Category : Local Crime

BATESVILLE — A longtime preschool teacher is facing six misdemeanor charges after surveillance video allegedly captured her physically assaulting three young children in her classroom,...

BATESVILLE — A 33-year-old Batesville man faces a felony charge of internet stalking of a child after authorities say he arranged to meet what he...

NEWARK, Ark. — A Batesville man faces several felony charges, including simultaneous possession of a controlled substance and a firearm, following a bicycle stop that...

NEWARK — A 57-year-old Newark man faces felony charges after authorities say he forced entry into a Haley Lane residence and assaulted a sleeping man...

BATESVILLE, Ark. — At the request of the Arkansas Department of Corrections (DOC), the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating an officer-involved...

BATESVILLE — A 51-year-old Batesville man already held on felony robbery charges was charged Monday in Independence County Circuit Court with three counts of delivery...

NEWPORT — A 20-year-old Newark man is free on $10,000 bond after being charged with fourth-degree sexual assault, a Class D felony, for allegedly impregnating...

NEWPORT — The 3rd Drug Task Force, operating in Jackson County, collaborated with the Drug Enforcement Administration to help authorities in a neighboring state seize...

BATESVILLE, Ark. — A man was shot Sunday afternoon at a residence on Lindsey Circle in Batesville, and a person of interest has been taken...

BATESVILLE, Ark. — The 16th Judicial District Drug Task Force has seized more than 250 pounds of prescription drugs and suspected fentanyl following an investigation...