BRISTOL — On July 14, Bristol police arrested Shawn Mathieu, 32, of Colchester following a criminal investigation. Police charged Mathieu with forgery and with using “false pretenses or tokens” for signing a stolen credit card and using it at two locations in Bristol.
On July 10, Bristol police were contacted by a Chittenden County resident who reported their wallet had been stolen on July 4. The victim reported being notified by the issuing bank that one of the cards from the wallet had just been used at two locations in Bristol.
The officer immediately obtained surveillance footage from a Bristol business that identified Mathieu as the user of the stolen credit card in the amount of $112. The receipt was obtained and showed Mathieu had unlawfully signed for the transaction. The officer made contact with Mathieu. And on July 14, Mathieu turned himself in to the Bristol Police Department.
Police recovered the stolen credit card from Mathieu, processed him and released him with a citation to appear in the criminal division of Addison Superior Court to answer the charges on Sept. 11.
In other activity between July 3 and 8, Bristol police:
•  Found a phone that had been left at the entrance to the police department on July 3.
•  Received a report of a missing gun on July 3. The owner reported it may have fallen from a vehicle while in a local parking lot. Police searched the area but did not find the gun. The next day the owner told police they had found the gun.
•  Processed fingerprints of a school volunteer on July 3.
•  Patrolled Main Street and surrounding areas on foot on July 3.
•  Recovered a small blue purse from the sidewalk in front of 1 South St. and returned the purse to its owner on July 3.
•  Responded to an alarm that had been accidentally set off at Mount Abraham Union High School on July 3.
•  Conducted foot patrol and directed traffic for the fireworks display on Airport Drive on July 3.
•  Safeguarded a dog found at the Champlain Farms at 10:10 p.m. on July 3; the dog had gotten loose after being frightened by the fireworks. A citizen helped in identifying the dog’s owner, and the owner retrieved the dog without incident.
•  Patrolled the downtown area on foot on July 3 at around 11:30 p.m.
•  Calmed a verbal dispute between persons on Garfield Street on July 4 at 1:32 a.m.
•  Responded to a medical call for a runner reported as having fallen with a head injury on West Street at 7:46 a.m. on July 4. The runner was evaluated by the rescue squad and refused transport to the hospital for further evaluation.
•  Assisted with traffic control and activities for the Fourth of July festivities.
•  Received a dog found wandering on Garfield Street at 2:10 p.m. on July 4. The dog did not have license tags or identifiable information attached. Police secured the dog at the Bristol pound and are trying to find the owner.
•  Assisted Vermont State Police with a checkpoint on Route 116 South near the A. Johnson Lumber Company around 9 p.m. on July 4. Law enforcement screened a number of drivers but none were found to be impaired.
•  Checked security at MAUHS on July 5, 6 and 7.
•  Patrolled Main Street and the surrounding area on foot, including Bristol Village Cohousing, on July 5 at around 12:45 a.m., 9:45 a.m. and 1:45 a.m.
•  Received a report on July 5 of someone leaving the scene of motor vehicle accident that had occurred between June 29 and June 30.
•  Processed fingerprint requests for two individuals on July 5, and a third person on July 7.
•  Patrolled the Bristol green during a band concert on July 5.
•  Responded to a Garfield Street residence for a possible custodial interference on July 5 at 9 p.m. The officer determined that interference had occurred or was occurring and facilitated the return of the juvenile to the complainant.
•  Patrolled Main Street and the surrounding areas on foot on July 6, at around 9 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
•  Received a dog found wondering in Sycamore Park on July 6. Police posted the dog’s photo on the department’s Facebook page and took the dog to the pound. The owner later retrieved his dog.
•  Conducted 30 minutes of traffic enforcement on Hewitt Road on July 6.
•  Investigated a motor vehicle accident on East Street on July 7 at 11:24 a.m. The accident occurred when a vehicle backing from a driveway failed to yield to traffic on East Street. No injuries were reported.
•  Assisted an off-duty officer with a stopped motorist on East Street until state police arrived on July 7.
•  Conducted town-contracted traffic patrol in the Burpee Road area on July 7, and issued one ticket for speeding.
•  Patrolled downtown on foot at around 11:46 p.m. on July 8.
•  On Sunday, July 16, cited three local residents — James Chaloux, 56, Corrine Louise Cantin, 50, and Derek Anthony Jackson, 49 — for trafficking heroin following an investigation at a South Street home. Police also cited Chaloux and Cantin for providing false information to law enforcement. See the full story in a Section A story.