The Saline County Quorum Court will meet on Monday, April 15th at 6:30 p.m. in Courtroom #3 upstairs. See the Agenda listed below. Livestream of the meeting will be at www.youtube.com/@salinecounty/streams Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. Patrons may enter the Courthouse via the Main Street entrance and/or Market St. entrance, which is ADA accessible. […]
Arkansas Bills Raise Salaries for State and Local Law Enforcement, Corrections
Law enforcement leaders and legislators gathered in the second-floor rotunda at the state capitol today as Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a bill that grants one-time stipends of up to $5,000 to police and probation and parole officers, and a second bill that increases the salary for Arkansas state troopers and other certified law enforcement officers […]
Several fake license plates didn’t keep this car full of drugs from getting pulled over
A recent traffic stop produced several illegal drugs and a pile of fake license plates. Saline County Sheriff’s Office Deputies pulled over a black Kia Forte with three people in it, at the intersection of Spring Lake Road and Arch Street. The incident report states that the driver, Christy Collums, age 40, appeared nervous and […]
Saline County Sheriff Wright Announces Annual Award Recipients
Saline County Sheriff Rodney Wright selected the following Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) personnel for the 2019 Annual Awards: Medal of Valor – This award is presented, if applicable, to those members who, in the line of duty, on or off duty, that have placed themselves in immediate and serious danger, far above the risk […]
VIDEO: Sheriff’s Deputies find pound of pot in vehicle in Haskell
Two Saline County Sheriff’s Deputies have pulled over a vehicle at The Grove gas station at 2905 State Highway 229 in Haskell and found about one pound of suspected marijuana, according to Lt. Joseph Traylor. Deputies have one person in custody. A name and charge has not been released. The photos and video here were […]
Saline County to Hire up to Five New Security Guards for Offices
Saline County is now hiring up to five new courthouse security officers as part of a dramatic upgrade to security for the courthouse and other county offices. Designed by County Judge Jeff Arey and Circuit Judge Robert Herzfeld and approved by the Quorum Court last month, the 2017 security enhancements will include fully-manned security checkpoints […]
Watch SCSO Female Deputies on TV Friday Morning
Deputies from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) will be featured on Good Day Arkansas, Fox 16, Friday morning. WHEN: Friday January 6, 2016, 7:45 am and 8:15 am WHERE: Television’s KLRT, Fox 16 The show will focus on six female deputies who have been hired since Sheriff Rodney Wright was sworn into office on […]
SCSO Deputies Graduate Trig & Physics Course to Become Traffic Investigation Team
If this math makes sense to you – it looks like a foreign language to me – then you probably have some idea of what it takes to figure out what happened after a vehicle accident. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) announced Friday morning that two deputies, Eric Stricklin and Sam Griffin, have completed a 12-week Accident […]