Benicia Police Log: Two Handguns Stolen on East L, Kids Smoking Cigs on East Fourth

This is the crime bulletin for Wednesday, September 19, 2012  from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.

6:19 a.m.: Police received a report of a dumpster diver at a housing complex on Southampton Road.  Investigating officers could not locate anyone in a dumpster.

7:11 a.m.: A resident reported the theft of two handguns from the trunk of his unsecured car that was parked on East L Street.

8:15 a.m.: Police received a report of kids sitting on a car and smoking cigarettes on East Fourth Street. 

10:38 a.m.: A bicycle was stolen from a First Street address.

2:52 p.m.: Police were notified of solicitors on Byron.

6:06 p.m.: Police opened an investigation into a residential burglary on East H Street.

6:59 p.m.: Officers determined that a 911 call was the result of an accidental dial.

7:43 p.m.: There was a vehicle complaint on Southampton Road.

8:10 p.m.: Police received a report of a vehicle that spun out on the freeway then proceeded to exit the freeway y use of an onramp.   The CHP investigated.

10:56 p.m.: An employee at a Solano Square business inadvertently activated an alarm.

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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