June 6, 2023

Thanks to a generous contribution from the Arkansas State Police Foundation Board, our Troopers are once again proudly wearing the original Arkansas State Police Rangers badge. The first Arkansas Rangers were 13 men hired in 1935."We are committed to embracing our heritage and getting back to being the Big Hat Law," said ASP Colonel Mike Hagar.

In 1935, Governor Junius Marion Futrell tasked the newly impaneled Arkansas State Police Commission to hire the first Rangers, saying, “They should be gentlemen, incorruptible, highly intelligent, good judge of human nature, self-possessed, good listener, not too talkative, independent by environment and nature …” 

Today, Col. Hagar and his command staff are committed to remaining true to Ranger values by staying focused on the ASP’s modern mission: Protecting the lives and property of Arkansans through law enforcement services.