by - November 2, 2025 10:01 am
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and nonprofit executive in the…
by - September 4, 2025 4:26 pm
The death Wednesday (Sept. 3) of a person in the custody of the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) is under investigation by the Arkansas State Police (ASP), according to the…
by - January 6, 2025 11:52 am
The Fort Smith Police Department announced Monday (Jan. 6) that six officers have been terminated “for a range of sustained Civil Service violations” related to hazing new officers and lying…
by - December 2, 2024 12:44 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) has launched the Shield Our Youth initiative, a new community-driven program designed to prevent juvenile crime. The program aims to address community challenges and…
by - May 30, 2024 12:58 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker said it is evident that previous collective efforts and investments in the Fort Smith Police Department are making a difference across the department and…
by - March 19, 2024 5:54 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) has launched a specialized traffic unit in hopes of making streets in the city a little safer, curtailing the number of traffic accidents and…
by - January 2, 2024 1:28 pm
An almost 24% pay raise for officers on the force has positively impacted the Fort Smith Police Department by enhancing officers’ job satisfaction and financial well-being with an increase, according…
by - May 25, 2023 10:38 am
Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker believes members of the Fort Smith Police Department have made a real difference in the community. He outlined department activities in the past year…
by - April 6, 2023 3:59 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved an ordinance at its regular meeting Tuesday (April 4) to use donated funds to lease additional mobile surveillance trailers for use throughout the…
by - March 20, 2023 6:55 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department on Monday (March 20) launched a new campaign to promote responsible gun ownership. The Gun-Smart Campaign aims to educate gun owners on the importance of…
by - February 1, 2023 4:41 pm
The type of “Scorpion” police unit that existed in Memphis and whose members were part of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, has no place in Fort Smith because they…
by - January 23, 2023 5:41 pm
Pay raises for Fort Smith police officers, approved by the Fort Smith Board of Directors Jan. 17, will be vital to meeting the public safety demands of the city over…
by - June 7, 2022 4:15 pm
Fort Smith voters on May 24 approved a sales tax extension that will also provide money for the police department outside the city’s general fund. The high-profile promise to voters…
by - May 15, 2022 5:39 pm
During what many considered another trying year, the Fort Smith Police Department managed to accomplish many positives, included the addition of mental health support, Police Chief Danny Baker told the…
by - May 25, 2021 8:22 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department had to rethink its approaches to policing and implement changes quickly during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, but it was able to do so while upholding…
by - November 9, 2020 7:30 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department is partnering with another Fort Smith non-profit organization, this time to get help for those in need. FSPD and Harbor House launched the program designed…
by - July 27, 2020 5:22 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department is making another move to help the city’s mentally ill and other at-risk individuals get the help they need as quickly as possible. The department…
by - June 23, 2020 9:14 pm
When Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker took over the Fort Smith Police Department in 2019, one of his top priorities was to bring stability to the department. The department…
by - June 11, 2020 11:36 am
Of the 154 sworn officers of the Fort Smith Police Department, none have five or more internal or citizen-filed complaints for use of excessive force, according to information the department…
by - May 28, 2020 9:22 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker took to Facebook Wednesday (May 27) in response to the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Baker denounced recent acts of…
