Benicia Police Log: Stolen Car Recovered on Camino Del Sol, Drunk Man Arrested on Sunset

This is the crime bulletin for Tuesday, September 25, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.

1:04 a.m.: An 18-year-old Benicia man was arrested for public drunkenness after a verbal disturbance on Sunset.

7:15 a.m.: A man lying on the ground in the vicinity of West L Street was waiting for a ride from a friend.

7:19 a.m.: An employee at an East Industrial Way business failed to turn off the alarm in a timely fashion.

8:56 a.m.: An employee at a West channel Road business failed to turn off the alarm in a timely fashion.

9:00 a.m.: Officers were unable to determine what activated an alarm at a Rankin home.

10:05 a.m.:  A 19-year-old Martinez woman was arrested when it was discovered the car she was driving was stolen.  The arrest took place on Camino Del Sol and the woman was taken to the Contra Costa County jail.

10:45 a.m.: Officers were unable to find the car that was reportedly swerving back and forth on East Fifth Street.

5:27 p.m.: A vehicle was towed from private property on Bayshore Road.

5:48 p.m.: A window was accidentally broken on West Ninth Street.

6:21 p.m.: A juvenile was reported missing from a home on Corte Dorado.

6:55 p.m.: A resident on Byron reported a suspicious vehicle parked in the area.  Investigating officers found the vehicle but couldn’t find anything suspicious about it.

9:53 p.m.: Officers were unable to determine what activated an alarm at a Gateway Plaza business.

11:29 p.m.: The suspicious vehicle spotted by a resident on Buena Vista was gone when officers arrived to investigate.

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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