The Benton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in a recent incident.  The incident involves a stolen credit card that was used at two ATM’s in Benton to withdraw money from the victims account.

The suspect used the stolen credit card to obtain money twice on 7/9/12 from Metropolitan National Bank located on Military Road.  The suspect is a black male driving a dark colored Ford F-150 with silver along the bottom of it.  Two pictures of the suspect taken at the ATM were taken during the commission of the crimes.

    The Benton Police Department is investigating the robbery of Metropolitan National Bank located at 1323 Military Road. 

    On July 18th, at approximately 4:22 PM, officers responded to report of a robbery that had just taken place at the bank.  The suspect is described as being a white male, approximately 5’6” to 5’ 7” tall.  He was last seen wearing a full length “woodland style” camouflage jacket, “digi-cam” style pants (the style currently issued to the military), leather gloves, a black cowboy hat, and sunglasses. 

Summer is in full swing which for a lot of you means road trips to that long awaited vacation spot  If you are about to embark on that long awaited summer vacation, we have some safety tips for you to consider before leaving.

Making sure your luggage is out of sight is paramount to keep wandering eyes from being tempted to break into your vehicle.  Don’t store valuables such as jewelry in your suitcase, and an even better idea might be to not even take it with you in the first place.

When you are out of the vehicle, whether pumping gas or checking into a hotel, be sure not to look vulnerable or lost.  Be sure to walk like you have a purpose and pay close attention to what is going on around you.  Criminals are always looking for easy targets to snatch purses or “pickpocket” from.  Women should hold their purses securely under their arms and men should carry their wallet in an inside coat or pants pocket.

Recently, officers with the Benton Police Department recovered some items related to a theft case.  The items are believed to have been taken from the Valley Forge Neighborhood area sometimes during June 24-25.

Officers were able to contact the owners of some of the items at the scene.   Some of the owners were unable to be located and the items were taken to the police department for safe keeping.