Bristol police: Woman chases down intoxicated driver after alleged hit and run
Wednesday, May 1 At 7:42 a.m. a man turned himself in at police headquarters after an investigation of fraudulent credit card use led to the owner of a former Bristol business. According to police, on April 4 a woman reported that her debit card number had been used and there was money missing from her [...]
Read More →Domestics, warrants and alcohol induced decisions top Bristol arrests
Monday, April 8 Police are investigating the theft of three hunting bows from a Charles Street garage. The theft was reported at 6:52 p.m. Thursday, April 11 A car driving on Metacom Avenue at 2:27 a.m. without headlights caught the attention of police who stopped the car near the Roger Williams University campus. When police [...]
Read More →Bristol residents turn in 58 unwanted guns
Bristol residents turned in 58 firearms that they had no use for and didn’t want to have around their house during a gun buy back event held last Saturday at the Bristol Police Station. Residents were eligible to receive $50 for rifles, $100 for handguns and $200 for assault rifles, though none of those were [...]
Read More →Police to hold two public safety events in Bristol
Child seat safety The Bristol police department will hold a child seat safety event on Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Police officers will be available to assist in the installation of child car seats and restraints to ensure that they are installed properly. As required by state law, all children under [...]
Read More →Bristol to participate in gun buy back program
The Bristol police department will participate in a gun buy back program to be held on Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone who wishes to dispose of any firearm may bring it to police headquarters where officers trained in handling firearms will accept them with no questions asked. In return, those [...]
Read More →Bristol police: pot, assault and larceny arrests
Monday, March 18 A man turned himself in to police at 12:10 p.m. after a warrant was issued for his arrest. On March 14, a woman reported to police that her 16 year old son was assaulted by Andrew Loras, 20, of 31 First St. Mr. Loras and the youth know Each other and the [...]
Read More →Bristol man sentenced to 20 years for 2011 stabbing
Bristol resident, Christopher Amaral, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for stabbing a woman with whom he had an obsession. The crime occurred at 2 a.m. on Saturday, July, 23, 2011 when a then 21-year-old co-worker, Andrea Wilmot of Cranston got out of her car at her home. According to police records, Mr. [...]
Read More →Bristol safety campaign enforces seat belt law
Police step up click it or ticket campaign The message on the flashing road sign positioned around Bristol says ‘click it or ticket’. It’s a message that motorists who drive through Bristol and other parts of Rhode Island should heed. From March 18 through March 24, Bristol police will join departments statewide in a national [...]
Read More →Bristol’s finest get more than a little off the top. All for a good cause.
About a dozen members of Bristol’s police and fire departments were joined by town administrator Tony Teixeira to celebrate St. Baldrick’s Day on Thursday night. The event, sponsored by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a fund-raising activity where donors pledge money to help fund research for childhood cancer. In return, participants pledge to become ‘baldees’. [...]
Read More →Bristol police log: Intoxicated man gets arrested inside police station
Pot, booze and fighting top arrest report for the week Wednesday, Feb. 20 Police arrested a Roger Williams University student on a warrant after the school’s public safety officers discovered a bag containing a leafy, brown substance in a dormitory room. The officers went into the room occupied by Nicholas Neild, 22, of Glastonbury, Conn. [...]
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