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Archives for 2016

October 1, 2016 By Shelli Poole

Benton PD Launches “Nope to Dope” Initiative to Combat Drug Abuse & Overdose

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  The number of deaths from drug overdose has risen dramatically in the U.S. in recent years, reaching epidemic proportions, and is now the top cause of accidental deaths. To combat and educate the public on the dangers of drug abuse, whether it is illegal narcotics or prescribed medications, the Benton Police Department is launching […]

September 30, 2016 By Shelli Poole

Share to Help SCSO Find Theft Suspect for Missing Trailers and ATVs

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Over the past 30 days the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) has seen a concentration of thefts in the East End community. The thefts have either involved trailers or ATVs. In two of the thefts, witnesses reported seeing a red pick-up truck in the area prior to the incident occurring. Specifically, on September 5, 2016, an […]

September 30, 2016 By Shelli Poole

Gated community planned for Alexander/Little Rock

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A new subdivision, called Alexander Mountain Village, is proposed for the area along the eastern edge of the City of Alexander. Ironically most of it will be in Little Rock. For more on this go to http://thealexandrian2013.blogspot.com/.

September 30, 2016 By Shelli Poole

Arkansas Owners to Bring New Kind of Taco Restaurant to Benton

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Click above image to open Google Streetview location.   No? You don’t want to buy a taco from a used car dealer? Well… how about this place? UPDATE 10/06/16, 11:30AM: There has now been an official announcement in a City press conference: https://www.mysaline.com/benton-business-100616 UPDATE 09/30/16, 1:24PM: I just got a call from the PR firm that works with […]

September 30, 2016 By Shelli Poole

Saline County 911 – Rape, Dog Bite, Dehydration, Shots Fired, Suspicious Person, Stolen Rifle

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MySaline deletes names and exact addresses from these reports to protect the innocent. It is not edited for grammar. These are 911 calls, not police reports or sworn testimony. You are reading only what dispatch has recorded that the callers tell them.       STONEHILL DR No I City: ALEXANDER /Zipcode: 72002 Complainant: Juvenile […]

September 30, 2016 By Shelli Poole

Former Rivendell Employee Arrested for Allegedly Embezzling $80,000

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According to a report by the Benton Police Department, a former employee of Rivendell Behavioral Health Services in Benton, has been arrested on several criminal charges. The report says Benton officers went to Rivendell and met with the CEO and CFO on April 6, 2016 in reference to former employee Crissy Filyaw, age 40, of Hot Springs, embezzling […]