was out on bond for kidnapping charge
OSCEOLA, Ark. – The man seen on a Snapchat video firing five shots Sunday at a crowded party venue in Jonesboro, now accused of first degree murder, was already awaiting trial in connection with a kidnapping and robbery in Osceola. Kalius “KK” Lane, 20, was out on bond for aggravated [read more…]
Mississippi County
Man who robbed, kidnapped veteran gets 30 years
District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington announces: On Friday, December 8, 2016, an Osceola District, Mississippi County, jury convicted Terrell Harrell, 25, of Luxora, Ark., for the March 2, 2015 Aggravated Robbery and Kidnapping of Robert Birmingham, 68, also of Luxora, and a decorated disabled Vietnam veteran. Ellington credited the great [read more…]
Mississippi County
Reward offered in Osceola murder
OSCEOLA, Ark. – A reward is being offered in the murder of an Osceola man. The Facebook post by the Osceola Police Department says a $1,000 reward, paid for by the family, will go toward anyone providing information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the individual (s) responsible [read more…]
Craighead County
Report: Facebook argument leads to vehicle assault
JONESBORO, Ark. – An argument on Facebook became a serious crime sending several to the hospital Monday in Jonesboro. The report from Jonesboro Police Department outlines how the incident began, according to witnesses. One of the victims, a minor, said everything started with an argument about a boy. The victim [read more…]
