Stories from Thursday, July 21, 2016

Lake City -- Randy Odell Walton, 62, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016, at his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1953, in Monette to Ray Odell Walton and Rosalee Jones Walton. Randy had worked for Caterpillar and Naperville Jeep Eagle as a parts man. He was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved spending time on Lake Michigan...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police investigated a domestic battery report in the 1000 block of Illinois. The juvenile victim told police that her ex-boyfriend punched her in the mouth with his right fist. The report said he was supposed to pick up their child, but wanted her to ride with him somewhere. When she refused, he hit her, the report said...

Officers of the Blytheville Police Department Nuisance Surveillance and Abatement (NSA) street crime unit arrested six suspects and seized approximately five pounds of suspected Methamphetamine and a handgun Friday, July 15 in the 1600 block of Walnut, according to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson...

Attorney James W. Harris of Blytheville has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Blytheville, the Blytheville police chief, and a Blytheville police officer for what he says was excessive force a against a man in a July 4, 2016 incident...