PEA RIDGE POLICE DEPT.
Sunday, March 22
1 p.m. A resident of John Montgomery Circle reported a 17-year-old male missing and said he had been missing for two weeks. Later that day, during the investigation, police discovered the youth moved to Nevada. On
April 16, police requested DNA samples from both the youth’s legal custodian and biological mother, but they refused. According to the report, there has been no additional information on the whereabouts of the youth since April 20. The youth, Landon Wright, has been entered into ACIC/NCIC and the NAMus system.
Monday, March 23
10 a.m. A resident of Oakley Street reported breaking or entering of her vehicle and that numerous items, including a wallet, debit and credit card, driver’s license, cash and a bottle of prescription medication had been taken. During the investigation, police received reports of other breaking or entering of vehicles in the general area.
12:50 p.m. A resident of Spruce Street reported the key to her vehicle was stolen.
1:40 p.m. A resident of Crump Street reported items taken from his vehicle. Items missing included a set of portable radios and money.
Wednesday, March 25
7:38 a.m. A resident of Adams Street reported guns being stolen from his unlocked vehicle sometime after 5 p.m. on March 22 to 7 a.m. March 25. The guns were a 12-gauge shotgun and a Kimber Custom II .45-caliber handgun.
2:15 p.m. A“small cooler bag”was found in front of the police department containing numerous items that had been reported stolen. Owners of the items were contacted and their belongings were returned.
Thursday, March 26
1:07 p.m. A resident of Charles Street reported items missing from her vehicle which was locked, but a rear door window was down. Items missing include cash, wallet, passport, debit card, credit cards, insurance and Social Security cards. Later, the reporting party called
police and reported all items except for the cash were found in the front yard of a residence on Humphreys Street.
Wednesday, April 15
1:40 p.m. A resident of Bentonville reported harassment by a resident of Pea Ridge over social media. Police investigated and reported the messages did not meet“a level of probable cause to meet the harassing communications statute.”
Thursday, April 16
5:40 p.m. A resident of West Pickens Street reported possible fraud involving receiving and depositing checks, then finding money missing from her bank account.
Sunday, April 19
1:06 p.m. As a result of investigating a vehicle on the side of the road on South Curtis Avenue without a wheel on the back axle, police cited Edwin Browning, 36, Rocky Comfort, Mo., in connection with possession of drug paraphernalia.