Benicia Police Log: Stolen Stereo on Southampton Road, Drunk Driver on West Fifth Street

This is the crime bulletin for Thursday, August 9, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.

12:09 a.m.: A citizen on Columbia requested to speak to an officer regarding a civil matter.

12:32 p.m.: Police received a report of a stereo stolen from a vehicle parked on Southampton Road.

1:22 p.m.: Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle on Military East.  The vehicle was gone when police arrived on the scene.

1:56 p.m.: Police received a report of a suspicious person in Solano Square.  Officers talked to a female who was panhandling outside a bank.

7:56 p.m.: Officers gave a warning to a person who had illegally parked a vehicle on Rose Drive.

10:40 p.m.: Police arrested a 29-year-old Benicia man for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and for a probation violation.  The arrest took place on West Fifth Street.

11:22 p.m.: Officers were unable to determine what activated an alarm at a residence on Church Street.

11:32 p.m.: Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle on Hillcrest. The vehicle was gone when officers arrived.

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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