An assistant harbormaster from Barrington called police for assistance at 4:21 p.m. on Saturday, July 13.

The assistant harbormaster had earlier received a phone call from officials at Barrington Yacht Club after a man was trying to dock his boat at the club even though he did not have a reservation. The man, a Connecticut resident, then tied up to a private mooring in the harbor.

Police officers then boarded the assistant harbormaster's boat and stopped by the Connecticut man's vessel — a 35-foot boat. Police said the Connecticut man insisted that he had a reservation with the yacht club.

The officer told the man he was mistaken and then noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from the Connecticut man, who said he had started drinking after he tied up to the mooring. 

Police officers decided to have the Connecticut man accompany them to dry land, but when they motored to the yacht club, officials there denied the harbor patrol boat access to their dock. Instead, the patrol boat used a different dock. After bringing the Connecticut man ashore, he started swearing at officers. 

A friend of the Connecticut man arrived at the scene and intervened — he lined up a mooring for the man at Striper Marina. Police did not charge the man.