Category Crime

Man gets 10 years in Operation M-Pact case

The last of eight men charged in connection with a 2013 crackdown on drug trafficking in the Texarkana area dubbed Operation M-Pact received a 10-year federal prison sentence last week. Johnny Voneric Hunt, 42, and seven others were charged with…

Resident Shoots Suspected Burglar

Texarkana, Texas Police are investigating a possible home invasion and shooting that occurred this afternoon in the 500 block of King Street. At approximately 1:15 p.m. today Texarkana, Texas Police responded to a shots fired call in the area of…

Texarkana man pleads guilty to trafficking meth

A Texarkana man who was involved in trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine plead guilty in federal court Friday. Keith Everett Kelley, aka Head, appeared with Longview lawyer Greg Waldron at a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven in the…

Man Arrested for Vehicle Burglary

The Texarkana, Texas Police Department arrested Colby Mitchell, 22, of Texarkana Texas, for Vehicle Burglary overnight. According to Texarkana, Texas Police Public Information Officer Shawn Vaughn, officers responded to a report of a vehicle burglary in progress on Holly Lane…

Woman gets prison for social security theft

A woman who collected disability for her husband while he was locked up for robbery received a 21-month federal prison sentence from a federal judge in Texarkana Wednesday. Meekesha Tarsha Mitchell, 39, received disability benefits on behalf of her husband…

$10,000 reward now offered in murder case

Using the online source, “Go Fund Me”, the family of Scott Roberts has raised a $10,000 dollar cash reward to anyone who provides information that assists Texarkana, Arkansas Police in apprehending the murder suspect. According to Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department…

Texarkana police host fraud prevention workshop

The Texarkana, Texas Police Department hosted a Fraud Prevention Workshop on October 7, 2015 for area businesses and financial institutions. Almost sixty fraud investigators from retail businesses, financial institutions and law enforcement agencies gathered yesterday at the Texarkana, Texas Police…