Small town news commentary from Imboden, Arkansas
January 23, 2024JONESBORO – The 2nd Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney will not pursue charges against Jonesboro Police Officer Zachary Hobbs in connection with the January 9, 2024, shooting death of…
In recent weeks, Detectives with the JPD Internet Crimes Against Children Division have received numerous cyber tips regarding images depicting child exploitation uploaded onto a Jonesboro resident’s social media page.…
The Arkansas State Police is reporting that Jonathan Wray age 38 of Jonesboro was killed and Gary Fultner age 59 of Hoxie was injured when Wray’s vehicle crossed the centerline…
The Jonesboro Police are currently working an early morning homicide according to a post on Monday. JPD says at 2:48am, officers were notified of a possible homicide in the 400…
The Mall at Turtle Creek in Jonesboro that received damage in the March 2020 tornado will soon be torn down according to the City of Jonesboro. The Mall at Turtle…
Jonesboro Police arrested one person for the homicide of Nicholas Childs during a March 10th shooting at a convenience store on Southwest Drive. Through this investigation, detectives developed a suspect,…
The Jonesboro Police Department released a statement today saying the a body was discovered Monday afternoon in a pond located on Lakeshore Drive. JPD CID and the Craighead County Coroner…
Jonesboro Police Department has launched an investigating into an incident that resulted in six Jonesboro Public School students being transported to a local hospital. School officials say a first grade…
On November 22, Investigators with the JPD Street Crimes Unit and Officers with the Brookland Police Department executed a search warrant on a home in Brookland as a result of…
On November 17th, around 9 pm, Jonesboro Police responded to an unknown disturbance in the 300 block of Sagewood Drive. Officers discovered that a shooting had occurred, and the victim,…
Jonesboro Police Department reported on Sunday that employees at JCPenney were pepper sprayed during a robbery. Jonesboro police responded to the scene at JCPenney, 3000 E. Highland Drive, in Jonesboro…
Detectives with the Internet Crimes Against Children Division, with the help of the SWAT team, arrested 57-year-old David Odom, on Sunday, November 6, 2022. On 9/20/2022, David Odom made contact…
On September 10, 19 year old Derrick Leonard died as a result of a gunshot wound sustained at The Links apartment complex. Around 8pm that night, dispatch was notified of…
On August 30th, officers with the Street Crimes Unit arrested Lee Edward Wille on a Bench Warrant for rape, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and introducing a controlled…
Authorities say a 26 year old Jonesboro man died Monday night after his pickup truck crashed into a tree. According to the Arkansas State Police the crash happened at 10:22…
On August 4th our Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Division received a tip in regards to an inappropriate relationship with a minor online. An investigation was immediately launched and detectives…