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Man accused of breaking into store

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 3:15pm
Man accused of breaking into store

 

Sheriff Jody Dotson says a Lawrence County man faces a long list of charges after he broke into a convenience store then led deputies on a foot chase.

On Tuesday, April 16, Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies arrested 21-year-old Benjamin Walker of Strawberry.

According to an email from Sheriff Dotson, the arrest came after a concerned citizen called his department to report a suspicious person “messing around the old Shelia’s Quick Shop” in Lynn.

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Police searching for man following 3-county car chase

Submitted by KAIT8 Web Staff on Thursday, April 11th, 9:16 pm
Police searching for man following 3-county car chase

RANDOLPH COUNTY, AR (KAIT) – The Randolph County Sheriff's Department is searching for a man after he reportedly ran from police following a three-county car chase.

According to Randolph County Sheriff Gary Tribble, officers tried to pull over a man around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Tribble says the man ran a stop sign and then took off when an officer tried to pull him over.

The chase continued into Lawrence and Sharp counties and ended on Highway 63 W when police used spike strips to stop the car.

Tribble tells Region 8 News that several agencies helped with the chase.

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Woman accused of stealing, forging relative's checks

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013, 10:27am
Woman accused of stealing, forging relative's checks

An Imboden woman is locked up in the Lawrence County Jail accused of stealing and cashing checks on a relative’s account.

Kellie Kemp, 27, is charged with theft of property and forgery.

According to a news release from Sheriff Jody Dotson, Kemp’s arrest came after an Imboden resident reported their checkbook had been stolen.

The victim said several checks had been cashed throughout Lawrence County.

Dotson said investigators went to local businesses and were able to tie Kemp to the forged checks.  Deputies then tracked her down and arrested her.

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Sheriff: Man sold stolen chainsaw to wrong customer

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Monday, March 25th, 2013, 12:00pm
Sheriff: Man sold stolen chainsaw to wrong customer

 

A Ravenden man faces theft charges after investigators say he sold a stolen chainsaw to the victim's neighbor.

On Saturday, March 23, Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies arrested 27-year-old Bradley Calfas.

He’s accused of breaking into a cabin on County Road 140 in January and stealing several items, including a chainsaw.

According to a news release from Sheriff Jody Dotson, a neighbor heard Calfas had some items for sale and went to check them out. 

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ASP, local police cracking down on underage drinking & driving

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Friday, March 8th, 2013, 1:01am
ASP, local police cracking down on underage drinking & driving

 

This weekend marks the beginning of Spring Break for many Arkansas college and high school students.

It also marks the beginning of two law enforcement operations dedicated to identifying and arresting young drivers who might be drunk or impaired.

Arkansas State Police are teaming up with local law enforcement agencies across the state and Your Region 8 to reduce drunk driving.

Between March 9-18 and April 13-22, expect to see increased patrols and sobriety checkpoints.

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Sex offender arrested again for failing to register

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Thursday, March 7th, 2013, 1:39pm
Sex offender arrested again for failing to register

 

A woman convicted twice for failing to register as a Level 2 sex offender in Craighead County faces the same charges now in Lawrence County, according to Sheriff Jody Dotson.

On Wednesday, March 6, deputies arrested 35-year-old Pauline Lomax at a home in Walnut Ridge.

According to an email from Sheriff Dotson, investigators learned the Lomax had moved from her previous address without notifying his office.

When deputies went to the home they were told by others that Lomax did indeed live there and that she would contact the sheriff’s office.

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Are protection orders enough to keep you safe?

Submitted by KAIT8 Web Staff on Thursday, February 28th, 8:07 am
Are protection orders enough to keep you safe?

JONESBORO, AR (KAIT)- Chances are right now there's a domestic violence situation going on right here in Region Eight.  For many of these domestic situations - they're so extreme an order of protection is filed to by a judge to keep a victim safe.

But for some of these cases, an order of protection isn't enough.  Which raises the question, is an order of protection really worth the paper it's written on?

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