Four women entered a CVS pharmacy and shoplifted bags full of allergy medicine. This incident occurred at the CVS on Columbus Parkway on Monday night. The women entered the store at 9:50 p.m. and began their robbery. An employee tried to stop the shoplifters, but the suspects fled the scene. They left in a newer […]
Letters: More police supervision needed at events
More police supervision at events I would like to thank our police force for responding quickly and efficiently to a shooting incident that happened in our neighborhood a month ago. With that said, I would like to request that our celebration gatherings at our parks would be better supervised by our police. This last 4th […]
1 employee cited in alcohol sales sting
Last Friday, members of the Benicia Police Department’s Investigations Unit conducted one of its minor decoy alochol sales operations at various local businesses that sell alcohol. As part of the program, a minor female decoy was used to attempt to purchase alcohol from the establishments to reinforce the underage drinking law and let officers know […]
Photo: Carrying the torch
Benicia Police launch Instagram account
Filled with selfies, emojis and hashtags galore, the Benicia Police Department have been showing a different side of themselves lately. This new side of the police the community has been seeing might be because the Benicia Police Department launched a new Instagram account on June 9. Irma Widjojo, the management analyst for the Benicia Police […]
Throwback Thursday: Week of April 27, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago City Sets $1000 License Fee For Running Pin Ball Machines (April 30, 1942) An ordinance setting a license fee of $1000 for one year for the operation of pin ball machines and similar devices in the city was passed at an adjourned meeting of the Board of Trustees […]
Benicia Police Department conducts tobacco sales sting
1 cited for tobacco sale to minor Last Friday, the Benicia Police Department’s Investigations Unit performed a minor decoy tobacco sales operation at various Benicia businesses that sell tobacco products. Of the 14 businesses, a clerk at one of them was charged with selling tobacco products to a minor. As a part of the sting, […]
Photo: Benicia police officers get promoted, sworn in
Safety personnel respond to car crash, gas leak on First Street
Staff Report Prior to 6:33 p.m. Thursday evening, a vehicle struck a gas meter at the corner of First and West C streets, prompting the Police and Fire departments to close off the area. A vehicle had struck the side of Rosanna’s European Delights and hit a gas meter, which officials say was leaking uncontrollably. […]
Benicia police crowdfunding campaign has positive outcome
Young Vallejo worker uses funds to buy car, attend college Jourdan Duncan, the Vallejo young adult who walked four hours to and from his workplace at Pro Form Laboratories every night following the breakdown of his car, will not have to walk anymore. Through the efforts of a GoFundMe campaign, he was able to use […]