Benicia Police Log: Baby Butt Dials 911, Raccoon Activates Alarm at Industrial Park Business

This is the crime bulletin for Wednesday, August 29, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.

1:00 a.m.: Police received a report of shots fired in the vicinity of Military East.  Investigating officers didn’t find any suspicious activity in the area.

3:23 a.m.: A resident on La Cruz called police to report noises in her side yard.  Officers were unable to find anything out of place.

4:26 a.m.: Officers were unable to determine what activated an alarm at a First Street business.

8:04 a.m.: Police received a report of a person and a dog sleeping in a car on Carlisle.  Officers found the car and the dog and contacted the dog’s person who agreed to take the dog in the house.

12:07 p.m.: Police ticketed a young man on Military West for possession of drugs.

 2:22 p.m.: Officers arrested a 55-year-old Walnut Creek man on an outstanding warrant issued in Chico.  The arrest took place on Southampton Road.

3:07 p.m.: A resident on Clos Duvall reported an ongoing issue with a barking dog in the neighborhood.   Officers left a message for the dog’s person.

3:35 p.m.: Officers began an investigation into the passing of a bad check.

7:09 p.m.: Police received a report of a juvenile missing from a West 14th Street residence.  Officers were able to quickly locate the child.

7:20 p.m.: Officers opened an investigation into the violation of a court order. The alleged violation occurred on West Second Street.

8:21 p.m.: A resident on Linda Vista reported a car in the neighborhood with the door wide open.  Officers were able to locate the owner and determined that nothing was missing.

8:29 p.m.: Officers were unable to locate the vehicle on East Second Street that had the radio volume too high.

8:53 p.m.: The people who care for the barking dog on Vista were told the neighbors were getting tired of all the noise.

9:16 p.m.: Officers determined that a raccoon was responsible for activating an alarm at a West Channel Road business.

10:34 p.m.: Police received a 911 call from a residence on Rankin.  It was determined that a baby playing with the phone made the call.

10:41 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to First Street where a verbal altercation was taking place.  Officers were unable to locate anyone arguing.

11:36 p.m.: Police issued a case number for a repossession on Turner.

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.

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