Benicia Police Log: Metal Thefts in the Industrial Park and Traffic Control on East Second

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

6:18 a.m.: Police opened an investigation into the theft of some metal from a Goodyear Road business.

7:43 a.m.: Police are looking into the theft of metal from an East Second Street location.

8:52 a.m.: Officers received a report that a big rig was causing a hazard on East Second Street.  The big rig was gone when officers arrived to investigate.

9:15 a.m.: There was a traffic collision with a minor injury on Interstate 780.

9:22 a.m.: Officers on routine patrol on Military West noted a juvenile who appeared to try and hide when he saw the police.  He did a good job because police were unable to find him.

9:23 a.m.: Police were unable to find the German Shepherd that was reported as being loose on Oxford.

10:50 a.m.: Police opened an investigation into the theft of metal from a business on East Industrial.

10:56 a.m.: Officers searched the area around Bradford for a car driving recklessly.           

11:46 a.m.: A burglar alarm at a home on Larkin was accidentally activated.

12:41 p.m.: Police opened an investigation into a case of fraud on Fransisca.

12:46 p.m.: Police were requested to look into threats made between juveniles on Southampton Road.  The officers found there were no threats made.

12:53 p.m.: A resident on Vista was concerned by people taking pictures of the home.  Investigation officers found that the photographers were Realtors.

2:23 p.m.: Police opened an investigation into the theft of personal identification from a resident on Kearney.

2:29 p.m.: Officers provided traffic control so a driver on East Second Street would safely change a tire.

2:35 p.m.: The person who appeared to be trespassing on Bayshore Road was lost.

3:47 p.m.: Officers opened an investigation into an attempted burglary at a residence on Johns Place.

4:51 p.m.: Police were contacted when  some children were late getting home from school.   Officers were able to locate the kids and they were fine.

6:05 p.m.: A resident on Grant Street requested extra patrols in the area.

6:15 p.m.: There was a disturbance on Primrose when a child exchange went badly.  Officers advised both parties to conduct future child exchanges at the police station.

7:06 p.m.: There was a non-injury single car accident on Lake Herman Road.

8:22 p.m.: A resident on East O Street asked police to investigate alleged threats made by the resident’s brother.  Officers talked to the brother and found him to be uncooperative.

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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