A captured fugitive, a high school bike heist and wrong-way drivers

Posted 12/10/21

Bristol Police activity from Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, 2021.

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A captured fugitive, a high school bike heist and wrong-way drivers

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Bristol Police made four arrests and responded to a few unusal calls, including a high school bike theft.

Monday, Nov. 29
Someone reported vandalism to a tombstone at North Burial Ground.

Stephen D. Wallace, 32, of 8 Sunnyside Drive, Bristol, was charged with two counts of discharge of a firearm while committing a crime of violence, felony assault with a dangerous weapon, domestic assault with a dangerous weapon, domestic disorderly conduct, and firing in a compact area.

Tuesday, Nov. 30
An officer spoke to someone about loud music on Lafayette Drive at 12:36 a.m.

An officer dispersed people from the Town Beach area at 1:44 a.m.

Arely M. Diaz Loza, 26, of Providence, turned herself in on a warrant and was charged with vandalism and conspiracy. She was processed and released.

Wednesday, Dec. 1
An officer questioned a man who was looking through items inside a car at the intersection of Wood and Perry streets at 1:27 a.m. Everything checked out fine.

Officers were called twice to Greenway Drive for a dispute between neighbors. In one visit, they were asked to check if one neighbor was pointing cameras at the other’s residence.

Thursday, Dec. 2
Aaron C. Braz, 30, of 14 Fales Road, Bristol, was taken into custody on Naomi Street, brought to the station on a warrant, charged with larceny under $1,500 and then released.

A resident on Coggeshall Avenue reported a past break-in.
An officer spoke to a motorist on Gooding Avenue after they were seen driving on the wrong side of the road at 1:33 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 3
A neighbor called police to complain about loud noise from John Street at 12:08 a.m.

Another call from John Street at 12:47 a.m. reported that three vehicles had driven the wrong way on the one-way street. Police responded but they were gone.

An officer dispersed a vehicle and its occupants from the Mt. Hope Boat Ramp area at 1:26 a.m.

Officers chased after a male who stole a bicycle from Mt. Hope High School at 10:40 a.m., cut through the Audubon property and ended up on the East Bay Bike Path, where they caught up with him.

A resident on Second Street notified police of a fraudulent social media account.

Officers were called to Thames Waterside at 8:10 p.m. for a report of three men and a woman involved in a physical altercation. There were no arrests.

Saturday, Dec. 4
A sick fox was reported along Franklin Street near Metacom Avenue at 9:21 a.m.

A caller from the Mt. Hope Bridge reported seeing several flares. The Coast Guard reported there was flare training at Roger Williams University.

A passing motorist reported a male and female arguing in the parking lot at the intersection of Metacom Avenue and Tupelo Street at 5:57 p.m. They left before an officer arrived.

Police received a complaint about people arguing at the Almeida Apartments off Bay View Avenue at 11:14 p.m.

There was a complaint about fireworks in the area of State and Center streets at 11:52 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 5
An officer spoke to someone on Greenway Drive after a complaint about loud music at 12:32 a.m.

A Murphy Avenue resident reported fraudulent credit card charges.

A DEM officer and the animal control officer responded to Third Street at 10:22 a.m. after a report of a fox in someone’s yard. They made the decision to euthanize the animal.

Someone called 911 to report a disturbance at the Lincoln Club on St. Elizabeth Street at 12 p.m. Officers responded and called rescue to evaluate a head injury. The patient was taken to Newport Hospital; there were no arrests at that time.

Monday, Dec. 6
Anthony J. Curley, 44, of Boston, Mass., was taken into custody at 2:36 a.m. and charged with being a fugitive from justice from New Hampshire. He was held overnight and taken to District Court to be extradited.

Police received a call from Maple Lane at 4:12 a.m. from a woman claiming she had stabbed herself in the stomach. Officers arrived but were unable to locate her. Barrington and Warren police departments were notified.

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