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…
by - July 15, 2019 6:37 pm
With nine new applicants set to be hired Aug. 12, the Fort Smith Police Department is on its way to having all officer positions filled. Thirty-six applicants passed the agility…
by - February 5, 2019 4:43 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department has hit a milestone —10% of the officers are now female. While FSPD falls slightly below the national average, the department is seeing an uptick…
by - December 4, 2018 10:39 pm
Fort Smith City Director Tracy Pennartz gave the Fort Smith Police Department a $500 personal donation at the end of the regular meeting of the Fort Smith Board of Directors…
by - November 29, 2018 7:46 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department is making progress on a new “community first” initiative aimed at building a less confrontational, stronger relationship with residents of Fort Smith. Operation Community First…
by - September 26, 2018 9:16 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Nathaniel Clark, the city’s first African-American chief since the city was founded in 1817, was one of eight finalists for the “Chief of the Year” award…
by - May 22, 2018 6:27 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) annual report for 2017 revealed a drop in reported crimes and a rise in diversity among sworn officers. FSPD Chief Nathaniel Clark presented the…
by - February 21, 2018 7:36 pm
At least two Fort Smith Directors are not supportive of how the city handled the employment of Police Officer Lindsay Herring. But Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken said Herring…
by - February 19, 2018 6:59 pm
Lindsay Herring needed a break when she brought her appeal of termination before the Fort Smith Civil Service Commission on Monday (Feb. 19). In 2017, the new mom and six-year…
by - November 10, 2017 2:18 pm
Crime rates have fallen across most service calls for the first nine months of 2017, according to Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) data. While the number of murders from 2016…
