Bristol, Indiana
Welcome to the Bristol Police Department's website from Marshal Mike Swallow! Feel free to browse around our website. We will be updating the site frequently so be sure to come back and look for new information. If you have questions that are not answered on the FAQ page, please send us an email or give us a call.
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**You can now report a crime using our online form HERE. You can also fill out your Vacation Residential Information Report HERE. The Russ Hohman Scholarship is now on our links page. To request the assistance of the Bristol Police Department for your special event, use the following form: Special Event Assistance Request
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Vehicle crashes were down again for the month. We thank everyone for driving defensively and with care. Our officers took part in the statewide campaign, dangerous and impaired drivers, for selective enforcement during the month of April and May. This is another Criminal Justice Grant for officers to work extra to aid in making our highways and roads safe and to further reduce vehicle crashes. During May officers throughout the state will be taking part in an enforcement effort to get better compliance to use safety restraints. In our surveys we are at over 90% compliance. Thank you to everyone who wear their safety restraint. We ask and remind everyone to always wear safety restraints properly. “It is truly a law you can live with”.
During April, our officers conducted 63 criminal investigations and reports. There are some previous cases that are still active investigations. Identity theft and fraud cases still come in. The con artists keep coming up with new and more creative ways to attempt, or even worse, get money out of their victims. Be guarded and know who you are dealing with. Be extremely cautions when doing online business. Official and proper business will never ask for social security numbers in written correspondence. Remain cautions and careful. Know your neighbors and please report any suspicious activities. Remembering it is “together we can make a better community”. Thank you to everyone for your support and cooperation. We have received several complaints on town ordinance violations and letters have been sent out to violators. We ask for your assistance in correcting these issues.
TRAINING AND UPCOMING EVENTS
The Posse had mounted training also this month in preparation for the upcoming season and will be doing their annual certifications at the end of April. In May, the Posse will also begin patrolling in the town on the weekends.
April 17th the police department trained with the Bristol Fire Department on Med Flight, there process and proper way to set up a landing zone.
April 20 – 21 the officers will be doing emergency vehicle operation training; both classroom and practical. April 21st members of the Reserves, Posse, and Full Time officers will be assisting the Wakarusa Police Department with their annual Maple Syrup Festival.
April 28th our officers had planned to assist CAPS in their annual fundraiser collecting donations to go to the efforts of helping in preventing child abuse. This was cancelled due to inclement weather.
May training was firearms. Officers shot the required annual PPC course. This is the overall proficiency course.
May 19th our Posse, in conjunction with Boy Scouts, will be taking part in the Annual Soap Box Derby. This is a step up as last year we took part in the Pinewood Derby. The Boy Scouts are important to our youth, and a great asset to the community. They are also instrumental in helping the police and fire departments with the Annual Town Fall Party.
"Together We Can Make A Better Community"
The Amber Alert Plan is a cooperative effort between the Indiana radio and television stations and law enforcement agencies. The plan calls for law enforcement agencies to provide radio and television stations with an alert upon the immediate confirmation of a qualifying child abduction. All participating radio stations will break programming to broadcast the alert and subsequent information provided by law enforcement.
Employment
- Interested in becoming a Police Officer in Bristol? Here is an Applicationand Questionnaire that you will need to complete for consideration.
- We are taking applications for our Mounted Officer (Posse) program. Interested persons should fill out an application and questionnaire.