BNPD PARTICPATING IN NATIONAL CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN MAY 22-JUNE 4
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With summertime and vacation plans kicking off, there will be an increase of vehicles on the roads and we want to ensure everyone is as safe as possible on the roadways. That is why we are participating in the national Click It or Ticket campaign which begins on Monday (May 22) and ends on Sunday, June 4. These dates include Memorial Day which is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.
An investigation by detectives of the Benton Police Department concerning multiple reports of counterfeit money being passed to local businesses has led to the arrest of two Benton residents.
Officers with the Benton Police Department responded to E. Narroway Street for a report of a vehicle breaking and entering, and located a suspect on the same block holding the described stolen items.
A memorial honoring fallen law enforcement officers will be held at the Saline County Courthouse on Thursday, May 18. The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the courthouse gazebo and includes a guest speaker and presentation from the Benton Police Department Honor Guard.
The Benton Police Department is asking the public to help identify a suspect(s) involved in an armed robbery. At approximately 4:38 a.m. Thursday, May, 4 (05-04-2017) officers responded to Bullock’s Superstop, located at 15536 Interstate 30 for report of an armed robbery. 
Residents of Saline County dropped off more than 1,500 pounds of medications during the Saturday, April 29 Arkansas Drug Take Back Day, which was called Operation Medicine Cabinet in Benton.