Police blotter for July 11
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week: •Curtis Ingram, 31, of 45 Divinity St., Bristol, was arrested June 28 and charged with interfering with an officer, assault on a...
View ArticlePolice blotter for July 18
The Bristol Police Department made the following arrests last week: •William J. Santiago, 26, of 267 Washington St., Plainville, was arrested July 4 and charged with distribution of controlled...
View ArticlePolice blotter for July 25
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week: •Jennifer Shaw, 27, of 140 Shefield Lane, Bristol, was arrested July 11 and charged with third degree assault and disorderly...
View ArticlePolice make arrest in early Sunday morning attempted burglary
After spotting someone running from the Farmington Avenue Citgo early Sunday morning, Bristol police apprehended a suspect and accused him of attempted burglary. Police said an officer was checking the...
View ArticlePolice blotter for Aug. 1
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week: •Amy B. Whitley, 34, of 280 Tiffany Lane, Bristol, was arrested July 18 and charged with operation while under the influence and...
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Cops make heroin bust in Brackett Park
Andre Allen was arrested by Bristol police Tuesday on drug charges. Officers on foot patrol in Brackett Park on Tuesday night made a significant drug bust, involving 150 bags of heroin in addition to...
View ArticleWoman assaulted, robbed near Vance Dr. this morning
A woman was assaulted and robbed with a weapon in the area of Vance Road early Wednesday morning, police reported At about 4:27 a.m. this morning, police said officers were dispatched to a call of a...
View ArticlePolice blotter for Aug. 8
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests: •Shawn M. Davis, 24, of 152 Davis Dr., Bristol was arrested on July 30 and charged with third degree burglary, fourth degree larceny, and...
View ArticlePedestrian struck and killed by car Friday
A man was killed late Friday when he was struck by a vehicle. Police said that on Aug. 8, around 9:24 p.m., officers responded to the area near 611 Wolcott Rd. after receiving a report about a...
View ArticleDuo charged with swiping scrap metal
Police arrested two Bristol men early Monday morning and charged them with attempted theft of scrap metal from a business on Burlington Avenue. Police said that at approximately 1:49 a.m., dispatch...
View ArticleBristol Half Marathon and Relay this Sunday; runners will be on numerous roads
On Sunday, Aug. 17, Bristol police announced the Bristol Half Marathon & Relay for Fisher House will be taking place in Bristol. The race will begin at 7:30 a.m. and will last approximately three...
View ArticleDWI checkpoint on Route 72 Thursday
Bristol police have announced that Thursday, Aug. 14, officers will be conducting a driving while intoxicated checkpoint on Route 72. This is part of a federal grant to help reduce incidences of DWI...
View ArticlePolice blotter for Aug. 15
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week: •Justin M. Coppola, 22, of 87 Sycamore St., Bristol, was arrested Aug. 1 and charged with third degree assault and second degree...
View ArticleOfficers 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 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....
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Vet, retired officer selected as ‘Hometown Hero’
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Honoring deceased military veterans at funerals is just one of many ways in which Bob Coffey has served the community of Bristol. Currently, the commander of the...
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