Pulaski County installed bear traps this week along county roads northwest of Little Rock due to tacks appearing on County Farm Road that punctured tires of several cyclists’ tires riding in the Bike and Hike for ALS. “We’ve got bear traps out there to catch the stupid person who did it,” Pulaski County Judge Buddy Villines said. Villines stated that he authorized the county to purchase a dozen #16 grizzly bear traps at a cost of $279.99 each.
Pulaski County sheriff’s office spokesman Lt. Carl Minden said if a person were arrested in the incidents, he would be charged with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, unless a report is filed alleging $1,000 or more in damage. “It’s going to be hard catching somebody doing it, unless they get a leg caught in one of those traps” Minden said.
