Police Log: Battery and Barking Dogs, but No Burgalries

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

Friday, March 9, 2012

1:12 a.m.: Police were unable to find a reason for an alarm activation on Jackson Street.

1:44 a.m.: Officers gave a warning to two people arguing loudly on Buena Tierra.

3:17 a.m.: There was a non-injury traffic collision on East Second Street.

7:40 a.m.: A resident on Southampton Road complained of ongoing harassment by an adult female and was advised by officers on the method for obtaining a restraining order.

7:55 a.m.: There was a non-injury traffic collision on Kearney.

8:19 a.m.: There was a complaint about a car being parked too far from the curb on Church Street.  Officers determined the car was closed enough to the curb.

9:52 a.m.: A 12-year-old girl was arrested on Southampton Road for battery with serious bodily injury.

10:23 a.m.: Police were unable to locate the driver of a suspicious vehicle parked on East Fifth Street.

10:26 a.m.: Officers talked to a citizen regarding a domestic violence situation that happened two months ago.

12:11 p.m.: An employee error led to an alarm activation at a business on Columbus Parkway.

12:58 p.m.: Animal control picked up a dog running loose on East J Street.

1:35 p.m.: Officers were unable to find a group of juveniles who were reportedly about to start a fight on Southampton road.

2:01 p.m.: Officers received a complaint about a car that appeared to be a hazard.

2:44 p.m.: A citizen on Cambridge was given advice on custody issues and conduct.

2:56 p.m.: The guy in the suspicious car parked on Dartmouth was waiting for a family member.

3:52 p.m.: A residential alarm was activated on London, but officers determined it was a malfunction.

4:53 p.m.: A suspicious person walking around in the vicinity of West ninth Street was gone when officers arrived to investigate.

5:02 p.m.: There was a non-injury traffic collision on Bayview.

5:10 p.m.: Officers were unable to talk to the people associated with the barking dog on Myrtle.  The referred the case to the Animal Control Officer.

5:51 p.m.: The solicitor working on Oxford was gone from the area when officers arrived to check his license.

6:06 p.m.: A 19-year-old Benicia woman was arrested for an outstanding warrant from San Francisco.

7:16 p.m.: Employee error was the reason given for an alarm activation on East Industrial.

9:49 p.m.: Officers received a report of a drunk driver on Columbus bet were unable to locate the car.

11:38 p.m.: A 56-year-old Vallejo man was arrested on West G Street for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

1:04 a.m.: A 28-year-old Benicia woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated.

8:19 a.m.: A business alarm activation on West Channel was found to be a malfunction.

1:09 p.m.: Officers were unable to find a group of juveniles that who were reportedly trespassing on East H Street.

1:23 p.m.: Officers were unable to locate the suspicious woman on West Seaview.

2:26 p.m.: That suspicious guy riding around in circles on James Court was channeling his inner Rolling Stones.  He was waiting for a friend.

3:13 p.m.: An alarm that went off on Bayshore appeared to have been a malfunction.

3:40 p.m.: An employee error led to an alarm activation on East Industrial.

4:20 p.m.: Some juveniles got to talk to police officers about the meaning of harassment after they repeatedly sent texts and made calls to another juvenile.

5:32 p.m.: The suspicious person seen on Elm turned out to be an employee of a business in the area.

5:45 p.m.: Officers were unable to find a panhandler who was seen on East Fifth Street.

6:51 p.m.: A resident on Alder accidentally set off the home alarm.

9:17 p.m.: The alarm activation on Military East was found to be a malfunction.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

12:56 p.m.: A 37-year-old woman was arrested on First Street for battery.  She got to spend the night in the county jail.

1:46 a.m.: The noise that was reported on West Third  had dissipated by the time officers arrived to investigate.

2:12 a.m.: Officers were able to convince the loud people on East Seaview to be quiet.

10:49 a.m.: Those graffiti artists who were marking rocks on First Street may have been exploring the transitory nature of art since they were using chalk, not spray paint.

1:53 p.m.: The two people soliciting candy sales on Rankin were gone when officers arrived to check their solicitor licenses.

3:31 p.m.: The car thought to be illegally parked on Buchanan wasn’t.

3:38 p.m.: A woman whose her car was vandalized didn’t want to press charges but did want to ensure the person responsible for the damage paid for the repairs.

3:56 p.m.: Officers went to East L Street to make sure a child exchange went smoothly.

5:44 p.m.: Officers received a report of a group of juveniles harassing an elderly person.  When they arrived on the scene they couldn’t find the kids or the elderly person.

7:27 p.m: Officers had a car towed because it was being driven by a person with a suspended license.

7:49 p.m.: A business alarm activation on park Road appeared to be a malfunction.

7:50 p.m.: Officers were able to locate the barking dog on Belvedere but not the dog’s people.  The Animal Control Officer will do a follow-up.

8:12 p.m.: Officers were able to locate the vehicle that was driving erratically in the parking lot of Southampton Center, but not the people who had been driving the car.

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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