Arkadelphia Police

Sunday, Feb. 7

A Concord Circle resident reported hearing loud music coming from a neighbor’s home. Police arrived and warned the homeowner to turn down the music, but an hour later they were called back for the same report and issued a citation to the man. Police were called to the residence a third time and knocked on the door, but received no response. They walked to the back yard where they saw a man using a crushed beer can as a pipe they believed was for smoking marijuana. Police talked to four people who were intoxicated and under 21. The homeowner, Andrew Douglas McCorkindale, 22, of 16 Concord Circle, was arrested for furnishing alcohol to minors. Bryan Church, no age or address listed, was cited for possession of an instrument of crime.

Saturday, Feb. 6

A resident of the 400 block of North Austin St. reported someone broke into his home and stole his XBox 360, PlayStation 3 and 40-50 games.
A resident of the 1600 block of Welch Street reported someone spray-painted her car.

Friday, Feb. 5

While on routine patrol, Officer Kyle Dunn observed “donut” ruts at the Feaster Park baseball fields, and found an abandoned SUV. After running the license plate numbers through dispatch, the owner of the vehicle returned to a Caddo Valley woman. Sheriff’s deputies were contacted and spoke to the woman, who said her son, Kurtis Nugent, left the vehicle there. He was issued two traffic citations after admitting abandoning the vehicle.

Thursday, Feb. 4

A Baptist Health Medical Center employee called to report an intoxicated man would not leave the premises. Sgt. Johnny Whittle arrived and found David Marion, 49, of E. Smith St., Gurdon, to be intoxicated. He was arrested for public intoxication and criminal trespass.
A Walmart employee reported receiving two counterfeit checks, both $639 each and cashed on separate occasions in September.

Wednesday, Feb. 3

A Powder Mill Apartments resident reported hearing cursing and screaming coming from another apartment.
A Holt Road woman reported losing her wallet at Walmart.
An Arkadelphia woman called 911 to report the vehicle behind her was trying to run her over. Sgt. Roy Bethell observed the two vehicles heading eastbound at 12th and Caddo streets, where a van was following “extremely close” to the complainant’s car. The vehicles continued east on Caddo Street when the driver of the van passed the car in a no passing zone, nearly causing an accident. After stopping in front of the car, a man and woman got out of the van and began walking toward the complainant. Bethell warned the two to get back into the vehicle and then spoke to them. The driver, 52-year-old Mary Collins, of 313 N. Seventh St., was cited for passing in a no passing zone and reckless driving. She said she was angry at the driver ahead of her because of something that happened in Caddo Valley. A similar incident occurred Tuesday, when Perry warned Collins to control her road rage after a person driving from Caddo Valley reported the driver of a van was trying to run her over. Collins told police that the complainant improperly passed her on Interstate 30.

Tuesday, Feb. 2

Officer Woody Perry was dispatched to the 400 block of South 10th Street in reference to a man standing outside the complainant’s yard. When asked what he was doing, the man (who was the homeowner) said he was chasing off a skunk. After learning that the man was unwelcome at the house because of his state of intoxication, Perry gave the man a courtesy ride to Carpenter Hill, where he was expected to stay the night. Perry was later dispatched to the South 10th address because someone turned off the electricity. Billy Williams, 52, of 406 S. 10th St., was arrested for public intoxication.
The owner of a wrecker service on Country Club Road reported hearing gunshots fired near his business. Dionne Coulter, of 2508 Country Club Road Apt. 5, was later arrested for carrying certain weapons and firing a gun in the city limits after police found a .45-caliber pistol in his vehicle.
A Birch Cove resident reported receiving harassing phone calls from a woman who threatened to shoot the complainant.