Hardy Police Chief Scott Rose

Sharp County jury convicts former Hardy Police Chief of sexual assault Tammy Curtis, Publisher After hearing a day and a half of testimony last week, a jury of seven men and five women found former Hardy Police Chief Scott Rose guilty of two of the four charges originally filed against him in 2025. Rose was taken into custody at the FBI field office in Jonesboro following an investigation initiated in March 2025…

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By Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor, from police interviews The stolen 2019 Toyota taken by Josh Hoover on June 19 after holding a female victim at gunpoint at Riverbend Park and forcing her to perform sexual acts was wrecked after a pursuit. Joshua Hoover was arrested just after noon June 20 in Riverside Park. He is also wanted in a car jacking/hostage situation that occurred a few days earlier in Jonesboro. FROM COURT…

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