“NØ NEED TO SPEED” TRAFFIC INITIATIVE

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No Need to speed logo SMALLIn a continual effort to increase safety, the Benton Police Department will be conducting the “NØ Need To Speed” traffic enforcement and education initiative.

BNPD NET 18 DWI ARRESTS DURING FEBRUARY INITIATIVE

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BNPD Pledge2SMALLOfficers from the Benton Police Department made 18 DWI arrests during the February “Be Someone’s Sweetheart and Rethink Your Drink” initiative to keep intoxicated drivers off the city streets. Five of those arrests were made on the last weekend of the month.

TRAFFIC STOP YIELDS LARGE DRUG SEIZURE, SUSPECT ARREST

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Griffin joannA Benton woman faces multiple felony charges after officers find a large quantity of suspected drugs in the vehicle. Detectives with the Benton Police Department and Saline County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigation Unit (SIU) had conducted an undercover investigation for several weeks of 42-year-old Joann A.