Arkadelphia Police
Tuesday, Jan. 5
An Arkadelphia man reported being hit in the jaw by a man known to him only as “Mookie.” He said the altercation was the result of a November car transaction gone wrong. “Mookie” was pulled over in December by Arkadelphia police in a Cadillac he had purchased from the complainant, and was arrested for being in possession of a stolen firearm. The car was impounded. The complainant went and picked up the car from the impound. Tuesday, “Mookie” came back and asked for the Cadillac, but the complainant instead gave him the keys to a 1977 Malibu Classic. “Mookie” told him he wanted the title to the Malibu, but the complainant refused, and “Mookie” got mad, striking him in the jaw and continuing the altercation in the street. As the complainant fled the scene, “Mookie” threw a statue at his car, missing it.
Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Peake Street after a woman reported her two grown children were in an argument over release papers and money.
A Hot Springs woman reported that a Country Club Road man punched her in the head, causing the moving of several teeth and damaging her mouth.
Monday, Jan. 4
Police were dispatched to the 1300 block of Center Street in reference to damaged property. A man said two windows were broken out of the trailer he rents. He said a woman he knows asked him for $10, but he refused to give her the money.
Police were dispatched to the 1700 block of Logan Street, where a man reported his girlfriend stole his truck keys. The argument stemmed from the couple’s recent breakup, and the girl had previously been to the Caddo Valley Police Department to report he had stolen her cell phone.
Sunday, Jan. 3
The owner of a fireworks tent reported the theft of $6,500 in cash and merchandise, and accused the two employees who operated the business. The Texarkana man and woman, who were not located at the time of the report, had also allegedly destroyed the interior and broken out all but one window of the travel trailer the owner left for them to stay in.
Saturday, Jan. 2
An Evans Street woman reported being bitten by a Schnauzer while helping hold down the dog as it was being groomed. The bite resulted in the woman having to receive stitches in her index finger.
Officer Kyle Dunn sprayed Jacoby A. Wright in the face with mace. Wright, 21, of 405 S. 15th St., allegedly resisted arrest after Dunn informed him that he had a warrant out for his arrest. His mother called police prior to the incident, reporting that Wright was intoxicated and unruly. After he was sprayed in the face, Dunn noted he had to put Wright in a hold and taken him to the floor, where officer Marcus Jones cuffed him. He was cited for a warrant service, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Clark County
Sheriff’s Office
Wednesday, Jan. 6
Deputy Thomas Jordan was flagged down by a clerk at Dillard’s Shell in the Southfork Community. The clerk said a Virginia man left a gas pump unattended while he used the restore and, upon his return, the fuel overflowed. He argued that he did not owe the gas station for the loss, but Jordan pointed out to the man that he was not supposed to leave the pump unattended. The man paid for the fuel and left without further incident.
Tuesday, Jan. 5
A resident of the 300 block of West Elm Street in Amity reported that someone shot her dog. Her grandson said he found another one of their dogs dead a few days ago and thought it had been run over; but a further investigation led him to believe that that dog also was shot.
Sunday, Jan. 3
A Bismarck woman reported her son was lost in the woods between Whelen Springs and Beirne, near the Little Missouri River. He was later found by deputies and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
Arrests
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Brandon Lee Davidson, 26, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and theft of property.
Michael Wayne Watson, 51, was arrested for possession of a firearm by certain persons.
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