Benicia Police Log: Garage Doors Left Open, Kids Sneaking into a Pool and a Family Yelling at a Raccoon

This is the crime bulletin for Wednesday, May 30, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report. 

12:33 a.m.: Police received a report of fireworks being set off in the area of Southampton Road but couldn’t locate anyone in the area.

1:05 a.m.: Officers issued a case number for a repossession on West J Street.

3:23 a.m.: Officers contacted a resident on Cambridge who left the garage door open.  The door was secured.

3:25 a.m.: A resident on Capitol left their garage door open.  Again, officers were able to contact the homeowner and get the door secured.

3:30 p.m.: There was a non-injury traffic collision on Southampton Road.

3:36 p.m.: Officers responded to a resident who found a scooter on East D Street.

3:54 p.m.: Officers opened an investigation into the theft of medicine from an unsecured vehicle on Southampton Road.

4:13 p.m.: A customer at a Southampton Road business called police when an employee acted rudely.

4:34 p.m.: Officers spoke to some kids who tried to sneak into a pool at a Southampton Road apartment complex.

6:04 p.m.: Some kids got into a fight on Southampton Road.  Officers talked to the kids and their parents.

6:09 p.m.: Officers were unable to locate a solicitor who was knocking on doors on Bradford.

9:17 p.m.: Officers didn’t find anything unusual on Casa Grande after receiving a report of shots being fired in the area.

10:27 p.m.: Officers responding to a report of a family disturbance on Dale found the family members were not yelling at each other.  They were yelling at a raccoon.

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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