NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - A unanimous vote on Monday brought North Little Rock Parks and Recreation one step closer to new funding. They need $325,000 to make Burns Park more accessible for handicapped children in Central Arkansas.

"It offers them a little bit more freedom, they're able to do things that other people would not normally be able to do," said Jeff Caplinger, project manager for North Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department. "To be able to go to places that they might have extreme difficulty getting to otherwise."

In a 7-0 vote, the North Little Rock City Council approved Parks and Recreation's request to match funding if the state approves the department's grant application. If the grant is approved, the city of North Little Rock will pay $162,000 new renovations.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - Police are searching for three males involved in an incident where counterfeit money was used at a North Little Rock restaurant.

According to reports, a black male dressed in a black t-shirt utilized counterfeit U.S. currency to pay for services at a restaurant in North Little Rock. The suspect was allegedly accompanied by two additional men.

If anyone has any information regarding this crime, you are asked to contact the North Little Rock Police Department at (501) 758-1234.

 JACKSONVILLE, Ark. (KTHV) - The Jacksonville Police Department will be conducting a Citizens Police Academy at the end of September. 

The eight-week information course beginning on September 29 will be designed to inform citizens on different aspects of law enforcement including community policing, criminal investigations, patrol duties, use of force, firearms, K-9 duties, SRT demonstration, narcotics and less lethal weapons. 

The Citizens Police Academy will be held on Tuesday evenings starting at 6 p.m. and will last until 9 p.m. The course will be fee to the public, however attendance will be limited. The CPA is limited to those who live or work inside the city limits of Jacksonville, are over the age of 18, pass a background investigation, have no felony convictions and no misdemeanor convictions for at least one year.