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Two arrested after shooting injures young boy

Two arrested after shooting injures young boy

TEXARKANA, AR (KSLA) – A 7-year-old is in critical condition after a shooting Wednesday night at a Texarkana, AR apartment complex.

Police dispatchers got a call about a shooting at the Links Apartments around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. Before officers arrived, they got another call about a child with a gunshot wound at a local hospital.

Texarkana Police make arrests in two separate burglaries

Texarkana Police make arrests in two separate burglaries

TEXARKANA, TX (KSLA) – The Texarkana, TX Police Department has made two arrests in a pair of separate burglaries.

Police arrested 47-year-old David Wayne McCloy of New Boston last week on burglary charges stemming from the burglary of a storage building in the 1400 block of New Boston Rd. back on July 15th. Police say various pieces of yard equipment and other items were taken.

Texarkana, AR Police looking for rape suspect

Texarkana, AR Police looking for rape suspect

TEXARKANA, AR (KSLA) - Texarkana, AR police are looking to the public for help in finding 32-year-old Thomas James Robison. He's wanted on an arrest warrant for rape after an investigation involving a minor. This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Texarkana Arkansas Police Department at 903-798-3154 or Texarkana area CrimeStoppers at 903-793-STOP.

 

Texarkana Police ID man found dead in wooded lot

Texarkana Police ID man found dead in wooded lot

TEXARKANA, AR (KSLA) - Texarkana, AR police say a man found in a wooded lot on Monday committed suicide.

60-year-old Mark Davis was found when two men searching for scrap metal discovered his body in an undeveloped lot in the 5100 block of Crossroads Parkway. Police say Davis' body had several visible wounds though the nature of the wounds is still unknown.

Reward increased for information in Amanda Doss murder

Reward increased for information in Amanda Doss murder

BOWIE COUNTY, TX (KSLA) – The Bowie County Sheriff's Office says a donor is giving an additional $100,000 to the reward fund for the arrest of the person responsible for the murder of 34-year-old Amanda Doss.

The reward is now up to $144,300.

Bicyclist fights for life after brutal accident

Bicyclist fights for life after brutal accident

A bicyclist is battling for his life after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Garfield and Ferguson in Texarkana, Arkansas.

Police say Vernon Barkheimer did not stop at a stop sign and slammed into the side of an S.U.V. towing a trailer.         

 "He hit the side of the truck and basically rolled over face down,” said Donna Davis, a witness to the collision.

Barkheimer was unconcious when first responders arrived.

Deputies catch man trying to steal trailer

Deputies catch man trying to steal trailer

TEXARKANA, TX (KSLA) – A Wake Village man is in jail after police say he tried to steal a trailer.

On Wednesday, a Bowie County deputy and a trooper with the Department of Public Safety responded to a call of a trailer theft in progress on West 7th Street, just west of Texarkana.