Benicia Police Log: Dirt Bikes on McAllister and a Home on Larkin was TP’d

This is the crime bulletin for Monday,  August 13, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.

12:01 a.m.: A home on Larkin was toilet papered.

12:09 a.m.: Police received a 911 call from East J Street but it turned out there was no emergency.

4:49 a.m.: The strange noises heard by a resident on East Third were the neighbors going back and forth to the car.

5:33 a.m.: Police were notified that someone attempted to steal a vehicle from Viewmont Street.

7:34 a.m.: There was an injury traffic collision on East Second Street.

9:14 a.m.: Police were dispatched to an East Channel Road address where there has been an ongoing threat incident.

9:44 a.m.: Police received a report of a shot fired in the vicinity of East J Street.  Investigating officers determined it was a tire blow out.

10:52 a.m.: Somebody stole a handicap placard from a car on El Bonito.

11:58 a.m.: Someone stole cash from a Southampton Road business and withdrew money without authorization from the business account using an ATM card.

2:19 p.m.: A resident on Gill was asked to wire money to the person who called to say the resident had won the $3.5 million and a car.  The resident on Gill opted to call the police.

6:29 p.m.: Police received reports of several people riding dirt bikes on McAllister.  Officers talked to the riders.

7:27 p.m.: A man on Sunset was warned by police about the way he was treating his dog.

7:58 p.m.: There was a verbal disturbance in East L Street.  Officers talked to both parties involved in the argument.

8:34 p.m.: Police received a report of a woman taking pictures of a house on Hillcrest. The woman was gone when officers arrived.

9:29 p.m.: There was a non-injury traffic collision on East Second Street.

10:30 p.m.: Police received a report of suspicious activity near an East J Street school building.  Officers couldn’t find anything suspicious.

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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