Crime, though well handled by the Benton County Sheriff's Department has given the City a stigma as a dangerous locale, especially at night. What are your thoughts on constituting a police force for Benton City and combating crime?

Benton City indeed had its own police force in the past years and when deciding to contract with the Sheriff’s Department we saved a lot of money and gained an increase in the presence of law officers around the clock.  I can see a satellite station being built here to support their efforts protecting our city and increasing our local protection.

Crime increases when poverty increases. It also increases with illegal aliens who are forming gangs to commit crimes and sell illegal drugs as their way of earning money. This issue is nation wide and is visible throughout the metropolitan area here locally. We need a secure border and policy changes with strong prosecution. We need well equipped law enforcement.