The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training ("CLEST") will vote on a request made by North Little Rock Police Department to decertify former NLRPD cop Tommy "Freak" Norman at their April meeting next week. Norman resigned as internal and criminal investigations were in progress and that is an automatic decertification under CLEST rules. Our Ean Lee Bordeaux , spearheaded a investigation of Norman that forced NLRPD to open an internal investigation of Norman's questionable and illegal activities. Soon after and not connected to the internal investigation, Norman was arrested for Domestic Violence. Norman resigned a few days after his arrest ending a sketchy 27 year stint at NLRPD. Bordeaux, on his Corruption Sucks Blog , published a series of articles about "Freak" Norman. We published a couple as well. https://www.smr.snarkymedia.com/2025/09/nlrpd-cop-tommy-norman-arrested-for.html https://www.smr.snarkymedia.com/2025/10/10-thin...
Delphone Hubbard - Little Rock City Manager Delphone Delaney Hubbard was selected to be the Little Rock Fire Department Chief in November 2017 by City Manager Bruce Moore. Hubbard was sworn in as the 14th fire chief of the Little Rock Fire Department on January 2018. Hubbard presented with a helmet during a change-of-command ceremony Hubbard was LRPD Chief until April 2025, when he was appointed Acting City Manager by Mayor Scott. Three months later Scott announced that Hubbard was going to be the new City Manager to replace Bruce Moore, who died October 14, 2023. Upon Moore's death, Assistant City Manager Emily Cox was immediately named acting city manager. Cox was informed that due to a lack of melanin she would not be chosen to replace Moore (she was the most qualified candidate by far). In December 2025, Cox resigned and accepted a position at the University of Arkansas - Little Rock. Subsequently, Zoo Director Susan Altrui took over as acting manager in January 2...