Pine Bluff honors detective on 4th anniversary of death [Video]

It’s the first remembrance event Pine Bluff has held for Collins since Keshone Smith was found guilty of his murder in April.

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — More than 75 members of the Pine Bluff community gathered Saturday to remember Detective Kevin Collins on the fourth anniversary of his murder.

The crowd included members of the Pine Bluff Police Department, which Collins served with, as well as other Pine Bluff city employees and officials and Collins’ friends and family.

“He had a heart to serve,” Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington said. “We always talked about how he wanted to serve from two years old. That was evident. It was evident in everything he did.”

The crowd gathered at 200 East 8th Avenue, a building that now bears Collins’ name—it has been known as the “Detective Kevin D. Collins Center” since October 2023.

Police Chief Denise Richardson spoke at length about how special Collins was and said he deserves a building named after …

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