Javascript Menu by Deluxe-Menu.com
  • 3 Day Forecast 2.0 
    My Interactive Radar
    Current Conditions in Little Rock:
    57°
    WIND HUMIDITY
    0 N 72%

    Sat
    60°

    Sun
    63°

    Mon
    65°
    Sponsored by
  • Your Opinion 
    Health Care

    Are you still keeping up with the health care reform debate?
     Yes
     No

     

    View Results
    View Other Polls
  • Marketplace Widget 
    Rewards
    Jobs
    Business
    Lulav: a Modern Eatery
    $50.00 Gift Certificate for $25.00

    Cross-Eyed Pig Barbecue on Cantrell
    $50.00 Gift Certificate for $25.00

    San Francisco Bread Co.
    $50.00 Gift Certificate for $25.00

    A Better U Massage
    $50.00 Gift Certificate for $25.00

    Classifieds
    Travel
  • NEW: Arkansas Rewards 
    50% Off Gift Certificates

    San Francisco Bread Company
    $50 Gift Certificate for $25

    A Better U Massage
    $50 Gift Certificate for $25

    Lulav: a Modern Eatery
    $50 Gift Certificate for $25 

    Cross-Eyed Pig Barbecue on Cantrell
    $50 Gift Certificate for $25

    Signup for Deals!

  •  
  • Interior - Small 
  • Update: Clerk Takes Down Questionable Documents After T... 
    Reported by: Pete Thompson, KARK 4 News

    Friday, Jun 27, 2008 @05:24pm CDT

    Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and Pulaski County Clerk Pat O’Brien have reached an aggreement regarding private information posted on the internet. O'Brien will now take real estate documents off the county website after talks with McDaniel.  The Pulaski County Clerk has put two million public records on-line and some of those documents contain social security numbers.

    Friday, we told you how with a few clicks of the mouse you can access up to two million documents from Pulaski County.

    Thousands of those documents contain social security numbers which can make people a target for identity theft.

    "Social security numbers in public documents have been a concern for every person that's kept records since this entire issue came up," says Pulaski County Clerk Pat O’Brien.


    O’Brien made the decision to put those records on-line six months ago.

    While aware of the concerns, he says public information should be available to everyone… and that he's acting within the law. (Click here to tell us what you think.)


    "I'm a supporter of the freedom of information act... these are the public's records," he says.


    Some say the on-line access makes them a target for identity scams.


    "There is a huge difference between keeping those documents in the courthouse and putting them on the world-wide web," says Chris Dimon.


    Dimon is an architect in North Little Rock.


    He says he was shocked when he found his personal information on-line.


    "Anybody on the planet can sit there and cross through this data,” he says, “It's a treasure chest of data."


    But O'Brien says his office is not the one that's putting the social security numbers onto these documents.


    "My response is that have these people talked to law enforcement agencies that put numbers in public records... Have they talked to the title companies...the mortgage companies, the banks and all of these entities?," he says.

     

    "It goes past him,” says Dimon, “It's not truly his fault... but in my opinion I'm angry at him because he's allowing it to happen."

    Comment on this news story
  • Talk to Us 
    Talk to Us / Sound Off / Share Thoughts

  • Other Local Stories from KARK 4 News 
    Friday, November 20th, 2009
    6:51 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    51-year-old Alex Reaves is charged with manufacturing and possession of a controlled substance.

    6:42 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    After a small pox scare this morning, the River Valley Medical Center is accepting emergency room patients again.

    5:36 PM
      
    Reported by: Lauren Trager, KARK 4 News
    A local group is upset that the Secretary of State denied their request for the second year in a row, to have a display on the Capitol grounds for the holidays.

    5:24 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    Ward Three Alderman Cary Gaines resigned, effective today.

    3:50 PM
      
    Reported by: Melissa Simas
    20 kids placed in permanent homes.

    3:30 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    Governor Mike Beebe's weekly radio address.

    3:20 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    One died Thursday night in gun battle with officers.

    2:40 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    Thirteen-year-old girl had not been seen since Monday.

    2:35 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    Virus is not responding to Tamiflu treatment.

    1:15 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    Lincoln introduces measure that would provide lifeline.
  • Live Stream 
    There are no active stories to display. Please check back later.
  • Talk to Us 
  • Interior - Tower 
  •  
  • Interior Tower B