Bristol police: A hidden AirTag, errant recycling, and naptime on Metacom

Posted 2/6/25

Monday, Jan. 27

A caller requested to speak to an officer at 1:25 p.m. about an unwanted person entering a building on Franklin Street during the early hours of Saturday morning.

A male was …

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Bristol police: A hidden AirTag, errant recycling, and naptime on Metacom

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Monday, Jan. 27

A caller requested to speak to an officer at 1:25 p.m. about an unwanted person entering a building on Franklin Street during the early hours of Saturday morning.

A male was reported sleeping in a chair on Metacom Avenue at 9:37 p.m.; he was transported to the RIPTA bus stop at Hope and State Streets.

Tuesday, Jan. 28

Police investigated a suspicious vehicle on Thames Street at 1:59 a.m.

At 10:38 p.m. a male walked into the police station asserting that there is an Apple airtag somewhere on his vehicle, tracking him.

Michael E. Brum, 54, of 118 Church Street Apt. 2 was charged with disorderly conduct after a caller reported a man yelling at others on Church Street at 10:57 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 29

A caller complained of a hunter in a tree stand on Elmwood Drive at 9:17 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 30

Police investigated a liquor law violation on Metacom Ave. at 6:15 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 31

An Elmwood Drive resident called at 10:25 a.m. to complain that her neighbor is throwing recycling into her bin.

A fireworks complaint was made on Manchester Street at 10:46 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 1

Brian A. Authelet, 33, of East Providence was charged with reckless driving and other offenses against public safety and resisting arrest at 1:23 p.m.

Police investigated a complaint at 4:16 p.m. about possible stolen trail cams, which were last seen moving around the Tower Street area an hour earlier.

A caller complained of an unwanted party at their residence on Bradford Street at 4:26 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 2

Police investigated a complaint about the larceny of a hunting tree stand on Tower Street at 10 a.m.

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