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APD offers tips on Back-to-School traffic
Monday, Aug. 16, will mark the first day of school for Arkadelphia Public Schools. Children will be crossing streets, waiting on buses or traversing sidewalks. Vehicles will line the once-empty streets as parents drop off or pick up their children, and newly licensed teenagers — ones who just woke up, probably from little sleep —… Read more
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Dispatch Desk – Saturday, Aug. 14
Arkadelphia Police Department Friday, Aug. 135:29 p.m.Officers were summoned to an apartment complex at the 200 block of North 20th Street, where a woman wanted her daughter removed from the residence. While talking with the subjects, police learned the daughter had an active warrant for failure to appear, and placed her in custody. Arrests Friday,… Read more
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APD responds to 2 wrecks; 1 arrest made
Police observed a black 2004 GMC Yukon XL, driven by a local female resident, had driven through the business, smashing the front doors, glass and glass framework before coming to a rest inside the building. Read more
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Dispatch Desk – Friday, Aug. 13
Arkadelphia Police Department Thursday, Aug. 1210:29 a.m.A Caddo Street woman told police someone vandalized her vehicle sometime in July. The reporting officer noted damage to the hood and paint, surmising that someone had poured a liquid onto the car that deteriorated its clear-coat. Arrests Wednesday, Aug. 11LaJuana Kitchen, 36, was arrested for failure to appear.James… Read more
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Dispatch Desk – Wednesday, Aug. 11
Arkadelphia Police Department Tuesday, Aug. 102:49 p.m.A North 13th Street man reported a known female gained access to his phone and took nearly $300 from his bank account via Ca$hApp. Arrests Monday, Aug. 9Martha Lynn Ortiz, 27, was arrested for a warrant.Shawn Ray Bean, 61, was arrested by Arkansas Highway Police for possession of marijuana,… Read more
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Board: Masks will be required at Arkadelphia Schools, for now
The resolution includes language that gives Superintendent Karla Neathery the authority to modify the mandate on a moment’s notice as state officials grapple with the subject. Read more