Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing copper wire in Benton County. The sheriff's department received a call of a theft in progress at a gravel pit on Highway 95 in Sauk Rapids at about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Benton County officials are investigating the discovery of a dead body just east of St. Cloud. A Sheriff's Department News Release says at 2:25 yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, the Benton County Sheriff's Department received a report of a body found along County Road 75.
A Benton County Sheriff's deputy interrupted what appeared to be a burglary in progress early Saturday morning. The deputy was on routine patrol at about 3:00 a.m. when he noticed two men dressed in black at Aspen Storage in northeast Sauk Rapids.
Benton County authorities have arrested a Hector, Minnesota man on car theft charges.
Sheriff Brad Bennett says they were called to Mid-State Homes near Rice just after 9:00 Monday morning. Witnesses had reported a man was trying to break into the business
The Benton County Sheriff says they received a call just before 2:00 a.m. this (Wednesday) morning at a storage facility at 780 Mayhew Lake Road Northeast. The caller spotted a man cutting locks off the storage lockers.
The Benton County Sheriff's Department needs to cut their budget. The county is losing $281,000 in revenue because Foley is ending their policing contract with them.
A heroic effort was made by two strangers this (Tuesday) morning, helping to save a woman and her young daughter. Benton County Sheriff Brad Bennett says 26-year-old Gretchen Wolbeck of Rice was driving down County Road 2 with her four year old daughter early this morning.