Police Log: Late Night Box Breaking Disturbs Benicia Neighbors

Police responded to a report of a man hitting a house with a shovel early Wednesday morning.  What they found was a man breaking up a box.  The police report didn’t specify if it was a ballot box and the man was unhappy with the direction the election was taking or if we has just taking out the garbage.  The road work on Columbus Parkway caused big backups and prompted many complaints by drivers.

1:35 a.m.:  The guy whacking the side of a house with a shovel was really breaking up a box.  Officers took a few moments to talk to him about doing it quietly.

4:33 a.m.: There was a 911 call from a residence on West K Street but it appears to have been an accident.

6:53 a.m.: Someone on West Fifth Street didn’t like the way a car was parked but officers thought is was parked just fine.

8:22 a.m.: Police had to as the construction crew working on Columbus Parkway to get more flagmen so traffic wouldn’t get so backed up.

10:49 a.m.: Police began an investigation into a possible municipal code violation on Bantry.

10:56 a.m.: The backpack found on West L Street was returned to the mom of the person who lost it.

12:13 p.m.: Police received reports of strange noises coming from the bushes of an East L Street residence.  Officers checked but couldn’t find anything.

2:06 p.m.: A car was damaged on East L Street.  The owner claims the car was hit and run and officers took a report.

6:58 p.m.: The person making the threatening phone calls to a resident on White Chapel received a call from police officers.

8:12 p.m.: A business alarm was activated at a business on East Second Street.  It appears to have been a malfunction.

11:35 p.m.: A 30-year-old man was arrested on Southampton Road.  There was a no bail warrant issued for his arrest.

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.