BPD seeks information on stolen vehicle

Photo courtesy of Benton Police Department.

Benton Police Department is seeking information about a vehicle stolen from a resident and then wrecked.

According to BPD, about 6:40 a.m. Thursday a resident, identified as Fern Heiston, called police to report her 2014 white Chrysler Town and Country minivan had been taken from her home on Tara Court in Benton. Police believe the minivan was taken between 8 p.m. Wednesday and the time of the report.

BPD officers located the vehicle within minutes, wrecked and abandoned at the intersection of Eggners Ferry and Steve Poole roads in Marshall County, according to BPD.

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying anyone who might have taken or been in the vehicle during that time. Residents are asked to contact BPD through central dispatch at 270-527-1333 or by messaging the department on its Facebook page.