Benicia Police Log: Vandalism on Essex and a Domestic Violence Arrest

This is the crime bulletin for Thursday, August 30, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.

5:18 a.m.: Officers were unable to determine what activated an alarm at a business on Egret.

5:32 a.m.: Officers determined that an employee at a Polk Street business failed to turn off the burglar alarm in a timely fashion.

9:14 a.m.: A resident on Mountview reported hearing an alarm coming from a neighbors home.  The alarm had stopped sounding when officers arrived.

9:51 a.m.: A set of keys was found on East Fifth Street.

11:06 a.m.: A couple was involved in a loud verbal altercation on Southampton Road.  The male half left prior to police arriving.

11:16 a.m.: Police received a report of loud music in the vicinity of Buchanan.  The music had subsided when officers arrived.

11:44 a.m.: Officers were unable to determine what activated an alarm at a residence on Lansing.

 3:28 p.m.: Officers began an investigation into vandalism that took place on Essex.

3:35 p.m.: Police received a report of a car blocking traffic on Southampton Road.  The car left prior to officers arriving on the scene.

3:53 p.m.: Police received a report of a possible drunk driver on Columbus.  They were unable to locate the driver.

6:25 p.m.: A barking dog on York prompted a visit by officers to the dog’s home and a discussion with the dog’s people.

7:05 p.m.: Officers cited a vehicle that was blocking a driveway on El bonito.

7:39 p.m.: A 40-year-old Vallejo man was arrested for domestic battery.

7:47 p.m.: A stereo was stolen from the backyard of a home on Rose Drive.

7:49 p.m.: Officers spoke to a driver who reportedly ran a stop sign on West K Street.

7:50 p.m.: Officers took a report on a female missing from a Military East address.

8:28 p.m.: An employee at a West Channel Road business failed to properly disarm the burglar alarm.

10:06 p.m.: The woman missing from the Military East address was found.

10:08 p.m.: A resident on Buchanan agreed to turn down the music volume after being told by officers that the music was bothering the neighbors.

10:10 p.m.: A 33-year-old man was arrested on drug charges.

10:16 p.m.: Police searched for but were unable to find a suspicious man spotted on Southampton Road.

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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