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.
You can now report a crime using our online form
HERE.
You can also fill out your Vacation
Residential Information Report
HERE.
Please see the Information Links page for information on the upcoming changes to Indiana's Graduated Drivers License.
June cases increased, however we are still below last years total at this time. Alcohol related offenses, criminal mischief, driving while license suspended and/or revoked were the leading charges. With warrant service being next in totals. The pro active patrols and community involvement by reporting suspicious persons and or activity, the vacation house checks which enable us to increase patrol awareness knowing who may be gone are examples of how working together helps to make us a better community.
Wakarusa, Middlebury and the Elkhart county Sheriff’s Department Reserves assisted with parade traffic at the Homecoming festival. The Sheriff’s Department Reserve and two of their bike patrols assisted during the evening in the park and with the very large crowd for the wonderful fireworks display. I would like to thank the other departments and our department personnel for their dedication and professional display during the event. Thank you to the Homecoming Committee. Over all things went off with very few problems. A special thanks to the Feldman’s for another great fireworks display.
Golf cart friendly update: On, during, and prior to Homecoming, we now have sixteen golf carts registered. Eight of those were temporary permits. Anyone wishing information can visit our links page or stop by and pick up a copy of the ordinance and requirements by state law. Reminder: they can only be operated on town streets. They cannot be legally operated on state or county roads or their right of ways. They can legally cross state highways and county roads.
Reminder: Fireworks IC 22-11-14-10.5
The discharge of firecrackers or other types of fireworks can no longer be legally discharged after 11:00 pm July 9th until 10 am December 31 through 1 am January 1.
We continue to enforce ordinance violations for the summer season. Most will be notified by letter with a time period given to correct the violation. This worked well last year and it has been met with cooperation so far this year with only a few exceptions. This effort includes the abandoned, unregistered and junk vehicles.
Vehicle crashes have again increased this month. We are at 10 more than this time last year. This past month the primary causes were failing to yield right of way and again driver inattention. We remind everyone, don’t text and drive, drive defensively and to always remember to wear your protective safety restraints properly.
Some security cameras have been placed at
"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 currently do not have any positions open.
