RESIDENT’S CALL TO 911 ABOUT BURGLARY ATTEMPT LEADS TO SUSPECT ARREST

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Lea Brandon photoA resident’s call to 911 after seeing a man attempting to remove a window air-conditioner unit from the home led to an arrest. At approximately 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to Dalewood Drive, but the suspect had fled the area.

BNPD FIRST IN STATE TO USE RAVE FACILITY TO ENHANCE SAFETY, SECURITY IN CITY BUILDINGS

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BentonPolice DeptCoin Arkansas BACK 1Dispatchers from the Benton Police Department will have the capability to immediately view the location of individuals during emergency calls when in a geo-fenced city-owned property, as well as precisely locating utility shut-offs, Automated External Defibrillators, and other critical information about the property.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

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Badge Public Hearing Notice SMALLLLLLLLLA public hearing will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in the administrative division of the Benton Police Department. Information regarding a federal grant application for desktop computers will be presented at the public hearing.

BNPD TO FOCUS ON ‘DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER’ CAMPAIGN

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DriveUnintoxIf you drink and drive on our roadways, you will get caught and the consequences can be devastating. Now through September 4, the Benton Police Department, along with law enforcement officers throughout Arkansas and the nation, are participating in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

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Badge Public Hearing Notice SMALLLLLLLLLA public hearing will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in the administrative division of the Benton Police Department. Information regarding a federal grant application for desktop computers will be presented at the public hearing.

BNPD INVESTIGATING SHOOTING INCIDENT

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Wiliams KhalilAt approximately 10:32 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to 221 Gunn Street for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival officers located an unresponsive male with a gunshot wound lying in the doorway of a residence.

The victim was transported to Baptist Health Medical Center via Medflight.

BNPD INVESTIGATING SHOOTING INCIDENT

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Wiliams KhalilAt approximately 10:32 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to 221 Gunn Street for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival officers located an unresponsive male with a gunshot wound lying in the doorway of a residence.

The victim was transported to Baptist Health Medical Center via Medflight.