Benicia police are equipping themselves with the latest technology to battle the ever-growing opiate crisis in America. Last week, the Benicia Fire Department began training police to use Naloxone Hydrochloride, a drug designed to counteract the effects of opioids. Benicia Police said they began training to use Naloxone Hydrochloride, or Narcan as it is more […]
Possible live grenade shuts down Benicia streets Sunday
A possible live grenade closed portions of downtown Benicia Sunday as police investigated the item. Around 5:15 p.m., a young boy found a grenade in the water at the bottom of First Street. The boy took the barnacle-covered grenade to show to his father who called the police immediately after discovering what was brought to […]
Police, Fire Department transition to new radio system
Benicia’s police and fire departments have transitioned to a new radio system, according to the city’s weekly newsletter. The switch to a new radio system came after the police and fire department secured funding from Measure C– a revenue initiative approved by Benicia voters in 2014 that set aside $4 million for projects that would […]
Police Department faces backlash over Facebook post
Benicia Police Chief Erik Upson issued an apology on behalf of the Benicia Police Department for a poem detailing a recent arrest that was posted on the department’s Facebook page. On Dec. 29, the Benicia Police Department posted a poem inspired by “A Visit from St. Nicholas” in response to the arrest of a man […]
3 arrested for shoplifting from Rite Aid
Three shoplifters were nabbed by police Tuesday night, according to a post on the Benicia Police Department’s Facebook page.* Three women– all from the East Bay– were caught shoplifting from the Rite Aid in Solano Square. Police arrested 24-year-old Antioch resident Yolanda Woods, 22-year-old Oakland resident Samantha Hardy 19-year-old Oakley resident Shamirra Soriano, after they […]
Benicians band together to save owl
Who, who’s gonna rescue an owl? A group of citizens, police and wildlife experts that’s who._ Midday Monday, Dave Vallejos, the owner of Dave’s Barber Shop & Shaving Parlor on First Street, noticed an owl walking down the road The owl stopped and laid down near his shop. Vallejos became concerned and began figuring out […]
Armed man injured in officer shootout
A 25-year-old armed man was shot and injured by deputies from the Solano County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday evening after he fired a rifle at deputies. Around 6 p.m. Solano County officers arrived at the home of Chase Wiley on the 700 block of Primrose Lane in to conduct a felony probation compliance check, a […]
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Benicia Police aid law enforcement agencies in fire regions
It does not matter if it’s a warm, sunny summer day rescuing a cat from a tree or serving the community on a cold winter night, altruism links all law enforcement. Sometimes an event becomes too much for one law enforcement agency to handle, and a call for help goes out. The Benicia Police Department […]
Police nab 2 for alleged attempted burglary of staged home
Benicia Police have arrested two men allegedly involved with the attempted burglary of a home for sale. During the morning of July 16, a realtor was showing a home for sale on Ardmore Way when she saw two men exiting the staged home. Noticing they had been spotted, both men began to flee on foot. […]