A 4-year-old was killed, and a 13-year-old was injured in a pedestrian collision outside Benicia Senior Center on Sunday afternoon. At 4:45 p.m., Benicia Police Department had received a call about a vehicle collision outside the Senior Center, located at 187 East L St. Upon arriving on the scene, officers found out that two […]
Benicia Police Department, Benicia Unified School District to join forces for Cyber Safety Night tomorrow
In the past month, Benicia Unified School District had two separate scare instances that initiated the need for a discussion on teens and the use of social media. In September, a Benicia High School student made violent threats against his school on the messaging site Kik. After the incident was reported to Benicia High officials, […]
Police believe Benicia Middle School clown threat was a hoax
A threat purportedly made against Benicia Middle School by “clowns” on social media was determined to not be credible, Benicia police said. In the past few months, “creepy clown” sightings have become a bit of a phenomenon. The craze originated in South Carolina in August when unsubstantiated reports arose of clowns trying to lure kids […]
Benicia principal, police meet with concerned parents over lockdown, threats of violence
By Kevin Nelson Special to the Herald More than 100 parents and residents attended a special meeting Tuesday at Benicia High School hosted by Principal Brianna Kleinschmidt, police and school district officials who sought to reassure parents that the school was safe and to answer questions related to Monday’s lockdown after a Benicia High freshman […]
Benicia High School placed on temporary lockdown following online threat
Benicia High School was placed on a temporary precautionary lockdown Monday morning in response to a threat made by a 15-year-old male student. According to Lt. Mike Greene, Benicia Police Department had received reports of a student making active shooter-type threats on social media. The department then notified Benicia Unified School District, and Benicia High […]
Benicia Police buy bike for young Vallejo worker
In Benicia, no good deed goes unnoticed. Just ask Cpl. Kirk Keffer of the Benicia Police Department, who— with the assistance of the Benicia Police Officers’ Association— helped buy a bicycle for a 19-year-old who was making a long trek to work each night. How long? From Vallejo to Benicia’s Industrial Park, all on foot. […]