Officers saluted for July incident
Three Bristol police officers—Brian Jones, Vincenzo Infante, and Daniel Perkins– received awards at the Aug. 19 Board of Police Commissioners regular meeting for their actions in responding to an...
View ArticlePolice blotter for Aug. 22
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week: •Robert L. Wilson, 36, of 2070 Corbin Ave., New Britain, was arrested Aug. 8 and charged with second degree threatening and...
View ArticlePolice accuse woman of leaving her 2-year-old in car all night while she...
A woman was arrested after police said she left her 2-year-old in her motor vehicle while she was in a bar, where she was intoxicated to the point of sleeping at the bar. Police said the woman, Kelsey...
View ArticleArrest made in July violent assault
Police had an arrest in connection with a July assault on Park Street. Nikolas Avallone,23, of 60 Mills Street was arrested Tuesday at approximately 9:21 p.m. as he exited a School Street apartment. He...
View ArticleCouple accused of trying to break in to vehicles on Burlington Ave.
A man and a woman were arrested on Thursday morning after police say they were spotted trying to break into vehicles on Burlington Avenue Officers charged Jared J. Garand, 25, of 79 Birch St. in...
View ArticlePolice blotter for Aug. 29
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week: •Najee Russell, 23, of 360 Oakland St., was arrested Aug. 15 and charged with first degree forgery and fifth degree larceny....
View ArticlePolice blotter for Aug. 29
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week: •Najee Russell, 23, of 360 Oakland St., was arrested Aug. 15 and charged with first degree forgery and fifth degree larceny....
View ArticleCellphone use while driving targeted by police thru Sept. 24
Bristol police have announced that they will be cracking down on districted driving starting tomorrow until Sept. 24. Bristol police said the local department and law enforcement agencies across the...
View ArticleBroad Street bank robbed Saturday afternoon
Bristol police responded to an armed robber on Broad Street Saturday afternoon. Police said that at 12:04 p.m., they responded to TD Bank North, 414 Broad St., Bristol for a call about an armed...
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Police officer dragged in vehicle, Springfield man arrested
A Springfield, Mass. man was arrested on Saturday afternoon after police said he dragged a police officer along a moving car when he was stopped for a violation of a protective order. Police arrested...
View ArticleSuspect accused of trying to steal copper pipes on Union Street
One man was arrested and another suspect is on the loose following a reported burglary on Union Street on Saturday, where suspects were stealing copper plumbing. Police arrested Carlos Rivera, 39, of...
View ArticleBomb threat at Greene-Hills; no danger seen; buses delayed
The Bristol mayor’s office posted on its Facebook page that there was another bomb threat, this time at Greene-Hill Schools. However, the posting said there was no perceived threat and the only impact...
View ArticleNo Bomb Threat Found at Green Hills School, But Student Charged
Police have arrested and charged a student at Green Hills School in connection with a suspected bomb threat left in the seventh grade bathroom yesterday, the Bristol Police Department stated in a news...
View ArticlePolice blotter for Sept. 5
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. •Dianne Hebert, 61, of 113 Davis Dr., Bristol, was arrested Aug. 22 and charged with sixth degree larceny. •Enellie Jones, 18, of...
View ArticleDWI checkpoint tonight on Route 229
Bristol police have announced that tonight, Sept. 5, officers will be conducting a driving while intoxicated checkpoint on Route 229. This is part of a federal grant to help reduce incidences of DWI...
View ArticleShooting at Riverside Avenue bar Sunday morning
A man was shot early Sunday morning at a Riverside Avenue bar. Although shot in the abdomen, police said his injuries were not life-threatening. Another man also was assaulted and was left unconscious,...
View ArticleArmed robbery reported on Lake Avenue Tuesday night
Police are on the lookout for the person who robbed a Lake Avenue convenience store at gunpoint on Tuesday night. Police said that at 8:52 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, officers were dispatched to the Time...
View ArticleState senator wants change in law that let accused murderer out of prison
State Senator Jason Welch (R-31) released a statement Wednesday after Republican Senators called for a change to the Connecticut’s flawed Risk Reduction Earned Credit program. On Tuesday, a press...
View ArticlePolice blotter for Sept. 12
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests: •Lawrence Arnold, 29, of 114 Corena Ave., Maysville, N.C., was arrested Aug. 28 and charged with second degree threatening. •Jared J....
View ArticleAaron Hernandez: I felt helpless to refuse police
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) _ Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez said in a court filing released Tuesday that he felt helpless and concerned about his fiancee and their baby when police...
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