UPDATE 08/16/2017 11:00AM At approximately 10:32 p.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to 221 Gunn Street for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival officers located an unresponsive male with a gunshot wound lying in the doorway of a residence. The victim was transported to Baptist Health Medical Center via Medflight. […]
Sheriff’s Office Issues Statement About Mugshots Records
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office, (SCSO) put out a statement on Thursday regarding the availability of mugshots. This is normally public information, so when the SCSO recently became unable to provide this service, it became necessary to make an announcement. MySaline normally publishes these mugshots as a service to local citizens for crime watch purposes. […]
Benton’s Newest Fire & Police Substation Taking Shape
The City of Benton Fire and Police Department are proud to show off the construction progress on their new substation. It’s located at 1709 Highway 5 North, between Alcoa Road and Salem Road. The following are pictures released via social media. Fire Station 5 will be the first to have a pole to slide down. […]
Bryant Neighbors Foil Burglary Attempt by Communicating on Phone App
According to the Bryant Police Department, on Tuesday night, July 18,2017, “The Arbors” a small neighborhood, came together using a phone app called “GroupMe” and were able to prevent several thefts from their homes. One neighbor noticed a suspicious female walking through the area, apparently scouting for valuables. Neighbors messaged each other through the phone […]
Benton Police Investigating a Possible Burglary at Benton Gas Station
UPDATE Jun 26, 2017, 10:25AM The clerk in the store stated that someone turned off the store cameras last night, then broke out the window out to burglarize the store. MySaline will have more news as information is released. ORIGINAL Jun 26, 2017, 8:46AM Benton Police Department Detectives are investigating a possible burglary at , according to […]
6th Annual “Never Forgotten” Event July 10 to Provide Resources for Families of the Missing
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge will host the Never Forgotten – Arkansas Takes Action event on Monday, July 10 at the Benton Event Center. The event was established to raise awareness of the challenges associated with missing persons cases and recognize Arkansas’ missing children and adults. “Most of us will never know the pain of […]
Law Enforcement Torch Run Along I-30 Frontage Road Today 1pm for Special Olympics
About 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the Interstate 30 south frontage road will have traffic at a crawl… …because it’s the 2017 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics of Arkansas. The Benton PD encourages everyone to come out and cheer them on as they run from Saline Memorial Hospital down the service road to Everett […]
State Police’s Secret, My Dad’s Bet, and Travolta’s Dance Have One Thing in Common
Arkansas State Police has a secret. I just got a press release in my email from them that says for a couple of weeks around Memorial Day, they’ll be looking for people to be wearing their seat belts. Here’s what they didn’t say in the release… They’re always looking for it – and so are […]
Saline County law enforcement takes over 1,500 pounds of drugs off the street in one day
Saline County law enforcement collected over 1,500 pounds of drugs on Saturday, April 29th. It wasn’t a drug bust, but rather an event to collect expired and unused prescription drugs. Similar to a bust though, it keeps drugs from ending up on the street, and also out of our landfills and wastewater. The Benton Police Department […]
Bryant Chamber to Host First Responders Luncheon April 20th; All Cities Invited
The Greater Bryant Chamber of Commerce is hosting their 1st Annual First Responders Luncheon on Thursday, April 20th from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bryant Police and Fire Station on Roya Lane. There are donations so far from Dinner’s Ready Catering, Landers of Saline County, Manor Assisted Living, Eat My Catfish, First Southern Baptist […]