Vernon police have identified two suspects who were arrested following a shelter-in-place order Thursday morning. Police said they were executing a search warrant at a home on Dow Street and there was a heavy police presence in the area. Residents in the neighborhoods of Rau Street, Grand Avenue, Dow Street and Pillsbury Hill in Vernon were advised to shelter inside…

A suspect is in custody after a SWAT situation in Vernon. Residents were urged to seek shelter in their basements until it was over.

They came with horns, signs and trumpets, all to wish a little boy in Vernon a very happy birthday.  Sammy Peck celebrated his sixth birthday on Wednesday. And while the original plan for a party at the hockey rink was canceled due to the pandemic restrictions, his hockey coach came up with a special way to celebrate. Sammy couldn’t...

Residents in Vernon turned to some unconventional methods to carry out some town business Wednesday night.  Because of the statewide ban on large gatherings, the town’s public meeting about a funding proposal went electronic, and was followed up by a drive-up vote. The mayor said the unconventional vote was all about preserving democracy. The previously scheduled public meeting and...

Residents in Vernon turned to some unconventional methods to carry out some town business Wednesday night.

Sammy Peck hasn’t had a proper birthday party for the past two year because his mother has been sick. So when they had to cancel this year’s party because of the pandemic, his hockey team found another way to celebrate.

Police are investigating an armed robbery and assault at a Shell gas station on Hartford Turnpike in Vernon. Police said they responded to the station at 10 p.m. on Wednesday to investigate and learned that a man with a gun assaulted the clerk and stole money from the register. Police have released photos of the man they are looking for…

Connecticut Food Banks are taking a direct hit due to COVID-19. Many are trying to keep up with the demand of those who may suffer from food insecurity. Across the state, many of the food banks are hard at work to try and replenish their supplies while both regular and new clients ask for help. Hockanum Valley Community Council is…

Connecticut’s food banks are trying to keep their shelves stocked as demand has increased during the coronavirus crisis.

A bail hearing has been scheduled for a Canadian man accused of abducting his toddler son in 1987 and living on the lam in the U.S. for three decades before being arrested in Connecticut. The hearing for Allan Mann Jr. is set for Monday in Toronto, where he has been detained since his extradition from the U.S. earlier this...

The Vernon Police Department is warning residents to be on alert for a caller impersonating a member of their department. Police said the caller, who contacted several local businesses, demanded money and threatened the victims with an arrest warrant. A police officer will never call to demand money or payment for a person to avoid arrest. Police said these calls…

The residents of three apartments in a Vernon home are homeless Sunday night after a fire. Vernon Fire Assistant Chief Robert Babcock said all of the residents got out safely, but while firefighters were battling the blaze, “We were pushed out of the third floor due to heavy fire conditions. All of the firefighters were able to get out of…

A man accused of kidnapping his toddler son in Toronto in 1987 and living on the lam in the U.S. for three decades is set to be extradited back to Canada to face an abduction charge. Allan Mann Jr. is scheduled to finish his 18-month U.S. prison sentence Tuesday and is expected to be transported shortly after to Toronto....

A 66-year-old woman has died after she was struck by a vehicle on Route 83 in Vernon on Tuesday night. Police have identified her as 66-year-old Maria Oltheten, of Vernon. Police said officers were called to Talcottville Road around 9:20 p.m. and found Oltheten in the road after she was hit by a vehicle. The driver who struck her, a…

A woman has died after she was struck by a vehicle on Route 83 in Vernon on Tuesday night.

Vernon police have arrested a man and charged him with manslaughter on Tuesday in connection to a woman’s death from 2018. Jason Fazzino, 24, is accused of smothering a woman with a pillow multiple times while she was under the influence of narcotics. Officers were called to a home on Sunnyview Drive on April 29, 2018, after geting a report…

Part of a Vernon strip mall was evacuated when fire broke out Thursday.

A Vernon woman spent $20,000 a pre-owned 2013 Ford Edge SUV that she believed had a clean accident record. But years after she purchased it in 2016, she learned that wasn’t the case.

Police have identified the man who was killed after a crash on Route 30 in Vernon early Monday morning.