POLICE
ARREST / BOOKING
417-BRANDISHING - (Brandishing a weapon: PC 148.9 (A) — GIVE FALSE ID TO POLICE OFFICER)
Location: 2000 BLOCK UNIVERSITY AVE, BERKELEY
Incident details
Location
2000 BLOCK UNIVERSITY AVE, BERKELEY
Time (Created)
Jun 16, 2026, 3:16 PM
Incident Numbers
- # 2026-00026481(BPD)
Priority
Level 1
Call Type
Progress
Cleared
Disposition
PRIMARY CASE (CASE OR COLD THEFT)
Source
911 Call
Dispatch
Jun 16, 2026, 3:18 PM
Arrived
Jun 16, 2026, 3:19 PM
Cleared
Jun 16, 2026, 7:25 PM
Last Update
Jun 16, 2026, 7:30 PM
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Case record details
Case number
2026-00026481
Case status
Arrest
Disposition
Pending D.A. Review
Recorded location
2000 UNIVERSITY AVE
Crime Report Filed
Report type
Brandishing a weapon
Primary charge
PC 148.9 (A) — GIVE FALSE ID TO POLICE OFFICER
Occurred
Jun 16, 2026, 3:16 PM
Case number
2026-00026481
Arrest / booking record
Arrest made during officer contact
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Jun 16, 2026, 3:16 PM
Subject: CHRISTIAN FRIAS BENITEZ, age 32
Charges
- 417 (A)(1) - MEXHIBIT DEADLY WEAPON OTHER THAN FIREARM
- 148.9 (A)GIVE FALSE ID TO POLICE OFFICER
Internal ID: b6c51e8b-0204-4cef-8075-186c3c23cb52