From this week's police report in Barrington:
• On Monday, Jan. 9, a Bristol man stopped into the Barrington Police Department to report a banking-related incident. The man told officers a …
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From this week's police report in Barrington:
• On Monday, Jan. 9, a Bristol man stopped into the Barrington Police Department to report a banking-related incident. The man told officers a check he had written to a woman for $300 had been altered to read $3,300. He said the date of the check had also been changed. The man told police the woman deposited the check remotely and withdrew some of the money from a bank in Barrington.
• Also on Jan. 9, a resident contacted police after she realized some of jewelry from her home had gone missing. The woman told officer she suspect the babysitter was stealing the jewelry. She valued the missing items at more than $1,500.
• An official from Bank of America contacted police on Jan. 9 after finding a counterfeit $50 bill in a client's deposit. The bank employee told officers that she had spoken with the client, who said the money had been collected from tenants of property she owns in Warren. She believes she knows the tenant that gave her the counterfeit bill. Police are still investigating.
• On Friday, Jan. 13, a Ferry Lane resident contacted police about a possible case of identity theft. The resident said a solar power company ran a credit check on her and found that she reportedly owed National Grid $6,000. The resident said that charge was not accurate; she said someone had used her personal information to create an account with National Grid and rack up the charge. Police told the woman to contact National Grid regarding the issue.