Arkansas Highway Patrol
| Arkansas Highway Patrol | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | HPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | March 19, 1935 |
| Employees | 400 (as of 2009) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | USA |
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| AHP Troop Map | |
| Size | 53,179 square miles (137,730 km2) |
| Population | 2,834,797 (2007 est.)[1] |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Arkansas State Police |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | Troop |
| Website | |
| http://www.asp.arkansas.gov/divisions/hp/hp_commanders.html | |
The Arkansas Highway Patrol, officially known as the Highway Patrol Division, is the uniformed branch of the Arkansas State Police, and is responsible for general police traffic supervision, traffic, and criminal law enforcement on the rural highways of Arkansas. The AHP also assist with other incidents to include riots, prison disturbances, labor related disturbances, and providing security at public events.
Highway Patrol Division provides the following Services:
- Driver Licensing & Examination - Each highway patrol troop commander is responsible for establishing a regular schedule of driver’s license testing in each of the troop counties.[2]
- Fatal Crash Summaries - Information obtained from an Arkansas State Police fatal crash summary represents only the initial findings by an investigating law enforcement officer. The summaries are not considered official reports of a highway crash investigation, but merely a summary of preliminary information presented to an investigating officer. The information contained in a summary may not represent the facts eventually placed on file in the official final report.[3]
Organization
The Highway Patrol Division is divided into two regions both located at One State Police Plaza Dr., Little Rock, Arkansas
Eastern region with A, B, C, D, E & F Troops, is heade by Major J.R. Hankins,[4]
Western region with G, H, I, J, K & L Troops, is headed by Major Les Braunns.[4]
Field organization
The Highway Patrol Division's Troops are as follows:
Troop A - Little Rock, Counties Served are Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, Saline
Troop B - Newport, Arkansas, Counties Served are Cleburne, Independence, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, White
Troop C - Jonesboro, Arkansas, Counties Served are Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph
Troop D - Forrest City, Arkansas, Counties Served are Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, Prairie, St. Francis, Woodruff
Troop E - Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Counties Served are Arkansas, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln
Troop F - Warren, Arkansas, Counties Served are Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Dallas, Drew, Ouachita, Union
Troop G - Hope, Arkansas, Counties Served are Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Sevier
Troop H - Fort Smith, Arkansas, Counties Served are Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, Sebastian
Troop I - Harrison, Arkansas, Counties Served are Baxter, Boone, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Stone
Troop J - Clarksville, Arkansas, Counties Served are Conway, Johnson, Perry, Pope, Van Buren, Yell
Troop K - Hot Springs, Arkansas, Counties Served are Clark, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, Polk
Troop L - Springdale, Arkansas, Counties Served are Benton, Carroll, Madison, Washington
Other units
ASP Criminal Patrol Unit - A specialty team assigned to work the interstate highways and seek out wanted fugitives and smugglers who may be transporting stolen goods or narcotics.
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Arkansas State Police, 21 officers have died in the line of duty.[5]
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Algin Sidney Pavatt | Gunfire | |
| Ermon Boyce Cox | Gunfire | |
| Elmer Glen Bradshaw | Automobile accident | |
| Harry F. Locke | Automobile accident | |
| Allen Harvie Bufford | Gunfire | |
| William Ronald Brooks III | Gunfire | |
| Kelly Ray Pigue | Automobile accident | |
| Frederick Glen Bailey | Gunfire | |
| William L. Rose Jr. | Automobile accident | |
| Louis P. Bryant | Gunfire | |
| Corporal Robert Whittington Klein | Gunfire | |
| Phillip Gene Osterman | Aircraft accident | |
| Charles Michael Bassing | Aircraft accident | |
| Wilson A. Atkins Jr. | Struck by vehicle | |
| Clark Kent Simpson | Automobile accident | |
| Johnny Mack Scarborough | Automobile accident | |
| Thomas Allen Craig | Struck by vehicle | |
| Herbert James Smith | Automobile accident | |
| Jimmie Harold White II | Motorcycle accident | |
| Mark Wesley Carthron | Vehicle pursuit | |
| Richard C. LeBow | Automobile accident |
See also
- Arkansas Highway Police
- List of law enforcement agencies in Arkansas
- State police (United States)
- State patrol
- Highway patrol
