Benicia Police Log: Lost iPhone on East F, Mail Carrier Bitten on Carlisle

 This is the crime bulletin for Wednesday, June 20, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report. 

8:43 a.m.: Someone shot a pellet through the window of a First Street business.

9:03 a.m.: A sign was torn down on West Second Street.  The sign owner has requested extra patrols in the area.

10:09 a.m.: An employee at a Columbus Parkway business made a mistake while attempting to turn off the burglar alarm.

10:17 a.m.: Officers looked for a vehicle that was reportedly speeding in the Benicia Industrial Park.

10:34 a.m.: Police received a report of vandalism at the city cemetery on Riverhill.

11:30 a.m.: A dog bit a mail carrier on Carlisle.

2:38 p.m.: A citizen on Merlin asked for assistance with a matter regarding a vehicle.

3:10 p.m.: Officers began an investigation into allegations of fraud on East H Street.

3:18 p.m.: Officers talked to two youngsters who were behaving badly in a Military East Store.

3:28 p.m.: Officers received a report that a citizen had lost their iPhone in the vicinity of East F Street.

3:45 p.m.: A residential burglar alarm was activated on Hanlon.  Officers were unable to find a cause.

4:49 p.m.: There was a non-injury traffic collision on East J Street.

4:53 p.m.: Officers were asked to talk to a female juvenile who was out of control at her Larkin Street home.

5:30 p.m.: A burglar alarm at a Military West business was accidentally activated.

6:00 p.m.: There was a non-injury traffic collision on Lake Herman Road.

6:44 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to Channing where a pit bull was running loose and appeared injured.  Investigating officers determined the dog wasn’t injured as it made its was into the open space.

7:28 p.m.: A burglar alarm at a Goodyear Road business was activated.  Investigating officers found the building to be secure.

8:24 p.m.: A citizen reported the theft of a backpack in the vicinity of Military West.

9:20 p.m.: Officers went to Kearney Street where a car alarm was blaring.  The alarm had stopped when officers arrived.

9:31 p.m.: Officers talked to a citizen regarding a child custody issue.

9:40 p.m.: A vehicle that was blocking traffic on East Second Street was broken down.  The tow truck arrived about the same time as the police.

11:49 p.m.: An alarm was activated at a Military West business.  Investigating officers found no break in had occurred.

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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