Jonesboro Police respond to two shooting incidents Tuesday evening
The first “Shots Fired” call was received around 6:13 pm in regards to a shooting that occurred in the Walmart parking lot on Highland Drive. When officers arrived, they discovered…
JPD Releases Identities Of Those Involved In Shooting That Leaves One Dead
Shortly before 10 pm Friday evening, JPD Officers responded to the Race Street Market at the corner of Race ST and Richardson DR for a shooting incident. Upon arrival, they…
JPD Announce Officer Placed On Leave Following Domestic Disturbance
The Jonesboro Police Department has placed an officer on administrative leave pending an internal investigation into a domestic disturbance that occurred this afternoon in Craighead County. The results will be…
JPD Announced Arrest Of Juvenile Suspects In Assault At Target Store
On March 27, 2024, JPD Officers responded to a disturbance at 3000 E. Highland Drive. Upon arrival, officers located two male juvenile victims and gathered information on the events that…
JPD Releases More Information On Recent Shooting
The Jonesboro Police Department is releasing further information about the shooting incident that occurred Sunday morning, March 10, 2024. Officers responded in the early morning hours to 641 Burke Avenue…
Popeye’s Manager Accused Of Internet Stalking A Child
Jonesboro Police say Michael Ewing age 37, was booked & charged after soliciting/sexting a 15 year old employee which he supervised at his job. Officials say he was also distributing,…
Man Arrested After Luring Teen To Cemetery And Attempting To Assault Her
Michael Booker, age 43 was booked and charged aftersoliciting/stalking a 15 year old via Facebook Messenger according to Jonesboro Police. Booker also received sexual assault 4th for luring the young…
Jonesboro PD Arrest Man For Sexually Assaulting A Minor
Today the Jonesboro Police Department released the following arrest information. Another great job goes to the Internet Crimes Against Children Division (ICAC), Patrol, and the SWAT Team for the arrest…
Man Arrested For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
With the assistance of the JPD SWAT team, our Internet Crimes Against Children Division made an arrest early Tuesday morning in a child exploitation case they have been working on…
Traffic Stop Yields 430 Stolen Cans Of Baby Formula
Traffic Stop Yields 430 Stolen Cans Of Baby Formula From the Jonesboro Police Department: You know that white powdery substance that everyone seems to want to get their hands on…
Jonesboro PD Crimes Against Children Division Announces Arrest
On Friday JPD’s Internet Crimes Against Children Division made an arrest early this morning in an ongoing investigation into a suspect uploading images of child exploitation to social media. Joseph…
Jonesboro PD Arrest/Cite Over 30 People In Operation Spring Cleaning
Jonesboro Police announced today that last week JPD led a multijurisdictional sex offender compliance operation. Targets included 120 registered sex offenders in Craighead County with an emphasis on moderate to…
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…
Jonesboro Police Department Announces Arrest In Sexual Assault Case Involving A Minor
The Jonesboro Police Department released the following statement: On October 18, 2022, Jonesboro Police were made aware of a victim of sexual assault. Investigators with the JPD ICAC Division began…
JPD Announces Arrest Of Man On Internet Stalking And Child Pornography
Officers with the Jonesboro Police Department arrested Paragould native Pierre Dowling for internet stalking and computer child pornography on Monday, May 9, 2022. A detective with our ICAC Division was…
Teen Arrested After Stabbing A Man In The Neck With A Screwdriver
According to reports the Jonesboro Police Department arrested an 18 year old male Monday after he stabbed another man in the neck with a screwdriver. The incident happened around 5…