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LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge released the following statement today to remind Arkansas’s students in kindergarten through fifth grade of the approaching deadline for the Child Safety Poster Contest, an annual contest sponsored by the Attorney General’s Office:

“As your Attorney General, I am committed to protecting our children, and what better way to do that than with a program that teaches our children how to avoid dangers and remain safe. I have viewed several of the posters from previous winners and cannot wait to see what safety tips children use to highlight this year’s theme, ‘Bring Our Missing Children Home.’”

All entries must be postmarked to the Attorney General’s Office no later than Wednesday, Jan. 28. The contest is open to all Arkansas students, from kindergarten to fifth grade. Judges will view the posters and make selections in February, and the winners will be announced at a ceremony in April. Information on those dates and times will be forthcoming.

The winning poster from the fifth grade will be entered into the National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest, hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced mobile office locations for October.

Attorney General Rutledge created the mobile office initiative during her first year in office to make the office accessible to everyone, particularly to those who live outside the capital city. In both 2015 and 2016, office hours were held in all 75 counties assisting nearly 1,300 Arkansans.

The Attorney General Mobile Offices assist constituents with consumer related issues in filing consumer complaints against scam artists. Staff will also be available to answer questions about the office and the other services it offers to constituents. Rutledge believes there is no issue too small for her staff to have a face-to-face conversation.

Rutledge continues her partnership that began in 2016 with local law enforcement across the State to offer prescription drug take back boxes. Law enforcement will be at all mobile offices to handle a secure box and properly dispose of the prescriptions collected. Rutledge encourages Arkansans to bring their old, unused or expired prescription medications to an upcoming mobile office.