Officers respond to possible suicide threat near bridge

1/31/2026 08:22 PM

Medical Emergency

N 11th St, Fort Smith, AR 72901

As discussed during the dispatch call, police and emergency crews responded to reports of a woman possibly threatening self-harm near a bridge area in Fort Smith. Units searched near the Garden Lodge and along Garrison and Grand streets following information that she had been walking toward the bridge. A phone ping was requested to help locate her. The situation was treated as a potential suicide threat, pending further confirmation.