🌱 How a 3 a.m. robbery pushed England to boost police pay

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• How a 3 a.m. robbery pushed England to boost police pay

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds and sun; breezy, warm, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 69, low: 43.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 47 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• England armed robbery highlights police shortage (kark.com) — An early-morning armed robbery at the QV Mart in England has exposed how thin the city’s police staffing has become, with no local officer on duty when it happened. Lonoke County deputies responded, and city leaders have since boosted starting police pay to $58,600 to attract more officers, improve overnight coverage, and rebuild residents’ trust.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Golden Hour: Puzzle Competition
  The ARTSpace on Main , 623 S Main St , Pine Bluff
  11:00 am

Saturday April 18

• Ms. Madkin’s Literacy Class
  Arts & Science Center-Se Arkansas , 701 S Main St , Pine Bluff
  10:30 am
• Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc Youth Symposium
  Pine Bluff Public Library , 600 S Main St , Pine Bluff
  11:00 am
• Saturday Family FunDay
  Arts & Science Center-Se Arkansas , 701 S Main St , Pine Bluff
  1:00 pm
• Family FunDay: Over the Hedge
  Arts & Science Center-Se Arkansas , 701 S Main St , Pine Bluff
  1:00 pm
• 2026 CEC Annual Banquet : Where Every Connection Sparks Change
  Wilma Anderson Building , 4701 Dollarway Rd , Pine Bluff
  6:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Shrek the Musical Auditions
  Arts & Science Center-Se Arkansas , 701 S Main St , Pine Bluff
  2:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Adult BINGO
  McCrary Memorial Library Lonoke, AR 72086
  10:00 am

Friday April 24

• Watson Chapel Wildcats vs Crossett Eagles
  Watson Chapel High School , 4000 S Camden Rd , Pine Bluff
  5:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Active Shooter Instructor Class #21
  Last Resort Firearms Training , 4220 Gravel Pit Rd , White Hall
  9:00 am
• Ways of Watercolor
  The ARTSpace on Main , 623 S Main St , Pine Bluff
  11:00 am

Sunday April 26

• Extraordinary Women 2K26 Empowerment Conference
  2901 S Willow St , Pine Bluff
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Crew Member in England. Apply here.
• Revelyst, Inc. - Vista Outdoor posted a job opening for Maintenance Machinist-10hr dayshift in Lonoke. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near England here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lonoke

• Stuttgart baseball snaps skid with win over Lonoke (stuttgartdailyleader.com)
• Grand Prairie CASA to host annual Crawfish and Cornhole event April 25 (stuttgartdailyleader.com)
• England raises police pay to attract officers after none on shift for Sunday robbery (katv.com)

North Little Rock

• Alberta Hubbard, 98 (arkansasleader.com)
• Too Sweet Bar and Grill is pure Delta juke (arktimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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