Former teacher pleads not guilty to harassment, risk of injury charges
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Former Bristol Eastern High School physical education teacher Michael Archangelo pleaded not guilty last week to charges of risk of injury to a minor and second degree...
View ArticleWoman accused of hanging 2 dogs, burying them pleads guilty
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) _ A Bristol woman authorities say hanged her two dogs and buried them in her backyard has pleaded guilty. Twenty-three-year-old Veronica Reyes is expected to be sentenced in May to...
View ArticlePolice investigate armed robbery at Valero
Bristol police are investigating an armed robbery that took place last night the Valero store on West Street. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, the cashier was getting...
View ArticleBristol officers named ‘Police of the Year’ for work in Hernandez case
Bristol police detectives Garrie Dorman and Peter Dauphinais were both named Police of the Year for the Bristol Police Department for their combined work in the Aaron Hernandez investigation. Dorman...
View ArticlePolice blotter for March 18
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. •Brett W. Kummer, 27, of 144 Main St., Newington, was arrested March 3 and charged with illegal operation of motor vehicle under...
View ArticleParking restrictions scheduled Saturday for Shamrock Race
Race officials, Bristol CERT, and Bristol police officers will be on hand to help drivers in the area during the Shamrock Road Race on Saturday. The race will take place at Chippens Hill Middle School...
View ArticleDelivery driver of local restaurant robbed at gunpoint
A delivery driver for a local restaurant was robbed at gunpoint by two men in the area of 427 North Main Street last Friday. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, the driver,...
View ArticlePolice blotter for March 25
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. Jose Serrano, 47, of 431 North Main St., Apt. 23, Bristol, was arrested March 11 and charged with second degree violating...
View ArticleBristol man charged after attempting to assault an officer
A Bristol man was arrested and charged last yesterday after attempting to assault a police officer. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, 34-year-old Michael Lowery of 1299...
View ArticleWaterbury man charged for stabbing at Stearns St. home
A Waterbury man was arrested and charged this past Saturday after a reported stabbing at 115 Stearns Street. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, Bristol police and Bristol...
View ArticleBristol police conduct DWI checkpoint tomorrow evening
Bristol police will conduct a DWI checkpoint on Route 72 this Thursday evening. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, this is part of a federal grant to help reduce...
View ArticlePolice blotter for April 1
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. •Nori Jankowski, 43, of 24 Conlon St., Apt. 1, Bristol, was arrested March 18 and charged with two counts of second degree...
View ArticleSouth St. intersection closed after truck strikes power line
The intersection of South Street, Union Street and Church Street is closed due to an incident involving a FedEx delivery truck that struck a power line late this morning. According to a press release...
View ArticleMan faces infraction for hitting pedestrian on North Main St.
A Watertown man faces an infraction for not granting the right of way to a pedestrian on North Main Street today. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, 69-year-old Frederick...
View ArticlePolice blotter for April 8
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. Annamarie Shand, 50, of 31 B. Harold Rd., Farmington, was arrested March 24 and charged with second degree failure to appear....
View ArticlePolice investigate BB gun shots fired at Huntington Woods resident
Bristol police are looking for the suspect involved in a BB gun shooting that took place last night at Huntington Woods Condominiums. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department,...
View ArticlePolice conduct DWI checkpoint Friday evening
Bristol police will conduct a DWI checkpoint on Route 72 this Friday evening. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, this is part of a federal grant to help reduce incidences...
View ArticlePolice blotter for April 15
Bristol police reported the following arrests: Denis J. Dallaire, 50, of 34 Dewey Ave., Bristol, was arrested April 1 and charged with evading responsibility through physical injury and/or property...
View ArticleThree teens injured after crash near Tower Road
A serious motor vehicle crash just east of Tower Road has left three teenagers injured today. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, the driver of a 2010 Toyota Scion heading...
View ArticlePolice Department holds Drug Take Back Day on April 30
The Bristol Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will hold a Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30. Anyone who wishes to get rid of potentially dangerous,...
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