Early Morning Shooting Reported By JPD
Jonesboro Police are working a shooting that occurred on Phillip Evans Way. Around 3 am, officers responded after a person arrived at a local hospital to seek treatment for an…
Representative Rick Crawford announces Congressional Art Competition winners
Jonesboro- Congressman Rick Crawford announced the winners of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Each year Crawford holds a student art competition across the district for grades 9-12. The student chosen as the overall…
Healthcare Worker Caught On Video Assaulting 86 Year Old Patient
On May 15, 2024, Jonesboro officers were dispatched to the victim’s residence about a sexual assault that had already occurred. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the director of the…
Multi-County Pursuit of Stolen Vehicle From Jonesboro Ends Just Shy of Greene County Tech
Multi-County Pursuit of Stolen Vehicle From Jonesboro Ends Just Shy of Greene County Tech Main Campus, Sheriff’s Office Vehicles Damaged Just before school dismissal at GCT this afternoon, our department…
JHS Vandalism Incident
A Jonesboro Police Officer noticed a group of people in the Jonesboro High School parking lot shortly after 11 pm on April 18, 2023. Upon contact, he noticed eggs and…
Three Arrested In Connection With Vehicle Break-Ins
Jonesboro Police have arrested three people in connection to the vehicles burglarized in Hoxie during a funeral, as well as multiple vehicle break-ins that occurred in Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, and…
Jonesboro Police Report 3 Dead In Early Sunday Shooting
From the JPD:“Jonesboro Police and first responders are currently working a shooting incident on Burke Avenue. Shortly before 5 am, Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Burke. Multiple…
JONESBORO OFFICER CLEARED IN SHOOTING DEATH EARLIER THIS MONTH
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…
Tips Lead To Jonesboro Man’s Arrest On Child Exploitation
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.…
Jonesboro Man Killed And Man From Hoxie Injured In Accident
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…
Early Morning Homicide Reported In Jonesboro
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…
Tornado Damaged Mall at Turtle Creek to be torn down
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…
Arrest Made In Jonesboro Homicide
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,…
Jonesboro Police Announce Discovery of a Body Monday
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…
Heart Day at St. Bernards
Join St. Bernards on February 9th for a day of all things heart care! We’ll have areas with helpful and free resources, screenings and education — all geared toward equipping…
Six Students Taken To Hospital After Ingesting Gummies That Were Passed Out By A Student
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…