FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — A Fall River police officer was taken into custody early Tuesday morning after he drunkenly forced his way into a stranger's home, according to authorities.

The investigation began after the Fall River Police Department received a call from a resident who claimed a man was banging on the front door asking for a woman by name.

Police said the man eventually barged into the home and continued his search for the woman.

The man immediately left the home "upon being informed by the resident that no one by the name lived at the address," according to police.

The resident described the man as being "heavily intoxicated," adding that he appeared confused or mistaken about where he actually was.

Police said officers spotted the man roughly half a block away from the

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