BNPD TO HOST CITIZEN’S POLICE ACADEMY

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Benton badge 1Want to know the intricacies in the duties of a police officers without becoming a certified police officer? That opportunity becomes available starting on Sept. 27 as the Benton Police Department kicks off the Citizen’s Police Academy.

ATV PURSUIT LED TO ARREST OF TWO ARMED SUSPECTS

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Sutterfield AshbySMALLLLLLLLLLAt approximately 12:14 p.m. Sunday, officers with the Benton Police Department attempted to stop two people on an ATV driving on Edison Avenue, Canterbury and Silica Heights. The suspects reportedly looked back at the officers but refused to stop.

PUBLICS ASSISTANCE LED TO SUSPECT ARREST

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Pruett Kaye MarieThe cooperation of Benton residents led to the identification and arrest of a suspect during a residential burglary investigation. At approximately 6:08 p.m. Tuesday, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to Gibson Street for a report of a home burglarized.

WOMAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A JUVENILE

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Knight AmandaA substitute teacher and secretary for Arkansas Christian Academy has been arrested for allegedly having an improper relationship with a 16-year-old student. Amanda Knight, 38, of Alexander faces a charge of 1st degree Sexual Assault, class A felony.