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Barrington Police Chief Dino DeCrescenzo has a message for Barrington residents: Do not leave anything valuable in your cars overnight. For weeks, the town has been plagued by a series of … more
On Saturday, April 24, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA )will be holding its 20th National Take-Back event. Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, … more
Bristol Police continued to field frequent calls about sick raccoons and skunks, as well as noisy neighbors and dirt bikes. Monday, March 29 DEM was called to deal with a sick raccoon at … more
Barrington police responded a variety of calls last week, including one about the new tennis courts at Barrington Middle School. The school resource officer was called to the new tennis courts … more
A 23-year-old Westport man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly brandishing a pistol and threatening another man inside of a Bristol residence. Bristol Police were alerted to the … more
The calls for sick raccoons and skunks continued last week, as seen in the log of police incidents from March 22 to 28. Monday, March 22 Officers responded to the corner of Westwood and … more
In addition to fielding calls about a slew of sick skunks and raccoons, Bristol Police made a couple of arrests from March 15 to 21. Monday, March 15 Leilani, R. Lachica, 58, of Fall River, … more
Barrington Police have located the 74-year-old Barrington man who was reported missing earlier this week. Police said Michael Dalessio was found in West Palm Beach, Fla., and he is doing fine. … more
Bristol Police are warning residents to take precautions around wild animals, as there has been a noticeable uptick in sick animals reported throughout town, especially sick skunks and raccoons. … more
Bristol police officers made one arrest and investigated a handful of coyote and noisy neighbor complaints from Feb. 23 to 28. Tuesday, Feb. 23 Police were called to Jameson Drive at 1:38 … more
Barrington police responded to dozens of incident calls last week: • On Wednesday, Feb. 24, police officers and firefighters responded to a construction site on Bay Spring Avenue after a … more
Bristol  police officers made a handful of arrests, including two for DUI, from Feb. 15 to 21. They also charged the owner of a new juice bar with numerous drug and weapons offenses — an … more
PORTSMOUTH — Police officers investigating an alleged assault got more than they bargained for when they showed up at an East Main Road home last week. more
Bristol police officers make a handful of arrests for domestic assault, domestic disorderly conduct and domestic vandalism, in incidents reported between Feb. 1 and Feb.  7 Monday, Feb. 1 … more
Barrington residents filed numerous complaints with local police last week regarding a variety of attempted scams. Following is a list of the reports: • An Echo Drive resident called police … more
A Barrington resident wanted to file a  complaint with local police against a member of the Barrington Town Council last week. On Wednesday, Feb. 3, the resident told police she had sent a … more
Police officers from two communities raided a Bristol business and recovered a stash of narcotics and an illegal handgun on Tuesday afternoon. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at approximately 12:30 … more
On Tuesday morning, Feb. 9, Sixth Division District Court Judge Stephen Isherwood ruled that the Hate Crime Sentencing Enhancement should not be applied to Barrington resident Dr. Richard … more
Bristol police officers. made a handful of arrests from Jan. 25 to 31, as seen in the police incident log. Monday, Jan. 25 A resident on Easterbrooks Avenue reported the theft of … more
Rhode Island District Court Judge Stephen M. Isherwood ruled on Wednesday, Feb. 3 that Barrington resident Richard Gordon was guilty of simple assault and disorderly conduct, stemming from an Aug. 3, … more
According to a Department of Justice press release, Jeremy Spence, 24, of Bristol, was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday, Jan. 26, and charged with one count of commodities fraud and one count of wire … more
Three years after he was charged in the brutal stabbing death of an East Providence doctor, a Warren man remains held without bond at the Adult Correctional Institution in Cranston, as his murder … more
Barrington police responded to a variety of incidents last week: • On Saturday, Jan. 23, a Western Avenue resident called police to report that a man had been riding a dirt bike around nearby … more
A Warren man faces several felony charges after a police raid at his home Friday, Jan. 22 uncovered dozens of marijuana plants and more than a pound of prepared marijuana, eight weapons and several … more
Barrington police responded to a variety of different incidents last week: • On Friday, Jan. 15, a Barrington resident stopped into the station to file a report for missing lawn signs. … more
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