Note: Comments posted to this Web site will be monitored and we reserve the right to edit for obscenities.
Welcome to the Facebook page of the Benton Police Department which is provided as a service by the City of Benton and is administered by the Media Specialist and Public Information Officers. This page is a limited public forum.
USER POLICY & GUIDELINES
All posting of comments on this page are at the discretion of the City of Benton-Benton Police Department. The intent of this policy is not to censor information posted, but to ensure that the page serves as the proper forum for residents, businesses and visitors regarding news, events and other aspects of our community.
The page administrators will review all postings to evaluate their appropriateness for this forum. Decisions regarding the relevancy of postings to this page will be based on existing city policies regarding neutrality, promotion of private business and organizations, and other established criteria.
We welcome your questions, thoughts, experiences and comments and look forward to what you have to say. However, postings that fit the following descriptions will be removed.
* Abusive or inappropriate language or statements, including remarks that negatively target a certain group or individual based on race or ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation;
* Contain obscenities or are sexually explicit;
* Do not show proper consideration for others' privacy or are considered likely to offend or provoke;
* Do not stay on subject to the original post;
* Are spam - i.e. repeatedly posting the same comment or comments that are simply advertising/promoting a service or product. If you wouldn't want to receive it yourself, don't post it;
* Are in violation of a existing policies of the City of Benton-Benton Police Department;
The page administrators reserve the right to not post or remove or hide any comments, and or ban abusers of this policy from our Facebook page, at any time, for any reason. The intent of the site is focused on open two-way communication between the City of Benton-Benton Police Department and users of the site.
If you have a comment or would like to report an inappropriate comment for us to review, send a private message to our page, or you may reach the media specialist at (501) 776-5900 ext. 131 or (501) 776-5948 during normal business hours, Central Time Zone.
Please note, you can receive Facebook notifications as they are posted by hovering over the "Like" button and checking "Get Notifications." You can also receive email and phone text messages of our update through the settings of your personal Facebook account.
Thank you for visiting the Benton Police Department [BNPD] Facebook page.
Our mission is to provide our community with a professional, progressive, community-oriented police department. We strive to serve our citizens with the utmost courtesy and concern for their needs with an emphasis on integrity and fairness. We conduct ourselves in such a manner as to instill confidence and pride in the Benton Police Department by the community. We strive to protect the constitutional rights of everyone. Our purpose is to create an atmosphere of safety and security in our community.
