Benicia Police Log: Speeding Car on Buena Vista, Parking Drama on Southampton Road

This is the crime bulletin for Wednesday, September 26, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.

1:45 a.m.: Officers recovered a stolen vehicle on Southampton Road.

11:22 a.m.: The suspicious person parked on Greenbrier was waiting to pick up his little brother from school.

12:01 p.m.: A resident on West K Street failed to turn off the burglar alarm in a timely fashion.

1:21 p.m.: A resident on Southampton Road reported the license plates had been removed from their vehicle.

1:55 p.m.: A vehicle was marked for towing after it was determined it had stayed in the same spot on First street over the legal time limit.

2:44 p.m.: A resident reported a car parked in a fire lane on Military West and refusing to move.  Apparently the driver finally decided it was a good idea to move because the car was gone when officers arrived.

3:29 p.m.: A resident on Buena Vista reported a speeding vehicle and informed the police that it was an ongoing issue.

4:36 p.m.: A citizen on Dover reported seeing a man with an open container of alcohol in the passenger seat of a car.  The car and the man were gone when officers arrived on the scene.

6:01 p.m.: The film crew spotted on West F street turned out to be students working on a class project.

6:05 p.m.: Officers spoke to a couple of neighbors on Hanlon who were having an argument.

6:27 p.m.: Officers opened an investigation into a theft from a Viewmont home.

7:05 p.m.: Officers assisted in a repossession on Southampton Road.

10:36 p.m.: Officers assisted in having a vehicle towed from private property on Southampton Road.

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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