UPDATE: CAPTURED!!! As a direct result of anonymous information supplied by citizens in Saline County, Walter Sanders was arrested, without incident, in the City of Benton. Sheriff Rodney Wright would like to thank all those who helped in providing information. ORIGINAL: The Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) is asking the public for help find wanted […]
Watch SCSO Female Deputies on TV Friday Morning
Deputies from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) will be featured on Good Day Arkansas, Fox 16, Friday morning. WHEN: Friday January 6, 2016, 7:45 am and 8:15 am WHERE: Television’s KLRT, Fox 16 The show will focus on six female deputies who have been hired since Sheriff Rodney Wright was sworn into office on […]
Former Saline County Deputy Is the Next Faulkner County Sheriff
Congratulations to Tim Ryals or “Sheriff Ryals as he will be called. He was voted in to fill the open position of Faulkner County Sheriff. Ryals was formerly with the Saline County Sheriff’s Office in the 80s, then the Arkansas State Police and also served former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s security staff. The seat was […]
21 Passed; 6 Failed Test for Selling Alcohol to Minors
Six businesses in Saline County were recently cited for alcohol violations following undercover compliance checks. Officers with the Benton Police Department’s Special Investigation Unit, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, and the Alcoholic Beverage Control division of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration conducted the undercover compliance checks. These operations were carried out with undercover […]
Help Local Law Enforcement Identify These 3 in Crime Spree
MySaline told you a few days ago that the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) is looking for the identity and whereabouts of three robbery suspects. The Benton Police Department is working jointly with the SCSO and other local law enforcement agencies to apprehend those suspects. They are believed to be connected to a multitude of […]
Sheriff’s Dept Seeks These Pizza Hut Robbery Suspects
MySaline reported recently on three individuals allegedly robbing Arby’s on Military Road in Bryant on Saturday, December 4, 2016. Many readers referred to a similar incident that took place in Pizza Hut on Arch Street in East End on Sunday. There was a similar description of the getaway car, it also included three robbery suspects, […]
The story behind the famous Saline County ‘Jail Space Available’ road sign
MySaline asked readers on Nov. 29, 2016, to help answer some questions about the sign pictured above. See below for the answers we got. On November 22, 2007, MySaline reader Renee Taggart posted a picture of a road sign to the website. She was tickled at the boldness of the sign – seemingly saying that […]
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shots Fired in Mabelvale
UPDATE 11/28/2016: Shortly before 8:00 p.m. on November 27, 2016, deputies from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) were dispatched to an address in the 8100 block of Russwood Lane West, Mabelvale, for a shooting. Upon the arrival of deputies, it could not be determined how many victims were involved or if anyone was physically […]
School Officer Takes “Best” Students to Lunch
S.C.S.O. Deputy Logan Knight is assigned to the Bauxite Middle School and the Bauxite High School where he is the School Resource Officer. He is taking a group of the Best of the Best  students to lunch every month. For the student to qualify for this certificate and the off campus lunch with him they […]
Sheriff’s Office Stepping Up DWI Check Points and Traffic Patrols
Police departments across Arkansas have launched a widespread crackdown on drunk driving as part of a national campaign to reduce traffic fatalities. Starting Friday, November 4th, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) will be stepping up traffic patrols and DWI checkpoints. This is part of a Selective Traffic Enforcement Project (STEP) aimed at reducing accidents […]