Benicia Police Log: Loud People, Thefts and a Basketball Game

This is the crime bulletin for Friday June 1 through Sunday June 3, 2012 from the Benicia Police Department. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we publish this report. 

Friday, June 1, 2012

12:16 a.m.: A burglar alarm at a business on Southampton Road malfunctioned.

12:56 a.m.: An employee at a business on East Industrial set off the burglar alarm.

1:30 a.m.: A resident on Ardmore thought she heard people on her property.  Responding officers didn’t find anyone.

7:54 a.m.: Officers investigating a family disturbance at a home on Rose Drive found no one home.

9:20 a.m.: Officers got between two people on East Second who were having an argument then stuck around while the parties tried to resolve things.

9:41 a.m.: There was a non-injury traffic collision on East L Street.

12:05 p.m.: There were reports of a deer running around on Rose Drive.  The deer was gone before officers arrived.

1:36 p.m.: Officers opened an investigation into the theft of a wallet from a school on Rose Drive.

1:57 p.m.: Officers opened an investigation into a case of identity fraud against someone on Plymouth.

2:41 p.m.: Officers had a discussion with the drivers of two cars who were reportedly driving recklessly.  The cars were parked on the First Street spit when officers arrived.

3:14 p.m.: Police were unable to locate a man selling home theatre equipment out of the back of his car on Columbus.

4:05 p.m.: Officers responded to a residence on West Seventh Street where a mother and daughter needed help resolving some issues.

4:54 p.m.: Officers came to a residence on Rose Drive where they opened a missing person report.  Shortly after the report was opened the person was located.

7:26 p.m.: Officers were unable to locate the source of the loud music reported on Cambridge.

7:55 pm.: Officers found that a burglar alarm activation on Elaine Way was a malfunction.

8:12 p.m.: Officers helped quiet an argument between two sisters at an East O Street residence.

9:41 p.m.: Officers opened an investigation into the theft of a vehicle on First Street.

10:42 p.m.: There was a physical altercation on Southampton Road.

11:30 p.m.: Officers asked the hosts of a loud party on Military East to turn down the volume.

11:45 p.m.: A woman on Rose Drive complained about text and voicemail messages she was receiving.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

12:25 a.m.: Officers received a report of fireworks being set off on East Second Street.   They were unable to locate any celebrations.

12:37 a.m.: Police received a report of a verbal altercation between a man and a woman on First Street.

11:09 a.m.: Police were called to a Rose Drive home where a mother and her adult daughter were having an argument.

11:29 a.m.: A vehicle was towed from Church because it was illegally parked.

12:03 p.m.: There was a domestic disturbance on Vista Grande.

2:47 p.m.: There was an alarm malfunction at a residence on Watson.

4:21 p.m.: A dog found on Rose Drive was returned to its person.

6:39 p.m.: Officers were unable to locate the vehicle that was driving erratically on Rose Drive.

6:56 p.m.: Some personal electronics were stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked on Jasper.

8:04 p.m.: A 43-year-old Benicia man was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance.

8:36 p.m.: Someone had removed a cap from a fire hydrant on West K Street.

9:02 p.m.: A vehicle was cited for double-parking on Bayview.

11:28 p.m.: All the noise on East Fifth Street was coming from people leaving an event.

11:39 p.m.: Officers arrested a 34-year-old Vallejo man for driving under the influence on Interstate 780.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

12:23 a.m.: Officers asked the hosts of a loud party on East Fifth Street to turn down the volume.

2:05 a.m.: The loud voices heard on First Street belonged to the boisterous but not arguing patrons leaving a First Street establishment.

2:18 p.m.: Officers talked to the kids who were trying to get into the pool area of a complex on Warwick.

2:26 a.m.: The kids who were placing food items on cars on Military West got to wash the cars.

2:29 a.m.: There was a fight at an event on Military West.

4:03 a.m.: A burglar alarm at a residence on West Seaview malfunctioned.

4:49 a.m.: A burglar alarm at a business on East industrial malfunctioned.

6:59 a.m.: A citation was issued for an illegally parked vehicle on Linda Vista.

1:55 p.m.: Officers stood by while property was exchanged on Riverview.

3:54 p.m.: Officers searched First Street for after receiving a report of a possible drunk driver, but were unable to locate the vehicle.

5:01 p.m.: A 20-year-old San Francisco woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued in Solano County.  The arrest took place on East L Street.

5:22 p.m.: Officers began an investigation into a possible violation of a court order that occurred on Buena Vista.

8:34 p.m.: Officers tried to help some neighbors on Buena Vista resolve their longstanding issues.

9:02 p.m.: The screaming heard by a resident on East L Street was really just a bunch of kids playing basketball.

9:05 p.m.: Officers talked to a drunk customer at a Southampton Road business.

9:59 p.m.: Officers talked to a group of people who were inside a First Street business and were using flashlights to see.  The people had permission to be there.

10:17 p.m.: Officers received a report of someone setting off fireworks on West Ninth Street.

10:46 p.m.: Some personal items were stolen from a residence on Shirley.

11:00 p.m.: that scantily clad woman walking on Southampton Road was wearing a bathing suit under her sweatshirt.

11:12 p.m.: Officers cited the host of a party on Larkin for being too loud.

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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