... business • At the request of police chief Brad McNew, the council approved the hiring of Rick Perry to fill a full-time patrolman position. Addressing the council, Perry said he is from Austin, Ark., and has been in law enforcement about ...

... Northwest Arkansas). It's too busy for me," answered Mark Spain, who minutes later became Vilonia's newest full time patrolman. Mayor James Firestone called a special city council meeting to order Thursday evening saying it was for the purpose ...

... but was elevated after former Street Department employee Pete Bonnema moved over to the Police Department to be a full-time patrolman. The council also approved the 2001 holiday calendar. (Staff writer Beau Wilcox can be reached by phone at 505 ...

... more deputies. Sheriff Montgomery said recently that the office handles about 300 reports a month, with only 12 full-time patrolmen. How these deputies can do any patrolling at all is remarkable, taking into account the amount of paperwork they ...