New Arkansas State Police headquarters to include state crime lab

NWA Democrat-Gazette/CHARLIE KAIJO Arkansas State Police Sgt. Marty Pollock (left) and Lowell Mayor Eldon Long look at a picture of the new Arkansas State Police headquarters, Friday, July 27, 2018 at its new location in Lowell. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced plans for a fully functioning state crime lab there.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/CHARLIE KAIJO Arkansas State Police Sgt. Marty Pollock (left) and Lowell Mayor Eldon Long look at a picture of the new Arkansas State Police headquarters, Friday, July 27, 2018 at its new location in Lowell. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced plans for a fully functioning state crime lab there.

LOWELL -- A fully equipped state crime laboratory will open at a new state police trooper headquarters in Lowell on March 1, 2019 Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday.

Space for the $2.6 million laboratory was always part of the Troop L headquarters design. Whether the state could afford the facility however, was not certain before, the governor said. A combination of discretionary funds from the governor, appropriated funds from the legislature and federal taxpayer money has been successfully arranged he said had a news conference at the new headquarters this morning.

NW News on 07/28/2018

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