BRISTOL — Bristol police made three arrests this past week and issued charges including petit larceny, violating conditions of release and aggravated domestic assault.
On July 21, Bristol police received a theft complaint from a Main Street business. Police said their investigation showed that Jamie Leslie Billings, 43, of Saint Johnsbury had removed U.S. currency from the wallet of another patron while at the business. The incident was captured on camera. The investigating officer located Billings and cited Billings into Addison Superior Court, criminal division, to answer the charge of petit larceny on Sept. 11.
Separately on July 21, Bristol police cite Peter David Thibodeau, 36, of Bristol for violating conditions of release. An officer had contacted Thibodeau earlier in the day and determined that he had consumed alcohol in violation of court-ordered conditions related to pending criminal cases before the Addison Superior Court.
And on July 22, Bristol police arrested Daren Austin, 36, of Bristol and cited him for second-degree aggravated domestic assault, being a violent criminal in possession of a firearm, and an offense committed in the presence of a child.
Earlier that day, Bristol police responded to a reported family fight at a Taylor Avenue residence. Police said their investigation showed that Austin had placed a household member in fear of imminent serious bodily injury or death, with said offense occurring in the presence of a child. Because Austin had a previous domestic assault conviction, the incident was enhanced to second-degree aggravated domestic assault.
Additional investigation showed that Austin, a person prohibited from possessing firearms, possessed a firearm at the residence, police alleged. The firearm was not used in the domestic assault.
Austin was lodged at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility for lack of $25,000 bail.
Bristol Police Lt. Bruce Nason also issued a log for the previous week’s activity.
Between July 10 and 16, Bristol police conducted foot patrols 12 times in various neighborhoods, including on Main, Church, Garfield and Mountain streets and in the town park, including during the July 12 concert. Officers also twice completed town-contracted patrols on Route 116 and Lincoln Road, during which one speeding ticket and one warning were issued; checked the property of a district resident while they are out of town; checked security at Mount Abraham Union High School twice; checked a West Street business; and completed a Vehicle Inspection Number inspection for district resident; and took fingerprints for a district residence related to employment.
In other activity during that period, Bristol police:
•  On July 10 conducted 30 minutes of traffic enforcement on Monkton Road. No violations observed.
•  On July 10 assist state police at New Haven suicide attempt.
•  On July 10 at 2:52 p.m. looked into a report of a vehicle parked on Mountain View Street in lane of travel. The owner was dealing with minor issue with vehicle, and the officer put a traffic cone in the road to alert motorist until the vehicle was moved.
•  On July 10 called a person making unwanted calls to a district resident and requested the communications cease; the parties agreed to refrain from contacting one another.
•  On July 10 took the pound a stray dog reported at a Kountry Trailer Park residence. A post was made to Facebook, and the owner was identified and claimed the animal.
•  On July 11 were dispatched to a person requesting assistance for an unknown problem. Police were able to locate a relative to assist the person.
•  On July 12 at 12:30 a.m. responded to a reported erratic driver going through the intersection of Route 116 and Route 17 toward Monkton. Bristol police searched the area but were unable the driver.
•  On July 11 located set of keys with two fobs and returned them to the owner.
•  On July 12 an off-duty police officer received information of a male subject exposing himself at Eagle Park. The officer made contact with the complainant and witnessed the subject masturbating while seated nude on a rock at the riverbank. The officer contacted the subject and identified him. Vermont State Police subsequently took the man into custody without incident.
•  On July 12 assisted Vergennes police by locating a driver believed to have left the scene of an accident on June 30.
•  On July 12 received a report of an unknown person using balance transfer checks to obtain cash from credit card account and notified the credit card company.
•  On July 13 responded to Lower Meadow Lane for a report of a man walking around a residence. It was learned the man was working for the town doing reappraisals.
•  On July 14 at 12:18 a.m. helped a citizen change the batteries in a fire alarm/smoke detector.
•  As reported last Thursday, on July 14 cited Shawn Mathieu, 32, of Colchester for forgery and false pretenses or token; the charges followed a criminal investigation into his use of a stolen credit card in Bristol.
•  On July 15 initiated an investigation into reported criminal activity involving the internet.
•  As reported in last Thursday’s edition, on July 16 arrested and charged Edward James Chaloux, 56, Corrine Louise Cantin, 50, and Derek Anthony Jackson, 49, all of Bristol with trafficking heroin. Chaloux and Cantin face additional charges of giving false information to law enforcement. 
•  On July 16 assisted Vergennes police with the examination of an electronic device related to an active investigation.
•  On July 16 responded to a minor, two-car motor vehicle crash on West Street. There were no injuries and no tickets were issued.