Ethan Nahté

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June 28 A report of theft was taken from a person at Executive Inn. June 29 A report of theft was taken from Walmart. June 30 No report. July 1 No report. July 2 No report. July 3 A report of leaving the scene of a vehicle accident was taken from a walk-in complainant. Michael Williams, 44, was charged with DWI after a traffic stop on Bethesda Road. July 4 A report of theft was taken from Walmart. Tags: Mena Arkansas Mena Police Department Police Reports Polk County Arkansas

By Ethan Nahté MENA, Ark. (June 10, 2026) — At approximately 12:30 Friday afternoon, a driver was hit by three Canadian Pacific Kansas City locomotive engines traveling northeast at the crossing located at Mena Street and Highway 71. Several witnesses claiming to have seen the entire incident provided similar statements to The Mena Star. The driver, whose name we have not officially been provided at this time, is said to be a young male. He was driving north, crossing Mena Street at Highway 71.