Benicia Police Log: Two Arrests for Assault, One Arrest for Firing a Gun and Escaped Dogs Behaving Badly

This is the crime bulletin for Tuesday, May 8, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report. 

1:58 a.m.: The neighbors who were arguing on East N Street agreed to be quiet after officers arrived on the scene.

8:06 a.m.: A missing juvenile was returned home.

8:17 a.m.: A 55-year-old Benicia man was arrested for assault and battery.  The arrest took place on Hastings.

8:31 a.m.: A residential burglar alarm on Chadwick malfunctioned.

9:23 a.m.: A residential burglar alarm on McCall malfunctioned.

10:13 a.m.: The 911 call received from a residence on Carolina was an accidental dial.

12:46 p.m.: A car on Military West was vandalized.  The tires were slashed.

12:47 p.m.: Some dogs escaped their yard on Bolton and got into a fight with neighboring dogs.

12:59 p.m.: Officers were unable to locate a suspicious person reported in the vicinity of Channing.

1:08 p.m.: A burglar alarm on Rose malfunctioned.

2:04 p.m.: Officers gave advice to a citizen on Columbus regarding the exchange of money for services.

2:35 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of an unfamiliar car on East Third Street.  The driver was there to pick up a child.

3:30 p.m.: A resident on McCall failed to adequately turn off the burglar alarm.

6:44 p.m.: A vehicle on Lindo was cited for parking on the sidewalk.

8:50 p.m.: Residents on Southampton Road reported hearing gunshots. Officers responded to the scene but found nothing.  Later in the evening they were able to connect a 20-year-old Napa man with the discharge of a firearm in the vicinity of Southampton Road.

10:45 p.m.: Officers talked to a resident on Dominic who was being loud.

11:30 p.m.: Officers arrested a 28-year-old Benicia man for domestic violence.  The arrest took place on Buena Vista.

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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