Bristol police

Bristol Police responded to Bristol Central High School Wednesday morning after school staff received an anonymous tip that a student was carrying a handgun in their backpack. Police detained the student and located the backpack in a separate location in the school. Officers found an unloaded “airsoft” handgun in the backpack. The student was charged with second-degree breach of peace,…

A man has been taken into custody after police said he threatened a family member and then was involved in a brief stand off with officers in Bristol on Saturday morning. Officers responded to a home on Pleasant Street around 9 a.m. after getting a report of a disturbance. Investigators said a man, later identified as 48-year-old Randy Miner, had…

The Bristol Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing teenager. McKenna Myers, 14, is 5’ tall, 115 pounds with hazel eyes. Her hair is currently dyed bright red. McKenna maybe in the New Britain area. A Silver Alert has been issued for McKennna. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bristol Police Department at…

Police say Eddie Torres admitted to stabbing his wife in Bristol Tuesday night.

A man walked into the Bristol Police Department Tuesday night and told officers he had just stabbed his wife, according to police. Eddie Torres, 37, of Bristol arrived at the police department just before 9:30 p.m., just as dispatchers received a 911 call about a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds at an apartment on Pardee Street. Officers found a…

The Riverside Avenue Extension in Bristol has reopened after a police investigation on the Savino Bridge, according to Bristol Police.

Connecticut State Police have canceled a Silver Alert that was issued for an 11-year-old who was missing from Bristol on Sunday.

Bristol police are investigating a report that someone left tainted Milk-Bone treats in a dog owner’s yard.

Bristol police are investigating after they say a body was located in a wooded area on Saturday morning.

A Connecticut police officer says in a federal lawsuit he was subjected to workplace discrimination and harassment because of his ethnicity.

Bristol police have arrested a man with outstanding warrants after officers said he was acting suspiciously on Tuesday night.

Bristol police are trying to identify a suspect accused of robbing a local liquor store at gunpoint.

A 38-year-old man was injured in a crash in Bristol Tuesday night, but police said his injuries are not as severe as crews who responded to the scene originally thought.

A Bristol police officer and another driver were injured in a crash Monday morning and they were taken to a hospital.

A local Bristol business is dealing with three break-ins in just two months, the third happening Tuesday morning.

Bristol police are trying to identify the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend.

A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a crash on Route 6 (Farmington Avenue) Monday.

A Bristol store is offering a reward for information after its windows were smashed on back-to-back nights.

Three Bristol schools employees have been placed on leave amid an investigation into allegations that a male teacher inappropriately touched a female student.

Bristol police have launched an investigation into whether a former Bristol swim coach is the man in a video posted on a well-known website that claims to show adults allegedly trying to have inappropriate contact with minors.