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Bristol Police score high on access report
Open and accessible are not often thought of as words used to describe a police force. But they fit the Bristol Police Department, according to a recent audit of public records access around the state....
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Barrington police investigate possible missing child sighting
Barrington police responded to the possible discovery of a missing child on Thursday, Sept. 18. Providence police contacted Barrington officials after someone reported seeing a missing child — the 2...
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Barrington house break thwarted by resident
Police responded to a 911 call for a burglary attempt at a Foote Street home in Barrington at about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17. A resident at the home and a postal worker who was in the...
View ArticleBristol arrest log: DUI, domestic vandalism, underage drinking
The Bristol Police Department made the following arrests last week: Luke A. Latessa, 18, of 108 Kickemuit Ave., Bristol, was charged with possession of narcotics and cited for possession of marijuana...
View ArticleBristol cops mix drugs and guns in ‘take back’ day
The Bristol Police Department will host two “take back” programs on Saturday, Sept. 27, collecting drugs and guns. As in the past, the Bristol PD will partner with the Drug Enforcement Agency in the...
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Two charged in Tiverton car break-in spree
Isaac SousaTIVERTON — Two young Fall River men — one 18 years old, the other 17 — were each charged in the early hours of Friday, Sept. 19, with 12 counts of of injuring or tampering with motor...
View ArticleBristol Police: College parties, neighbor disputes, sword-wielding man
The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between Sept. 15 and Sept. 21: Monday, Sept. 15 Officers investigated reports of someone screaming in the area of Leahy Drive at 11:15...
View ArticleWarren police logs: Two charged with using fake IDs
Monday, Sept. 22 A Lincoln Avenue resident called police after a limb hanging over from a neighbor’s yard fell and damaged a canopy. A Main Street resident reported receiving a harassing text message....
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Barrington schools will pay $12,000 to former teacher
The settlement inked between a longtime elementary school educator and the Barrington School Committee included $12,000 in severance pay and the agreement that the teacher will never again work in the...
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Barrington bank robbery getaway driver sentenced
David Lasseque was sentenced to 140 months in prison for his role in a 2013 bank robbery.David Lasseque, 33, of Providence, convicted of being the getaway driver during the armed robbery of a...
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Barrington bicyclist leads police to stolen goods
A Barrington police officer was on routine patrol at 4 a.m. on Sunday morning, Sept. 28, when he spotted a man carrying a chain saw and two lobster pots while riding a bicycle down the East Bay Bike...
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Barrington resident: $98,000 check was bogus
A Mathewson Road resident stopped into the Barrington police station on Monday, Sept. 22, after someone tried to use his personal information to cash a fraudulent check. The resident said he had been...
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Barrington park home to overnight guest
For the third straight week, Barrington police located and removed a campsite belonging to a homeless person. On Monday, Sept. 22, a resident called police after discovering a tent and personal...
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Bristol man arrested for solicitation, dies after release
Ramon F. CamaraA trio of Bristol men was arrested by Bristol Police Friday after a 19-year-old man reported that he was solicited for sex at a remote picnic area inside Colt State Park. After a brief...
View ArticleMan arrested in Portsmouth after spitting at driver
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth police log from over the past week. Wednesday, Sept. 24 Emily M. Billett, 22, of 322 Riverside St., was arrested at 1:50 a.m. on a bench...
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Barrington police investigate complaint against caregiver
When is borrowing money not borrowing money? That’s the question Barrington police officers mulled over while investigating a complaint filed by a woman whose mother lives in a Barrington apartment....
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Ribbon cut on Bristol’s ‘state-of-the-art’ new animal shelter
Volunteer Joan Pacheco plays with a dog in the new facility.A little rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of nearly 100 people who filled the humane education center inside Bristol’s new animal...
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Barrington police aim to halt liquored-up litterbug
The Barrington Department of Public Works told police last week that something needs to be done with a man who continually tosses his empty booze containers along Legion Way. An official from the...
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Tiverton police: Purse snatched, man caught
Michael SantosThursday, Sept. 25 At 11:51 a.m., Tiverton police caught up with and charged a man with purse snatching, then — following a search — charged him with another offense they said he’d...
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Car, recycling truck collide on Wood Street
An accident involving a town recycling truck left one woman trapped in her car for several minutes while rescue crews tried to separate the two vehicles wedged together at the passenger side door. the...
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