UPDATE 09/22/2022 10:50AM: Scroll to the end for two video angles of these fumbling criminals. ??? PREVIOUSLY 09/22/2022 10:00AM: Officers from the Benton Police Department arrived early Thursday morning to the scene of an abandoned truck and a knocked over ATM. There was a heavy chain between the two. If you’ve ever seen the movie […]
Motorcycle vs. truck accident kills one, sends one to hospital, takes out electricity
A man died Tuesday about 6 p.m. in a motorcycle wreck on a Saline County road, sending a passenger to the hospital as well. Another victim in a truck was uninjured. Timothy Sanders, age 37, of Little Rock, was driving a black Suzuki XR1 motorcycle N/B on Chicot Road with a female passenger on the […]
Wreck at Lunch in Front of Applebee’s in Benton
The wreck may be cleared up by the time I’m posting this, but this is what happened in front of Applebee’s on the Interstate 30 frontage road during lunch. Big truck stuck in the ditch. Watch your speed and turns in the rain, folks. Photos below. Unloading before towing:
Tell Bryant PD If You Know This Burglary Suspect
Do you know who this is or who drives this truck? The suspect is wanted for questioning in reference to a commercial burglary. The Bryant Police Department needs your help in identifying the person in the photo. If you have any information, no matter how small, contact the Bryant Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at […]
Truck vs. Coffee Trailer in Downtown Benton Was a Medical Issue
Some of us crash without our coffee, but on Tuesday afternoon, someone crashed into the Koffee with a Kause trailer in downtown Benton. It was an unfortunate incident where the driver was experiencing a medical issue and lost control of his vehicle. Business owner Jared Voth, who was inside the coffee trailer during the […]
State Police Gives 5 Tips to Not Lose Your Load and Get a Ticket
Arkansas State Police and other law enforcement agencies are looking to stop drivers who are hauling unsecured loads. Forty-two states have a speed to help educate the public on the importance of properly securing a load when traveling across a highway or local street. A twenty pound object that falls from a vehicle hitting another […]
Dozer Falls from Truck to Rest Upside-Down on a Tree
Drivers on Mulberry Salem Road in Benton had a sight this morning and traffic may have been slowed a bit from people looking at a dozer that fell off a lowboy truck. It’s at the intersection of Beth Lane, between Salt Creek Road and Congo Road. Sheriff deputies say a chain broke on the truck […]
Three Men Face Charges in Parking Lot Shooting in Benton
Three men face charges in connection to the shooting incident in the parking lot of Academy Sports + Outdoors on Interstate 30. One person was struck in the incident and remains in a local hospital with serious, but not life threatening injury. About 2:40 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, Benton officers responded to the parking lot […]
One-Vehicle Accident (sort of) on Highway 5 North in Bryant 1pm
A truck driving east on Highway 5 North in Bryant ran off the road and into the ditch in front of car dealership Arkansas Auto Group (by Collegeville Elementary). I say it’s “sort of” a one-vehicle accident because I’m not sure if he ran into the Camaro parked on display at the edge of the […]
Share to Help SCSO Find Theft Suspect for Missing Trailers and ATVs
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 […]