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      Brandis Brown (left)/ Malachi Carey (right)

BNPD responded to the area of Tyndall Park near Benton High School around 1 p.m. Thursday following reports of multiple shots fired. Surrounding schools were placed on a brief lockdown as a precaution.

Citizens may notice the addition of beards and goatees among officers of the Benton Police Department throughout November. The No-Shave November movement, popular for raising funds and awareness for cancer, is being borrowed for the cause of the annual Shop with Our Cops program overseen by Chaplain Tamara Gore each holiday season.

With assistance from the Ouachita County Sheriff’s Office and Camden Police Department, Benton Police Department’s capital murder suspect, 37-year-old Termaine Anderson, was taken into custody Friday evening. He is now being held without bond at the Saline County Jail.

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BNPD officers responded to Military Road in front of Sonic just after 8 p.m. Monday for a vehicle vs. Honda Motor Scooter accident. Upon arrival, officers discovered the driver of the motor scooter, 41- year-old Jeffrey Freeman of Sheridan, deceased.

Benton Police Department responded to the 100 block of Valley Street just prior to 6 p.m. Thursday in reference to a deceased male being discovered. The victim is believed to be a missing person out of Little Rock. Positive identification is pending.