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9:28 a.m.: There was a barking dog on Southampton Road.  The dog’s person was away from the home and the Animal control Officer will follow-up.

10:13 a.m.: The guy smoking pot on East B Street had a medical marijuana card.  Officers pointed out that East B Street is not an approved place to smoke pot, even if it is medicinal.

11:53 p.m.: Officers opened an investigation into an alleged theft of a lawnmower.  There is a suspect in the case.

12:07 p.m.: A car parked in a handicap spot on Southampton, but without a handicap placard or license plate was gone when officers arrived.

12:33 p.m.: A car parked in a No Parking Zone on Rose Drive was ticketed.

1:06 p.m.: There were reports of a man walking an unleashed Pitbull on East D Street.  Officers were unable to find them.

1:57 p.m.: Someone allegedly left two dogs tied up in a park on Riverview for nearly two hours.

3:27 p.m.: A business at Gateway Plaza reported that a man stole a bat and possibly other merchandise.

3:29 p.m.: A man reported being threatened by another man on East Fifth Street.  Officers were able to get both men to agree to stay away from each other.

3:35 p.m.: The band that was practicing on Dover agreed to close the garage door after officers received noise complaints.

3:55 p.m.: A door-to-door solicitor working on Oxford was given directions on obtaining a permit to solicit in Benicia.

4:29 p.m.: There was a family disturbance on West K Street that was resolved before officers arrived.

4:45 p.m.: Officers talked to a boy in the vicinity of Hawthorne who was making a dirt jump ramp for his bicycle.  It is unclear if the boy is wants to be a civil engineer or a stunt man when he gets older.

5:22 p.m.: Two men on Riverview were yelling at each other.  One of the men left before officers arrived.

6:23 p.m.: A business alarm on First Street malfunctioned.

8:59 p.m.: someone reported a suspicious person at a West J Street business.  Upon arrival officers were informed the person was a regular customer.

10:17 p.m.: The disappearing barking dog made noise on Sherman.

11:13 p.m.: The folks hanging out in a car on Channing left after police arrived.

11:42 p.m.: A man and woman were having a heated argument on Southampton.  Officers convinced them to have a less heated, quieter exchange.

11:51 p.m.: A 29-year-old Benicia man who had a no bail warrant issued for his arrest was taken to county jail.  He was arrested on East L Street and was wanted for driving a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The events in this log are compiled from the Daily Police log.

Editor’s Note:  Even though I inject a bit of humor into these police logs, please remember, the men and women whose job it is to protect us rarely find it funny when they are approaching a drunk person or a building where the alarm is going off.