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_{From left: Det. Ellison, Sgt. Begoon, K-9 Officer Beck, Sgt.}

_{From left: Det. Ellison, Sgt. Begoon, K-9 Officer Beck, Sgt.}

At approximately 11:19 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, officers with the Benton Police Department arrested two people for an alleged residential burglary. A resident on Ashley Street notified dispatch that two people were seen breaking into a neighbor’s home.

At approximately 11:19 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, officers with the Benton Police Department arrested two people for an alleged residential burglary. A resident on Ashley Street notified dispatch that two people were seen breaking into a neighbor’s home.

A Benton resident was arrested by officers with the Benton Police Department for allegedly forging prescriptions at a local pharmacy.

A Benton resident was arrested by officers with the Benton Police Department for allegedly forging prescriptions at a local pharmacy.

Reports from local businesses concerning suspicious currency led to the arrest of a man for more than a dozen counts of forgery for allegedly operating a counterfeit money operation.

Reports from local businesses concerning suspicious currency led to the arrest of a man for more than a dozen counts of forgery for allegedly operating a counterfeit money operation.

Through a multiagency cooperation a warrant has been issued for the capture of a suspect in Africa to be extradited to Benton for allegedly trafficking drugs.

Through a multiagency cooperation a warrant has been issued for the capture of a suspect in Africa to be extradited to Benton for allegedly trafficking drugs.