Crime & Safety
Vernon Police Make Several Thanksgiving Weekend Arrests
Arrests for Thursday through Sunday.
Arrest information is furnished by the Vernon Police Department and does not indicate a conviction.
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Benjamin Terrel Ivery, 29, of 1170 Hartford Turnpike, was charged with third-degree assault, third-degree strangulation and second-degree breach of peace at 4:56 p.m. on Sunday.
Police received a domestic violence complaint about him, a report states.
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Sara Kachnowski, 19, was charged in Friday with failure to pay a $300 infraction, police said.
A warrant was issued for her arrest and she was picked up during a traffic stop, police said.
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An Ellington woman was charged with driving under the influence and a lane violation after a traffic stop on the northbound side of Route 83 at 1:18 a.m. on Saturday, police said.
Tami Williams, 45, of 1 Hughes Circle, Ellington was arrested after being pulled over for making an improper lane change, police said.
She is due in court on Dec. 9, police said.
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Police and firefighters responded to a var versus motorcycle crash at 11:50 a.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Hartford Turnpike and Dobson Road.
The driver of the bike was taken to a local hospital to get a broken leg treated, police said.
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Marlin Lawrence, 42, was charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree criminal mischief, sixth-degree larceny, disorderly conduct and third-degree burglary on Friday, police said.
A warrant had been issued for his arrest, police said.
Lawrence lives at 86 Sharon St., Hartford, according to police records.
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