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Police have identified the woman who died in a fire at a mobile home in Vernon early Sunday morning. Multiple 911 calls came in about a fire at a mobile home on Middle Terrace around 2:43 a.m. Fire Marshal Dan Wasilewski says first arriving units found a mobile home on 10 Middle Terrace engulfed in flames. “They made several attempts…

A man has been arrested after traffic stop in Vernon on Friday led to the seizure of multiple types of drugs. An officer stopped a vehicle on Laurel Street near Grove Street shortly before 5 p.m. During the investigation, police said they saw drug paraphernalia in plain view. While searching the vehicle, investigators said officers found 6.5 ounces of marijuana,…

State police arrested a driver who they said was impaired and driving 119 miles per hour on Interstate 84 in Vernon early Sunday morning. When they searched his car, they found methamphetamine with a reference to “Breaking Bad,” state police said. The driver was on I-84 East when state troopers tried to pull him over around 1:20 a.m., but the…

A man was found dead after a fire at a home in Vernon late Sunday night and police have identified him as 66-year-old Joel Kerr. Emergency crews received a 911 call reporting a fire on Hany Lane around 11:15 p.m. and Kerr was later found dead in the home. Authorities have not released details about what started the fire. It…

A 26-year-old teacher was killed in a crash involving a police cruiser in Vernon Sunday night, according to police. The crash happened at the intersection of Hartford Turnpike (Route 30) and Bolton Road just before 7 p.m. An officer responding to a call to assist other officers collided with a Nissan Sentra, according to police. A 26-year-old woman who was…

A bulldog that bit a man and woman in Vernon Monday morning and also caused the injuries that killed another dog has been euthanized. Vernon police officers and Vernon Animal Control responded to Beverley Road just after 11 a.m. after getting a report of a dog attack and officers found a woman and a man who had been bitten by…

Firefighters were still putting out hotspots more than 15 hours after a massive fire ripped through an old mill in Vernon Monday. Several fire departments responded to the warehouse fire around 2 a.m. in a building at the corner of Brooklyn Street and Vernon Avenue. Several homes nearby had to be evacuated due to the extreme heat from the fire,…

Police have identified the man and woman who were found dead at a Vernon home on Friday and said they were husband and wife. Officers responded to Vinetta Drive around 5:43 p.m. Friday to investigate a report of two deaths and found a 61-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman who had died. Police have identified the woman as 60-year-old Karen…