Benicia Police Log: Argument at Police Station and Speeding Cars on West H

This is the crime bulletin for August 1, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report.

12:01 a.m.: Police received a 911 call from a residence on Carsten.  It was an accidental dial.

7:41 a.m.: Officers took a report for an assault on Shirley.

11:01 a.m.: Officers talked to the owner of a vehicle illegally parked on Regis.

11:30 a.m.: A resident on West H Street reported speeding vehicles.

7:02 p.m.: A resident on Larkin called to report a tow truck parked on the street. Officers were unable to make contact with the owner but will try again.

7:12 p.m.: Officers opened a case file on a civil matter on Buchanan.

7:19 p.m.: Police received a report of kids playing in a shopping cart in Solano Square.  The kids left before officers arrived on the scene.

8:36 p.m.: Police were alerted to an unfamiliar vehicle parked on White Chapel.   Investigating officers noted that the vehicle was properly registered and parked legally.

9:10 p.m.: Officers were unable to locate a subject who was in a business where they were not wanted.

9:49 p.m.: Police received a report of a suspicious person in the vicinity of Columbus Parkway.  The person was gone before officers arrived.

9:56 p.m.: A burglar alarm at an East Industrial Way business was activated.  Investigating officers found no signs of attempted forced entry.

10:10 p.m.: A juvenile causing a disturbance on Southampton Road got to have a discussion with police officers regarding proper decorum.

10:25 p.m.: Police received a report of two people in an argument in front of the Police Station.  When patrolling officers got back to the station the argumentative people were gone.

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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