NLR man faces
DWI, drug charge
Officers responding to a crash in central Arkansas on Tuesday night found a man passed out in his pickup with an open bottle of whiskey in the vehicle's center console, according to an arrest report.
The Sherwood Police Department arrived shortly before 9 p.m. at a wreck in the area of North Hills Boulevard and Arkansas 107, near The Greens At North Hills golf course.
An officer noted in the report that 55-year-old Jerry G. Cox of North Little Rock was found "passed out" behind the wheel of a pickup, and the vehicle was still pressed against the vehicle in front of it.
According to the report, the officer observed an open bottle of Fireball whiskey in the truck's center console and a "sealed beer" between Cox's legs.
The officer woke Cox up, who reportedly didn't know that he'd been involved in a crash. Cox was arrested and taken to the Sherwood Police Department, where a bag of methamphetamine was found in his wallet, police said.
Records show he was booked into the Pulaski County jail shortly after midnight Wednesday and remained there that afternoon, with no bail set.
He faces multiple charges, including DWI, possession of a controlled substance, careless driving and simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms.
Thieves break into
eatery, steal cash
A west Little Rock steakhouse was burglarized early Tuesday by two thieves who broke through a glass door, according to a police report.
Employees arrived at Samurai Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar at 2604 S. Shackleford Road that morning to find that the north glass door had been broken and money was missing from the cash registers, the owner told police.
Security footage from about 3 a.m. Tuesday shows a female and a male breaking through the glass door and taking money from the registers, the report said. The thieves drove away in a light-colored four-door sedan, according to authorities.
Officers reportedly found no usable fingerprints. Police named no suspects, and no arrests had been made at the time of the report.s
LR man arrested
after cyclist hit
A Little Rock man faces an aggravated assault charge, accused of hitting a cyclist with his vehicle, authorities said.
Officers arrested Brandon Jeremy Held, 27, near the intersection of Zeuber and Fletcher roads, in southeastern Pulaski County, about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the sheriff's office.
Officers spoke with a man who said he was riding his bicycle along Zeuber Road when he was attacked by two dogs, a report said. The cyclist told police he placed his bicycle between himself and the dogs to keep from being bitten. The dogs' owner, a 33-year-old woman, reportedly approached and told the cyclist that "my dogs are not going to bite your punk a**."
The cyclist told police he sprayed the dogs with his water bottle and continued to ride east on Zeuber Road when he heard a vehicle approaching quickly from behind. The vehicle struck him from the rear, knocking him off his bike. The victim said a man, later identified as Held, stepped out of the vehicle with a machete and threatened to kill him, prompting him to run into the woods and call authorities.
The cyclist reportedly had minor injuries but refused medical treatment at the scene. Damage to his bicycle was estimated at $6,000.
Held was arrested and taken to the Pulaski County jail, but he was not listed on the inmate roster Wednesday.
Police say teen
burglarized school
A Little Rock teen accused of burglarizing a middle school was arrested this week, police said.
Officers spotted Clifton Shelton, 17, at the intersection of Southboro Drive and Southboro Court, near McClellan High School, and took him into custody shortly after 11 a.m. Monday after he tried to flee, according to an arrest report.
Police said Shelton was a suspect in a burglary at Cloverdale Magnet Middle School, 6300 Hinkson Road, that happened Sept. 27. A backpack valued at $50 was stolen, and Xavier Canady, 21, was arrested while another thief got away, Arkansas Online previously reported. Canady said Shelton had taken the backpack, according to his arrest report.
Shelton confessed to breaking into the school. A glass smoking pipe also was found in his backpack, police said.
Shelton is charged as an adult with commercial burglary, property theft, fleeing and possession of a controlled substance. He is being held at the Pulaski County jail in lieu of $3,500 bond, records show. He will appear in court at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 23.
Canady remained at the jail Tuesday in lieu of $10,000 bond and faces commercial burglary and property theft charges.
Theives ram door
of eatery with car
A burglar rammed a car into the back of a pizza restaurant in Little Rock's Hillcrest neighborhood early Monday, allowing an accomplice to enter through the broken door to steal cash, police said.
The owner of Damgoode Pies at 2701 Kavanaugh Blvd. told police that security footage showed a silver four-door sedan backing into the rear door of the restaurant about 4 a.m., according to a report from the Little Rock Police Department.
The driver stayed inside the car while the passenger, who was wearing gloves and a mask, entered the restaurant through the broken door and took money from the cash register, the report states.
The thieves reportedly caused about $1,500 worth of damage to the building.
No suspects have been named and no arrests had been made at the time of the report.
Metro on 10/12/2017