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UPDATE 9/6/15, 10:30 PM: Charles Wright has been safely located and is no longer being sought by our agency.  

On 9/1/15, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to Wal-Mart (17309 I-30) on report of counterfeit currency.  Upon their arrival, they were informed by employees that an individual had passed a counterfeit one hundred dollar bill and that he was still in the store. 

On 9/1/15, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to Wal-Mart (17309 I-30) on report of counterfeit currency.  Upon their arrival, they were informed by employees that an individual had passed a counterfeit one hundred dollar bill and that he was still in the store. 

On 8/30/15, at approximately 10:03 PM, officers with the Benton Police Department (BNPD) attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of Shenandoah and Old Congo Road.  The vehicle initially slowed down, but then kept travelling towards Congo Road and eventually Military Road.  

On 8/30/15, at approximately 10:03 PM, officers with the Benton Police Department (BNPD) attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of Shenandoah and Old Congo Road.  The vehicle initially slowed down, but then kept travelling towards Congo Road and eventually Military Road.  

During the month of September, the Benton Police Department (BNPD) will conducting a ‘STOP Drug Abuse Now’ initiative.  STOP is an acronym for:

S: Safer Community

T: Teenage Usage

During the month of September, the Benton Police Department (BNPD) will conducting a ‘STOP Drug Abuse Now’ initiative.  STOP is an acronym for:

S: Safer Community

T: Teenage Usage

On 8/3/15, officers with the Benton Police Department took a report of a theft from the Angie Grant Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).  Officers were informed that during an audit of the PTO account it was found that numerous unapproved charges had been made.