Monday, Dec. 14
A caller in a Metacom Avenue parking lot requested a ride to Market Street, and officers obliged.

A Market Street resident reported a past cat bite.

A Hope Street woman asked to speak to an officer after her recycle bin went missing.

A Croade Street man told police that his fence had been damaged by a neighbor.

The DPW was called out to the intersection of Seymour Street and Kenyon Lane, after a resident reported that there was a section of road that had collapsed. An officer reported a large hole under the pavement, and DPW workers filled and patched it.

An officer was flagged down by a resident who reported suspicious activity on Beechwood Court. Police looked but could not find anything suspicious.
A driver reported being passed by another on Water Street.

A caller from Cole Street reported that her ex-boyfriend was "acting out." Police dispersed the man.

A caller from Stuart Street complained just before midnight about loud music coming from a black Lexus.

Tuesday, Dec. 15
A Child Street resident called to complain about being harassed by a neighbor.

A caller from Birchswamp Road told police that a man had just broken into a neighbor's home. Police spoke with the caller and inspected the neighbor's property, and reported that there was no evidence of a crime having taken place.

A man walked into a Water Street restaurant just before 5 p.m., thinking it was open for business. The establishment appeared to be empty, he told police. Police contacted the owner and reported the property was unsecured.

An Evie Drive resident reported that his young daughter had lent money to a friend, but reimbursement had not been made despite an agreement to do so.

A caller reported a possible chimney fire on Tyler Court. Fire crews determined there was no fire, but that there was an excess of creosote in the chimney.

A Harris Avenue woman asked police to check on the well-being of her boyfriend, who was not answering his phone. Police spoke to the man, who said he was OK but was not interested in speaking to the woman.

Wednesday, Dec. 16
Police stopped a car driving without headlights on Kickemuit Road, just after midnight.

A Birchswamp Road woman asked for extra patrols in the area after she found her car open the previous evening.

A caller from a Market Street business told police that an employee had threatened management there.

A Child Street woman told police that her neighbor kept entering her home without permission.

Thursday, Dec. 17
Police were asked to check on the well-being of a student, after a teacher reported overhearing the student asking his father several times why he had a gun. An officer spoke to the student and parent and reported a misunderstanding — apparently the father, child and a sibling were playing with Nerf guns.

A Market Street couple reported that their child had been bitten by the family dog.

Friday, Dec. 18
Police contacted the Rhode Island DOT after several traffic signs on Child Street, near Long Lane, were knocked over.

Police told an elderly man to stay out of the road after a caller reported that he was walking in the breakdown lane along Metacom Avenue.

A caller told police that a car driving south on Market Street just after noon had a traffic cone lodged underneath it. Police pulled the car over and an officer was able to remove the cone before sending the driver on his way.

A Cherry Court woman called police, angry that plows blocked in her driveway with snow. An officer contacted the DPW director, who sent a truck to clean the area.

A Dyer Street man reported seeing a strange man pacing back and forth in front of a neighbor's house. It turned out to be an Amazon delivery driver.

A Third Street woman reported the possible theft of her car. An officer located it 28 minutes later in the Ocean State Plaza.

A woman called police to report damaging the mirror on a parked car as she drove on Water Street.

Saturday, Dec. 19
A Vernon Street boy called police and asked for help after saying he had been kicked out of his house.

A Frank Court man told police just after 11 p.m. that a neighbor was revving his car's engine, possibly because he was stuck in the snow.

A Highview Avenue man called police and asked that they help remove several of his daughter's friends from the property.

Sunday, Dec. 20
Alan St. Vincent, 25, of Bristol, was charged with driving under the influence of liquor, first offense, and refusal to submit to a chemical test, after police pulled him over at Metacom Avenue and Adams Lane at 12:25 a.m.

Several callers alerted police at 2:10 a.m. to a loud bang they'd heard on Main Street. A search for the source came up negative.

A bicycle was reported stolen from Metacom Avenue.