Members of the Arma City Council, the chief and assistant chief of Arma Police, and City Attorney Kevin Mitchelson approached the county commission on Tuesday over the issue of jurisdiction along a stretch of U.S. 69 that passes through the City of Arma. According to Arma city officials, the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office ordered Arma police officers to stop their patrols along the 1,200-foot corridor that passes through the city, in violation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Sheriff and Arma departments signed in May 2024.
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