REPORT REFLECTS OVERALL CRIME REDUCTION IN 2015

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CrimeReports Logo RGBThere was more than a 4 percent decrease of crimes overall in the City of Benton in 2015 in comparison to 2014 crime statistics, according to the latest annual crime report.

TWO ARRESTED FOR MULTIPLE DRUG CHARGES

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Peebles Brown CollageSMALLOn 1/14/16 at approximately 9:50 p.m. detectives with the Benton Police Department and Saline County Sheriff’s Office in the Special Investigation Unit arrested two women in separate rooms at the Capri Inn Motel for numerous drug related charges.

OKLAHOMA MAN SOUGHT FOR QUESTIONING IN ROOFING SCAMS

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Jeffery Collage SMALLAn Oklahoma man is being sought by Benton Police Department detectives for questioning concerning several reports from residents of roof work scams. Levi Luke Jeffrey (6/16/72) of Spiro, Okla. is also wanted by authorities in Seminole County, Okla. for a fraud warrant.

TWO ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY BREAKING INTO VEHICLE

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Arrests crowell harrington SMALLOn 1/8/16, at approximately 6:14 p.m., officers with the Benton Police Department responded to the Econo Lodge on Interstate 30 in reference to a breaking and entering in progress.

GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS ARKANSAS LAW ENFORCEMENT DAY

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Officer Appreciation 2016SMALLCitizens are encouraged to thank and honor law enforcement officers across the state as Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has proclaimed Saturday, Jan. 9 as Arkansas Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.