Benton Borough Police Department

10/11/2026

Do you have this on your calendar? Hope to see you there.. ✈️✈️

10/07/2026

10/06/2026

September Police report

10/06/2026

FREE SEMINAR. Scams occur everyday. Don't fall victim to the scammers playbook.
Benton Police and PA Attorney General will present this seminar at the N4C's.
December 4, 2026 from 10:30-11:30.

09/22/2026

Please help us keep our school children safe.
School is back and children are crossing Main Street to get there. Speed limit is currently 35mph max.
Police will be monitoring the Main and North intersection. There will be no warnings issued during school crossing times. Sorry, we take the safety of Benton children seriously.
7:30-8:00 and 2:45-3:15.
If you want to meet Police reach out and we can have a cup of coffee. Don't meet your officers on a traffic stop, they get a little uncomfortable not to mention expensive.

09/16/2026

August Police report

09/11/2026

𝗬𝗢𝗨: "I just saw something suspicious and I tried calling the police department and messaging them on Facebook, but no one answered."
𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠: Did you try calling 9-1-1?
𝗬𝗢𝗨: "No. It’s not really an emergency."
𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠: Do you need to speak with an officer or make a report?
𝗬𝗢𝗨: "Yes, but no one’s there... and no one’s calling me back."

Let’s clear this up: 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧, 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘽𝙀𝙎𝙏 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝟵-𝟭-𝟭.

While most people think 9-1-1 is only for emergencies, it's actually the 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘆 to get a timely police response, even for something you don't feel is an "emergency". There is also a non-emergency number at the 911 dispatch center. 570-784-6300.

9-1-1 dispatchers are trained to handle both emergency and non-emergency calls. They’re excellent at prioritizing, multitasking, and making sure the right people get your message.

Many departments, including ours, are small and don’t have someone at a desk 24/7. Our officers are out patrolling and responding to calls, not sitting by a phone.

📞 If you're just returning an officer's call, need to follow up on something, or have general business, feel free to call our department directly. 570-925-5432.

🚨 If something is happening now, or you see something suspicious, 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝟵-𝟭-𝟭.

🚫 Please don’t post or message us on social media. 🚫 Please don’t email. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝟮𝟰/𝟳, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱.

🚨 If it’s happening now and you need a police response - 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝟵-𝟭-𝟭.
👀 See something? Say something. 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝟵-𝟭-𝟭.

Let’s keep everyone safe and informed. Thanks for helping us help you!