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The Benton Police Department is proud to announce a couple of additions to the department’s K-9 unit – Rocko and Sam. The department now has three K-9 dogs.

At approximately 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to Temple Missionary Baptist Church on Coats Road for a report of a burglary and witnesses told officers the suspect had fled on foot. Officers later found 19-year-old Michael J. Edwards of Bryant on Coats Road matching the description of the suspect.

At approximately 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to Temple Missionary Baptist Church on Coats Road for a report of a burglary and witnesses told officers the suspect had fled on foot. Officers later found 19-year-old Michael J. Edwards of Bryant on Coats Road matching the description of the suspect.

_{(Top, from left, Assistant Chief Scotty Hodges, James Bell, Ryne Besancon, and Brandus Howard)} 

_{(Top, from left, Assistant Chief Scotty Hodges, James Bell, Ryne Besancon, and Brandus Howard)} 

Form a team, dress in coordinated costumes, and jump into Hurricane Lake with law enforcement officers while showing support for the Special Olympics of Arkansas. The 2017 “Freezin’ For A Reason” Saline County Polar Plunge will be held on Saturday, Jan.

Form a team, dress in coordinated costumes, and jump into Hurricane Lake with law enforcement officers while showing support for the Special Olympics of Arkansas. The 2017 “Freezin’ For A Reason” Saline County Polar Plunge will be held on Saturday, Jan.