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Last month, Barrington Police received a tip that teenagers were partying at Mussachuck Beach. Officers in a party patrol unit responded to the secluded stretch of coastline and located the … more
More than a dozen Barrington residents woke up Thursday morning, Aug. 3, and discovered someone had rummaged through their vehicles overnight.   Police said security camera footage shows a … more
Barrington Police broke up two underage drinking parties last week.  On Friday night, July 28, police received a tip that a group of teenagers were partying in the woods behind the Bayside … more
Barrington Police officers responded to Primrose Hill School at about 1:05 p.m. on Sunday, July 16, after multiple motion detection alarms were triggered inside the building. Officers checked … more
Barrington Police charged four Barrington teenagers with possession of alcohol by an underage person following an incident late Friday night, July 14.   According to Barrington Police, an … more
Barrington Police are notifying the community — and specifically the people who live in the Watson Avenue neighborhood — that there will be a special active shooter response training … more
Barrington residents woke up on Wednesday, July 5 to discover their Volkswagen SUV missing.   Barrington Police said a Grassy Plain Road resident called 911 at 6:36 a.m. on July 5 and … more
A Barrington Police officer was on patrol early Sunday morning, July 2, when he spotted a boy riding a bicycle near the intersection of Maple Avenue and Cottage Street. The officer paused … more
An apparent “swatting” incident late Tuesday night, July 4, sent a large number of police officers to a Barrington home. At about 8:50 p.m., Barrington Police received a 911 call … more
A search for a missing 12-year-old Barrington girl eventually led to the arrest of a 34-year-old Lincoln man. A Barrington resident called 911 at about 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, June 18 to report a … more
The Barrington Police Department is stepping up its efforts to combat underage drinking in the community. Barrington Police Chief Michael Correia said Barrington parents and their children … more
On Wednesday, June 7, Barrington Police investigated some graffiti written in blue chalk on a section of curb outside Barrington Middle School. The graffiti said “No Blacks!” Police … more
Barrington Police received multiple reports last weekend of white nationalist flyers scattered on nearly a dozen roads in town. The flyers had been left inside plastic sandwich bags and weighed down with small rocks; they were located on Washington Road, Cedar … more
Barrington Police responded to the wooded area surrounding Prince’s Pond at about 8:45 on Wednesday morning, May 24 for a report of a suspicious condition. Police received a call from a … more
Bicycles, tents, storage bins, empty propane tanks and other items were packed up on Monday afternoon, May 1, and ready to be removed from a homeless encampment inside Veterans Park. Barrington … more
A Washington Road resident stopped into the Barrington Police station on Tuesday, April 11, after finding two arrows in his backyard. The resident’s property is located a short distance … more
For more than five decades, the Carmelite monastery on Watson Avenue was filled with little more than an occasional whisper.  But earlier this month, the now-vacant monastery echoed with the … more
Barrington Police are giving the homeless people living in Veterans Park a little more time to move out.   On Wednesday, March 1, Barrington Police officers hiked through the woods behind … more
The Rhode Island Police Accreditation Commission recently held its awards ceremony to recognize six police departments that achieved re-accreditation, as well as three individuals for their … more
A motorist called Barrington Police on Thursday morning, March 16, following an incident with a bicyclist. The female motorist told police she was driving down Lincoln Avenue with her young … more
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Animal Control is seeking the public’s help in identifying the owner of dog. On March 16, East Providence police responded to Rumford Pets at 865 … more
Two Barrington residents were arrested following an incident that occurred late on Friday night, March 17, in Warren. more
Barrington Police officers responded to a County Road residence for a suspicious condition late Tuesday night, March 7. The incident, which led to the arrest of a woman who was wanted on two … more
Three homeless men living in the woods behind the Bayside YMCA have 30 days to clear out.  On Wednesday, March 1, Barrington Police officers hiked into the Veterans Park woods and served … more
Barrington Police are crediting an alert shuttle bus driver for thwarting an attempted $70,000 scam. Police said an elderly woman who lives at a Barrington senior living facility recently … more
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