Benicia Police Log: El Bonito Home Burglarized, Traffic Collision on Columbus

This is the crime bulletin for Tuesday, December 4, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.

12:26 a.m.: A citizen on East L Street wanted to speak to an officer regarding a family issue.

10:03 a.m.: A citizen thought it was suspicious that a man wearing a hoodie was running toward an ATM in Southampton Shopping Center.

12:12 p.m.: There was a solo traffic collision on Columbus Parkway.  A car hit a building.

1:56 p.m.: A citizen on East I Street reported that her car had received numerous scratches over the past few weeks.

2:20 p.m.: There was an attempted fraud during a transaction at a business on Stone Road.

2:47 p.m.: A citizen on East Channel Road reported their identity had been stolen and several accounts opened.

3:29 p.m.: There was a non-injury traffic collision on First Street.

5:09 p.m.: A resident on El Bonito reported a residential burglary.

5:17 p.m.: Officers were unable to locate a vehicle that had apparently been driving erratically.

6:36 p.m.: There was a suspicious circumstance reported on First Street.

7:10 p.m.: Officers were unable to determine what activated an alarm at an East H Street business.

8:42 p.m.: The owners of a home on Baker may have been responsible for activating the burglar alarm.

9:43 p.m.: Police received a report of a possible gunshot in the open space near Steven. 

9:58 p.m.: The owners of a home on Baker may have been responsible for activating the burglar alarm.

11:28 p.m.: A crossed telephone line was the likely reason police received a 911 call from an address on Park Road.

11:58 p.m.: Police could find no reason for a 911 call from an address on Military East. 

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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