Benicia Police Log: Suspicious Persons, Suspicious Cars and An Arguing Family

This is the crime bulletin for July 31, 2012  from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.

3:35 a.m.: There was an unexplained alarm activation at a business on Sprig.

7:10 a.m.: Officers were dispatched to a business on East Industrial where an alarm was activated.  They found nothing amiss.

10:09 a.m.: An employee at a Hillcrest business accidentally activated the burglar alarm.

11:03 a.m.: Officers talked to the people involved in a verbal altercation on Military East.

12:00 p.m.: Officers spoke to the people involved in a verbal altercation on Ardmore.

3:38 p.m.: Officers opened an investigation into a case of fraud perpetrated on East Second Street.

3:47 p.m.: Police received a report of a possible drunk driver on East Second Street.  They were able to locate the car and driver.  A sobriety test determined that the driver was within the legal limit.

4:58 p.m.: Officers responded to a residence on East Seventh Street where they spoke to members of a family who were having a dispute.

5:46 p.m.: Police were alerted to a possible parking violation on East D Street.  Investigating officers were unable to find any cars parked illegally.

6:35 p.m.: Officers were asked to document the theft of some items from an East H Street residence.

7:29 p.m.: Police received a report of juveniles on top of a building on Lincoln.  Officers spoke to the kids.

10:42 p.m.: A resident on Viewmont reported that two people were hanging out in the driveway of a residence and when confronted they left in a vehicle.  Officers searched the area for the car and occupants but were unable to locate either.

10:42 p.m.: Police received a report of juveniles being loud behind a church on Southampton Road.  Officers checked the area but were unable to find the kids.

11:oo p.m.: A resident on West Ninth Street reported a suspicious car in the area.  The car 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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