Man Tasered by Barrington Police While Allegedly Resisting Arrest

Barrington police spent quite a bit of time dealing with Whipple Avenue incidents on Sunday, July 28, including making an arrest of a man who was tasered while resisting arrest.

David Silvia, 52, of 19 Whipple Ave., allegedly violated a no-contact order by willfully trespassing on a Barrington woman’s property on Brick Pond Drive, said Barrington Police Chief John LaCross.

Silvia allegedly refused to respond to patrol officers’ requests to cooperate and leave the property. When they attempted to handcuff him while he resisted arrest, LaCross said, he had to be tasered in the upper chest to control him.

Silvia was charged with willful trespassing and resisting arrest, LaCross said. He will face the charges in District Court. 

Patrol officers also responded to a Whipple Avenue man who said his vehicle appeared to have been ransacked on Friday, July 26.

The vehicle was parked unlocked on Whipple Avenue, LaCross said. The only item reported stolen was a GPS system.