Local News
Little Rock Fraternal Order of Police speaks out on interim police chief retiring

Little Rock, Arkansas – The Little Rock Police Department loses its second interim head in just six months during a city-record year for homicides.
On Wednesday, Interim Chief Wayne Bewley made his retirement announcement and said he would be accepting a new position.
“I am forever grateful to the City of Little Rock. With that being said, it is time to move on to the next chapter of my life,” Bewley said in a statement.
Bewley’s statement coincides with the current hunt for a long-term successor to the outgoing chief, Keith Humphrey, who left his position in May. The former interim chief, Crystal Young-Haskins, left her position in June.
Leadership is crucial to the department, according to Little Rock Fraternal Order of Police President Zac Farley.
“Any agency… you need your top-level leaders,” Farley said.
The turnover, according to Farley, is not a reflection on the department as a whole; rather, those who have occupied this position this year may have found other employment possibilities.
“I don’t think that’s really anything bad on the police department,” Farley said. “Chief Bewley — he’s had a long, distinguished career with the police department.”
Heath Helton, the current assistant chief, will take on the temporary role starting on December 3, and Bewley will leave on December 16.
-
Crime & Safety2 weeks ago
1 died and 2 injured in a fatal accident in Greene County
-
Local News6 days ago
After leading Arkansas police on a 120 mph, multi-city chase, the wanted offender captured
-
Local News2 weeks ago
One person killed in an early morning shooting near a hotel in North Little Rock
-
Arkansas2 weeks ago
New billboard seeks to ban contentious books from the Saline County Library
-
Local News1 week ago
Looking for a man who got lost on the Buffalo River
-
Local News2 weeks ago
New simulator used in Little Rock nursing program to instruct students
-
Arkansas1 week ago
Study shows Arkansas seventh in the country for job resignations
-
Arkansas2 weeks ago
Organizations in Arkansas seeking to increase funding for the foster care system