calsfoundation@cals.org
May 9, 2011
In 1935, Governor J. Marion Futrell signed Act 120 into law, creating the first Arkansas police force with statewide enforcement authority. The department consisted of thirteen officers, of which seven were designated as “rangers.” It has since grown to more than 1,000 officers, who are now known as “troopers.” The first superintendent of the new police force was A. Gray Albright, shown here.