Benton County Pro Act Team (BCSO)
Benton County Pro Act Team (BCSO)
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The City of Kennewick has its CAT (Criminal Apprehension Team) and now Benton County has one of its own.

New Pro Act Team begins operations

Over the last year and a half, the Benton County Sheriff's Department has been able to increase its manpower and eliminate many of the staffing shortages it was facing. Now, a new team has started operations.

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The Pro Act Team kicked off in September, comprised of a supervisor and four Detectives. Focusing on a wide variety of criminal activity and crimes, so far the team has accomplished the following:

  • Arrested 9 wanted suspects
  • Served warrants at 8 locations related to investigations
  • recovered multiple stolen firearms and other property taken from burglaries
  • Made additional arrests related to narcotics seizures and breaking up several drug operations.

 

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According to the BCSO, the main focus of the team is on violent criminals and suspects, by taking an aggressive approach to investigating criminal activity and incidents.

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