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🌱 Pocahontas police seek footage after firearms stolen from vehicles

Pocahontas, Arkansas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Pocahontas! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Pocahontas police seek footage after firearms stolen from vehicles
  • BRTC welcomes public to Friday's law enforcement academy graduation
  • BRTC students can get emergency help with everyday costs

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 75 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 60, low: 36.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 53 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Firearms Stolen From Unlocked Vehicles in Pocahontas (neareport.com) — Pocahontas police are asking residents along Old County Road to check overnight security footage after several vehicle thefts, including two involving firearms taken from unlocked vehicles. Anyone with useful footage or information can call criminal investigations at 870-892-3513. Police urged residents to lock vehicles and store firearms securely indoors.
   

2. Helton to deliver keynote address at BRTC's LETA graduation (tncontentexchange.com) — BRTC's law enforcement academy will hold its fall graduation Friday, Nov. 13, at 10 a.m. in the Randolph County Development Center on the Pocahontas campus. The public is welcome, and Arkansas law enforcement training director Heath Helton, a former Little Rock police chief, will deliver the keynote address.
   

3. BRTC offering emergency funds to students (kait8.com) — Black River Technical College students can get up to $300 in emergency help for food, gas, licenses or supplies through the BRTC Foundation. Assistance is available once per academic year, with resources on the student dashboard or through student services. The college says more students than ever are seeking help.
   

4. Obituary: Joan (Bradshaw) Dockins (imbodenlive.com) — Joan (Bradshaw) Dockins, a longtime member of the Pocahontas Home Demonstration Club who made dozens of quilts for family and friends, died Nov. 8 in Rogers. Her survivors include her sister, Estel Goodwin of Pocahontas. A graveside service is scheduled for Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. at Ingram Cemetery in Maynard.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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