Suspects Being Sought In Connection To Felony Theft And Forgery Case

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    On 12/10/13, officers made contact with employees at the Salem Water Users Association about a theft incident.  Officers were informed that checks had been stolen out of their company mailbox over the weekend and that fraudulent checks were being written on them.

 

New Officer Joins The Ranks Of Benton PD

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  The Benton Police Department is proud to announce the recent graduation of one of our officers from the Arkansas Law Enforcement Academy.  The officer is Joshua Pennington who was hired by the department in April of this year after successfully passing all of the required testing and hiring requirements.  

Officers Taking Zero Tolerance Stance On ATV's And Golf Carts On Public Roadways

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  Recently, we’ve received numerous citizen complaints about the illegal use of ATV’s on city streets.  Often, the complaints involve the unsafe usage of the ATV by juveniles or young adults that are operating it in a manner that poses danger to their life and those around them.

 

Officers Taking Zero Tolerance Stance On ATV's And Golf Carts On Public Roadways

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  Recently, we’ve received numerous citizen complaints about the illegal use of ATV’s on city streets.  Often, the complaints involve the unsafe usage of the ATV by juveniles or young adults that are operating it in a manner that poses danger to their life and those around them.

 

Request From Animal Control With Vicious Dogs Call Leads To Animal Being Put Down

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    On 11/26/13, at approximately 1:35 PM, officers responded to assist Benton Animal Control officers on a call of four dogs fighting in the front yard of an address on Gibson Street.  Animal control officers and a patrol officer made contact with the citizen complainant who informed them four dogs had been viciously fighting and that one appeared to be severely injured and was still being attacked.

 

Suspect Arrested In Connection With Drugging And Raping A Juvenile

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 JamesGilliam1   On 11/21/13, officers took a report involving a possible rape of a juvenile incident.  Contact was made with the victim in the case and the case was turned over to detectives for investigation into the matter.